Job Description

9 - 12 Years
1 Opening
Trivandrum

Role description

Role Proficiency:



Partner with up to two business and technology teams to plan and execute tactical and strategic efforts; delivering the business vision.



Outcomes:



Team coordination: Ensure teams operate to agreed team cadence. Provide support to help teams reflect learn and improve on their Agile practice

Dependency coordination: Support teams to ensure smooth collaboration among 'extended' team members wherever required and enable clear visualisation of dependency blockers

Track and manage team Visual Management Boards: Help teams maintain their team data and collateral; keeping them relevant over time to changing needs of the business

Continuous improvement: Provide mentoring support to Product Owners and team members to refine their understanding of Agile practices

Support Product Owners in each team to engage inform influence and negotiate with stakeholders using product backlogs (prioritized based on value) as the basis for discussions.

Work with the Agile coach to ensure alignment to Agile values and principles.


Measures of Outcomes:



Percent of increase in Agile maturity as defined by the maturity tools i.e. adoption of Agile practices and participation within the team

Percent of achievement in OKRs or KPIs as defined for project / program

Number of contributions to Scrum Master guilds to improve Agile adoption; creating sustainability


Outputs Expected:



Change Agent:



Facilitate team events to drive Agile practices (e.g. daily stand up
sprint planning

sprint reviews and sprint retrospectives).


Conduct regular check- ins with all team members to provide performance feedback and offer coaching and mentoring

Create and maintain team metrics to monitor and measure teams performance (e.g. Velocity
Burndown

CFD's

cycle time

etc)


Coach the team
the product owner and business stakeholders on Agile practices and processes (e.g. methodology

acceptance criteria

user stories

estimation

etc.)


Provide training for the team on Agile concepts
various practices and frameworks

as required


Effectively use a variety of collaboration tools (e.g. Mural
Miro

MS Teams

Zoom

etc) to stimulate collaboration and transparency



Skill Examples:



Understand the business requirements and interact with SMEs at various stages of development

Understand the customer's technology landscape and requirements

Identify improvements for the release management process release schedule and plan

Understand RACI Matrix and Governance Framework for related projects

Promote continuous knowledge management

The ability to cut through unnecessary work and focus only on the essentials

Exhibits sound judgment under pressure with the ability to remain calm under stress

Possesses motivation and coaching skills; guiding and supporting teams throughout a project

The ability to think and make decisions quickly in rapidly changing circumstances

A true Servant leader with the relevant skills and competencies

Demonstrate conflict resolution skills to effectively facilitate the team business stakeholders and project delivery.


Knowledge Examples:


Experience applying a variety of patterns and techniques for filling in the intentional gaps left in the Scrum approach (example: Retrospective formats handling bugs Backlog Prioritization collaboration team building techniques etc.)
+ Passion for Agile software development.

+ Understanding of fundamentals of software development processes and procedures.

+ Recognizing the value of commitments to delivery made by a development team.

+ Comprehension of incremental delivery and the benefit of metrics.

+ Understand the necessity of backlog tracking and grooming burndown metrics velocity and task definition.

+ Familiarity with common Agile practices and better development practices

+ Willingness to adhere to and promote adopted methodologies tools and standards to ensure consistency and compliance with defined standards.

Additional Comments:

Facilitate daily stand-ups, sprint planning, retrospectives, and other Agile ceremonies. Remove blockers and help the team stay focused on sprint goals. Support the Product Owner in maintaining a clear and prioritized backlog. Promote Agile best practices and foster a culture of continuous improvement. Track sprint progress and help the team deliver high-quality, on-time deliverables. Act as a servant leader, ensuring team collaboration and accountability.

Skills

Jira,Project Management,Scrum

About UST

UST is a global digital transformation solutions provider. For more than 20 years, UST has worked side by side with the world's best companies to make a real impact through transformation. Powered by technology, inspired by people and led by purpose, UST partners with their clients from design to operation. With deep domain expertise and a future-proof philosophy, UST embeds innovation and agility into their clients' organizations. With over 30,000 employees in 30 countries, UST builds for boundless impact--touching billions of lives in the process.