Senior Specialist, Project Management

Schneider Electric; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 3,500,000 - 5,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Schneider Electric in Bengaluru seeks a seasoned Agile leader to drive squad performance as a Scrum Master, aligning with Product Owner strategies and enabling high-value releases. The role emphasizes facilitation, coaching, and implementing a hybrid Scrum/Kanban approach across multiple functions.

The ideal candidate has extensive experience in Agile environments, strong communication and leadership; participation in cross-functional product development and a commitment to continuous

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required in a relevant field.
• 15+ years of work experience.
• 6 years of product or project development experience advantageous.
• Strong facilitation techniques.
• Ability to build and lead squads in a matrix organization.
• Promotes Agile values and principles.
• Outstanding communication, facilitation, negotiation, and coaching skills.
• Knowledge of Scrum or Kanban frameworks.
• Planning and problem solving with product management and delivery squads.
• Experience in cross-functional disciplines for New Product Development lifecycle.

Responsibilities

• Guide squads to create high value releases and act as Scrum Master.
• Partner with Product Owner for strategy and execution alignment.
• Facilitate squad events and ensure efficient ceremonies.
• Coach squads in Agile methodologies to maximize efficiency and drive change.
• Manage inter-dependencies, identify risks and opportunities for execution.
• Identify and help resolve squad impediments.
• Adapt Agile processes to squad needs (Scrum/Kanban) and provide tools.
• Lead multi-discipline cross-functional squad initiatives (Design, Engineering, Industrialization, Purchasing, Quality, Manufacturing, Launch).
• Follow-up squad budgets and contribute to agile transformation.

Skills

Facilitation

Agile coaching

Leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication

Problem solving

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor’s degree

BTech/BE (Mechnical, Electrical, Electronics)

MBA (PGDM)

Job description

JOB SUMMARY

The primary responsibility of this role is to lead the squads to meet their goals :

- for customer satisfaction through a robust customer feedback loop

- quality

- time to market

- development costs

- product costs

but as well to support the Product Owner and the squad members in the Agile transition to common alignment, self-organization, fostering communication, encouraging adaptation and flexibility to changes.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

What she/he will do:

• Guide the Squads focusing on creating high value releases, along with being a Scrum Master for the respective squad
• Partner with Product Owner to ensure strategy and execution alignment
• Be the key facilitator and primarily responsible for facilitation of Squads events
• Drive continuous improvement by coaching Squad members in Agile methodologies to maximize efficiency and self-improvement, and drive change management.
• Manage inter-dependencies between squads, identify risks and opportunities for execution and business success.
• Identify, escalation, and help find resolutions to Squads impediments
• master Agile processes and fine tune them to Squad needs (e.g., mixing Scrum & Kanban to manage maintenance & development) while providing tools and methodologies to accelerate Squad delivery
• Lead animation of a multidiscipline cross functional squad -- Design & Engineering, Industrialization, Purchasing, Quality, Manufacturing plants, Launch.

But also :

• Follow-up the budget of the Squads
• Collaborate to the agile transformation of the squad

QUALIFICATIONS

Bachelor’s degree

• 15+ years of work experience
• 6 years of product or project development experience would be advantageous
• Strong facilitation techniques
• Ability to build and lead Squads in a matrix
• Promotes Agile values and principles
• Outstanding communication, facilitation, negotiation, and coaching skills
• Knowledge of an Agile Framework (i.e. Scrum, Kanban)
• Planning and problem solving with product management and delivery Squads
• Strong organization, communication, and interpersonal skills. Able to communicate priorities. Interaction with senior leadership.
• Experience in one or more of the cross functional disciplines for New product development lifecycle (Design, Test , Quality, Industrialization etc.)

Qualifications BTech/BE (Mechnical, Electrical, Electronics) , MBA (PGDM)

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