Scrum Master | Project Management

NCS Group; Taguig; On-site; PHP 670,000 - 1,116,000; Full time

Job summary

NCS Group in the Philippines seeks a Scrum Master to guide cross-functional teams, facilitate sprint ceremonies, and ensure adherence to Agile practices to deliver high-quality software.

This role requires a minimum of two years as a Scrum Master, a degree in IT/CS/Engineering, and a Professional/Certified Scrum Master certification. You will partner with engineering, product management, and QA to drive timely, customer-satisfying outcomes.

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor’s or Master’s in IT/CS/Engineering or related field.
• Professional Scrum Master or Certified Scrum Master certification is a plus.
• Minimum 2 years as Scrum Master with Agile SDLC experience.
• Experience with web and mobile applications.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate retrospective, sprint planning, daily stand-ups, and sprint reviews.
• Coach teams to follow Scrum and remove impediments.
• Track velocity, releases, and maintain backlog priorities.
• Communicate progress to stakeholders and management.

Skills

Scrum Master

Coaching Scrum Teams

Sprint Planning

Sprint Reviews

Stakeholder Management

Education

Bachelor's or Master's Degree in IT/CS/Engineering

Job description

Responsible for supporting various clients and projects across our customer base by facilitating retrospective meetings at the end of each sprint/project to ensure the highest priority retrospective points are met to the customer's satisfaction. The primary job duties may include coaching scrum teams in all areas (including sprint reviews and planning), milestone tracking, holding daily stand-up meetings, and collaborating with engineering, product management, and quality control departments to ensure the project is completed according to specifications. Ensures that the team is following the scrum methodology and keeps the team on track, productive, and growing in ability.

Facilitates daily scrum, sprint planning, sprint demo, and retrospective meetings.

• Manages the project releases, sprints, and possible impediments.
• Assist in creating a release plan and help maintain the prioritized project/product backlog.
• Tracks and communicates team velocity and sprint progress to all stakeholders and management.

Minimum Qualifications

Education – At least graduate with a Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in IT, Computer Science, Engineering, or any related course.

Related Work Experience

• At least 2 years of experience as a Scrum Master.
• Experience in handling software development lifecycle using Agile methodologies (Scrum Framework).
• Experience in handling web and mobile applications.

Certifications is a plus - Professional Scrum Master or Certified Scrum Master certification.

Knowledge

• Project Management
• Resource Management
• Stakeholder Relationship management
• Financial Management
• Contract Management
• Governance