Scrum Master

Capco; Singapore; On-site; SGD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A global technology consultancy is seeking an experienced Scrum Master to lead agile teams in Singapore. This role requires managing team dynamics, facilitating agile processes, and ensuring the successful delivery of projects for major banking and insurance clients. Candidates should have at least 7-10 years of experience, strong stakeholder management skills, and a bachelor's degree in engineering, computer science, or a related field. Competitive benefits and a culture of innovation are offered.

Benefits

Medical and dental insurance

Supportive work culture

Encouragement of entrepreneurial outlook

Qualifications

• Minimum of 7-10 years of experience in a relevant field.
• Experience leading teams of 5+ members.
• Experience in financial firms like banking and insurance.

Responsibilities

• Track metrics for the team and monitor ongoing progress.
• Facilitate team decision-making processes for sprints.
• Manage agile events and help team members overcome roadblocks.

Skills

Agile methodologies

Agile development processes

Stakeholder management

Excellent written communication

Relationship management

Facilitation skills

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor's in Engineering or Computer Science

Scrum master certification

Tools

Scrum master certification

Job description

Capco, a Wipro company, is a global technology and management consultancy specializing in driving digital transformation in the financial services industry. With a growing client portfolio comprising of over 100 global organizations, Capco operates at the intersection of business and technology by combining innovative thinking with unrivaled industry knowledge to deliver end-to-end data‑driven solutions and fast‑track digital initiatives for banking and payments, capital markets, wealth and asset management, insurance, and the energy sector. Capco’s cutting‑edge ingenuity is brought to life through its Innovation Labs and award‑winning Be Yourself At Work culture and diverse talent.

Job Description

• Track metrics (inputs, outputs, and outcomes) for team; monitors these on ongoing basis
• Facilitates process of deciding which stories will be included in each sprint through understanding team's velocity and story scope and size
• Helps team members select which stories they will work on
• Manages progress by facilitating agile events (incl. coordinate sprint planning, daily standups, and review/retrospective sessions) and helping team members overcome roadblocks
• Facilitates process of working with Feature owner and team to re‑balance and re‑prioritize work within a sprint
• Manages burndowns and other documentation to oversee progress in each sprint

Skills

• In-depth knowledge and experience implementing one (or more) Agile methodologies, with experience from inception to outcomes.
• Deep understanding of agile development processes and methodology
• Sufficient understanding of technology/business to lead scrum team and assist in overcoming roadblocks.
• Preferred knowledge of technology operations, change and leading technical standards across cloud, DevOps and modern applications development.
• Knowledge of business contexts of agile, including operating in heavily regulated environments, those with little or no technological element to the work, and strong focus on business and customer outcomes
• Solid stakeholder management and communication skills, and ability to articulate the agile mindset shift in practical and real terms to people.
• Highly effective relationship management skills, with the ability to find ways of resolving blockers and impediments.
• Strong facilitation skills
• Excellent written communication, to articulate effective features, epic and story descriptions, definition of done and acceptance criteria.
• Understanding of team dynamics and how people resist change; experience with frameworks such as DISc is advantageous.
• Be a mentor. Keen sense of developing, building and mentoring people through difficult situations and contexts

Experience / Qualifications

• Bachelors in Engineer or Computer Science, or business‑related filed (for business‑process related teams)
• A minimum of 7-10 years of experience.
• Experience leading a team of 5+ members.
• Experience working in financial firm ie. banking, payment, and insurance
• Scrum master certification, particularly in Scrum, Disciplined Agile Delivery, KanBan, etc.
• Fluency in English

Capco is committed to investing in its consultants for certification in a variety of Agile approaches.

WHY CAPCO?

We are expanding our business rapidly across Singapore and Asia. You will work on engaging projects with some of the largest banking and insurance clients in the world, projects that will deliver significant transformation and change.

We offer:

You will join a company that supports and encourages an entrepreneurial outlook and independent thinking. Capco is not about organizational charts and layers – we operate with little hierarchy because we want all employees to feel that Capco is their firm. We warmly value diversity and inclusion and embrace our collective uniqueness – our culture is a strong, fresh, and invigorating difference from our competitors.

We offer highly competitive benefits, including medical and dental insurance, and a work culture focused on innovation and creation of lasting value for our clients and employees.

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