Scrum Master

Tata Consultancy Services; Deerfield (IL); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary incentive

Medical coverage

Parental leaves

Commuter benefits

Training reimbursement

401K plan

Legal assistance

Job summary

Tata Consultancy Services is seeking a seasoned Agile Coach to lead Scrum and Kanban practices across engineering, product, quality, and operations teams. You will facilitate ceremonies, coach teams on Scrum values, and help remove blockers to improve flow and predictability.

The role emphasizes backlog readiness, cross‑team collaboration, and data‑driven improvements using delivery metrics. Strong facilitation and stakeholder management skills are essential for advancing organizational Agile

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of Scrum, Kanban, Agile metrics, and continuous improvement
• Facilitation of planning, daily scrum, reviews, retrospectives, and refinement
• Impediment, dependency, risk, and stakeholder management
• Experience with engineering, product, quality, and operations teams
• Hands‑on use of Agile lifecycle and reporting tools
• Scrum certification preferred; retail, healthcare, or digital experience is a plus

Responsibilities

• Facilitate Agile ceremonies and ensure clear goals, commitments, and follow-through.
• Coach the team on Scrum values, flow, self‑management, and continuous improvement.
• Identify and remove impediments and coordinate cross‑team dependencies.
• Use delivery metrics to improve predictability, quality, and cycle time.
• Partner with Product Owners to support backlog readiness and outcome‑focused planning.
• Promote transparency through clear reporting of risks, progress, and decisions.
• Support release planning, retrospectives, and organizational Agile maturity.

Skills

Scrum knowledge

Kanban

Agile metrics

Continuous improvement

Ceremony facilitation

Impediment management

Stakeholder mgmt

Cross-functional collab

Coaching

Reporting tools

Tools

Agile lifecycle tools

Reporting tools

Job description

• Strong knowledge of Scrum, Kanban, Agile metrics, and continuous improvement
• Facilitation of planning, daily scrum, reviews, retrospectives, and refinement
• Impediment, dependency, risk, and stakeholder management
• Experience with engineering, product, quality, and operations teams
• Hands‑on use of Agile lifecycle and reporting tools
• Scrum certification preferred; retail, healthcare, or digital experience is a plus
• Facilitate Agile ceremonies and ensure clear goals, commitments, and follow-through.
• Coach the team on Scrum values, flow, self‑management, and continuous improvement.
• Identify and remove impediments and coordinate cross‑team dependencies.
• Use delivery metrics to improve predictability, quality, and cycle time.
• Partner with Product Owners to support backlog readiness and outcome‑focused planning.
• Promote transparency through clear reporting of risks, progress, and decisions.
• Support release planning, retrospectives, and organizational Agile maturity.

Job Description

Must Have Technical/Functional Skills

• Strong knowledge of Scrum, Kanban, Agile metrics, and continuous improvement
• Facilitation of planning, daily scrum, reviews, retrospectives, and refinement
• Impediment, dependency, risk, and stakeholder management
• Experience with engineering, product, quality, and operations teams
• Hands‑on use of Agile lifecycle and reporting tools
• Scrum certification preferred; retail, healthcare, or digital experience is a plus

Roles & Responsibilities

• Facilitate Agile ceremonies and ensure clear goals, commitments, and follow-through.
• Coach the team on Scrum values, flow, self‑management, and continuous improvement.
• Identify and remove impediments and coordinate cross‑team dependencies.
• Use delivery metrics to improve predictability, quality, and cycle time.
• Partner with Product Owners to support backlog readiness and outcome‑focused planning.
• Promote transparency through clear reporting of risks, progress, and decisions.
• Support release planning, retrospectives, and organizational Agile maturity.

Generic Managerial Skills, If Any

• Neutral facilitator with strong coaching, listening, and conflict-resolution skills.
• Able to influence without authority and work across distributed teams.

TCS Employee Benefits Summary

• Discretionary Annual Incentive.
• Comprehensive Medical Coverage: Medical & Health, Dental & Vision, Disability Planning & Insurance, Pet Insurance Plans.
• Family Support: Maternal & Parental Leaves.
• Insurance Options: Aut& Home Insurance, Identity Theft Protection.
• Convenience & Professional Growth: Commuter Benefits & Certification & Training Reimbursement.
• Time Off: Vacation, Time Off, Sick Leave & Holidays.
• Legal & Financial Assistance: Legal Assistance, 401K Plan, Performance Bonus, College Fund, Student Loan Refinancing.

Salary Range-$110,000-$170,000 a year