Lead

Tata Consultancy Services; Irving (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Tata Consultancy Services is seeking a seasoned Scrum Lead and Project Manager to drive delivery for an Infrastructure domain. You will lead Scrum ceremonies, coordinate backlog priorities, and ensure regulatory alignment across multiple teams in a fast-paced environment.

The role requires 10+ years in Scrum Master or PM roles within payments, with knowledge of payment systems, cryptocurrencies, and banking APIs, plus CSM or PMI-ACP certification. On-site work in Irving, TX is expected.

Qualifications

• 10+ years experience as a Scrum Master or Project Manager in payments domain.
• Strong knowledge of payment systems, cryptocurrencies, and banking APIs.
• Certified Scrum Master (CSM), PMI-ACP, or equivalent certification.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate Scrum ceremonies and manage project delivery.
• Coordinate with stakeholders to prioritize and manage the product backlog.
• Ensure compliance with payments industry regulations
• The individual will act as both a Scrum Master and Project Manager, providing strong leadership, structure, and decisiveness while facilitating Agile practices and managing delivery commitments in a fast-paced, high-expectation environment.
• Plan, develop, and manage complex project requirements across multiple teams, ensuring scope, schedule, cost, and quality targets are met.
• Coordinate and manage dependencies between embedded systems, firmware, hardware, and web/software teams.
• Own and maintain project plans, roadmaps, risk registers, and delivery milestones.
• Proactively identify risks and impediments; drive mitigation plans and elevate effectively when needed.
• Provide clear visibility into project status through structured reporting, metrics, and dashboards for senior leadership and key stakeholders.
• Serve as Scrum Master for one or more Agile teams, ensuring effective adoption of Scrum and Agile best practices.
• Facilitate Agile ceremonies (Sprint Planning, Daily Stand-ups, Reviews, Retrospectives, PI Planning if applicable).
• Coach teams and leaders on Agile principles, continuous improvement, and delivery discipline.
• Balance Agile execution with structured project governance where required.
• Enforce focus, accountability, and delivery commitments while fostering team ownership.
• Act as the primary interface between engineering teams, product management, quality, operations, and executive stakeholders.
• Effectively manage communication with demanding, senior-level stakeholders and technical experts.
• Translate high-level business goals into actionable execution plans understood by technical teams.
• Drive alignment and decision-making in ambiguous or high-pressure situations.
• Coordinate internal and external dependencies, including suppliers, integration partners, and operations teams.
• Support ERP and wor kflow systems related to project execution, materials, and product readiness.
• Ensure development, integration, testing, and release activities remain synchronized across teams.
• Perform additional job-related duties as required to ensure project success.

Skills

Scrum Master

Project Management

Payments domain

Education

CSM

PMI-ACP

Job description

Job Description

Scrum Lead & PM for scrum leaders and PM for Infrastructure

• 10+ years experience as a Scrum Master or Project Manager in payments domain.


• Strong knowledge of payment systems, cryptocurrencies, and banking APIs.


• Certified Scrum Master (CSM), PMI-ACP, or equivalent certification.

Job Description

Scrum Lead & PM for scrum leaders and PM for Infrastructure

• 10+ years experience as a Scrum Master or Project Manager in payments domain.


• Strong knowledge of payment systems, cryptocurrencies, and banking APIs.


• Certified Scrum Master (CSM), PMI-ACP, or equivalent certification.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate Scrum ceremonies and manage project delivery.


• Coordinate with stakeholders to prioritize and manage the product backlog.


• Ensure compliance with payments industry regulations

The individual will act as both a Scrum Master and Project Manager, providing strong leadership, structure, and decisiveness while facilitating Agile practices and managing delivery commitments in a fast-paced, high-expectation environment.

Project & Delivery Management

• Plan, develop, and manage complex project requirements across multiple teams, ensuring scope, schedule, cost, and quality targets are met.


• Coordinate and manage dependencies between embedded systems, firmware, hardware, and web/software teams.


• Own and maintain project plans, roadmaps, risk registers, and delivery milestones.


• Proactively identify risks and impediments; drive mitigation plans and elevate effectively when needed.


• Provide clear visibility into project status through structured reporting, metrics, and dashboards for senior leadership and key stakeholders.

Agile & Scrum Leadership

• Serve as Scrum Master for one or more Agile teams, ensuring effective adoption of Scrum and Agile best practices.


• Facilitate Agile ceremonies (Sprint Planning, Daily Stand-ups, Reviews, Retrospectives, PI Planning if applicable).


• Coach teams and leaders on Agile principles, continuous improvement, and delivery discipline.


• Balance Agile execution with structured project governance where required.


• Enforce focus, accountability, and delivery commitments while fostering team ownership.

Stakeholder & Communication Management

• Act as the primary interface between engineering teams, product management, quality, operations, and executive stakeholders.


• Effectively manage communication with demanding, senior-level stakeholders and technical experts.


• Translate high-level business goals into actionable execution plans understood by technical teams.


• Drive alignment and decision-making in ambiguous or high-pressure situations.

Execution & Operational Support

• Coordinate internal and external dependencies, including suppliers, integration partners, and operations teams.


• Support ERP and wor kflow systems related to project execution, materials, and product readiness.


• Ensure development, integration, testing, and release activities remain synchronized across teams.


• Perform additional job-related duties as required to ensure project success.

Salary Range- $90,000-$100,000 a year