Senior Project Manager - Scrum Master
India
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Job Description
Senior Project Manager - Scrum Master
Pune, Maharashtra

Job Summary

A Senior Scrum Master / Agile Delivery Lead responsible for driving Agile delivery across large, distributed teams. The role focuses on coaching Agile practices, enabling delivery excellence, removing impediments, and ensuring alignment between business and technology stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

Job Description

  • Facilitate all Agile ceremonies: Sprint Planning, Daily Stand-ups, Reviews, Retrospectives
  • Drive Agile maturity and coach teams on Scrum principles and best practices
  • Work closely with Product Owners on backlog prioritization and refinement
  • Remove impediments and manage risks impacting delivery timelines
  • Enable strong stakeholder coordination and communication across teams
  • Track sprint progress, metrics, and ensure predictable delivery
  • Mentor team members and promote a culture of continuous improvement and accountability
  • Handle multi-team / distributed Agile programs (scaled Agile context – SAFe preferred)

Skill Requirements

Mandatory Skills (Must Have)

1. Agile & Scrum Expertise

  • Strong hands-on experience in Scrum framework, ceremonies, and artifacts
  • Experience with Agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban, XP)
  • Ability to coach teams and improve Agile maturity

2. Delivery & Program Management

  • Proven experience in large-scale Agile delivery / program management
  • Deep understanding of SDLC and software delivery lifecycle
  • Strong experience in risk management and dependency tracking

3. Stakeholder & Leadership Skills

  • Excellent communication, facilitation, and conflict resolution skills
  • Ability to manage cross-functional and distributed teams
  • Strong decision-making and leadership capabilities

4. Tools & Metrics

  • Hands-on with JIRA
  • Experience with Agile metrics (velocity, burndown, cycle time)

 

 

Good to Have Skills

1. Scaled Agile & Enterprise Delivery

  • Experience in SAFe / Large Scale Agile frameworks
  • Exposure to multi-vendor / global delivery models

2. Technical & DevOps Exposure

  • Basic understanding of DevOps, CI/CD pipelines, automated testing
  • Background in Java / .NET or engineering delivery (for technical teams)

3. Domain Expertise (Very Relevant for You – BFSI)

  • Experience in banking / payments / financial services (highly preferred for Citi/HCL context)
  • Knowledge of regulatory-driven environments and secure delivery

4. Advanced Agile Practices

  • Experience in Agile coaching / transformation initiatives
  • Expertise in backlog grooming,

Other Requirements

Scrum Master
Agile Methodology
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Why HCLTech?

At HCLTech, you'll supercharge your potential. You'll find your career. And you'll find your spark. All at a place that knows that helping its customers stay on top starts by putting its people first.

HCLTech is a global technology company, home to more than 223,000 people across 60 countries, delivering industry-leading capabilities centered around digital, engineering, cloud and AI, powered by a broad portfolio of technology services and products. We work with clients across all major verticals, providing industry solutions for Financial Services, Manufacturing, Life Sciences and Healthcare, Technology and Services, Telecom and Media, Retail and CPG, and Public Services. Consolidated revenues as of 12 months ending June 2026 totaled $14.8 billion.