Scrum Leadership : Lead and manage daily standups, sprint planning, sprint reviews, and retrospectives. You will be expected to run the Scrum meetings independently, ensuring alignment between teams and stakeholders without needing direct client involvement.
Project Planning & Prioritization : Collaborate with product owners to effectively prioritize user stories and manage the backlog.
Quality and Schedule Management : Establish metrics to measure quality and adherence to the project schedule. T
Data-Driven Decision Making : Utilize Jira dashboards and reports to monitor sprint health, differentiate between planned and unplanned tasks, and provide insights on project progress.
Continuous Improvement : Drive continuous improvement using data from sprint retrospectives and performance metrics. Analyze velocity trends, defect density, and completion rates to enhance team efficiency and overall delivery quality.
Conflict Resolution & Team Management : Handle team conflicts constructively, and support the team in overcoming roadblocks. Identify low-performing team members and implement performance improvement plans to drive accountability.
Collaboration and Communication : Serve as the point of contact for cross-functional teams, including vendors, engineering teams, and stakeholders. Demonstrate clear and persuasive communication to manage relationships, resolve issues, and unblock team members.
Performance Metrics : Regularly measure and review project manager performance through key indicators such as on-time delivery, budget management, stakeholder satisfaction, and risk mitigation.
Agile Best Practices : Apply Agile best practices for project success and team collaboration.
What You Know
A minimum of 10 years of proven professional experience is required.
Must have 3+ years of experience as a scrum master / Project Manager
Proven experience as a Scrum Master or Project Manager in an Agile environment.
Strong familiarity with Jira dashboards
Experience in task prioritization and backlog management.
Excellent data analysis skills, particularly in productivity and quality measurement.
Ability to work with distributed teams and navigate across departments to unblock teams.
Strong conflict resolution, communication, and leadership skills.
Ability to provide time overlap with U.S. CST (morning hours).
Experience managing teams from multiple vendors.
Education
Bachelor's degree in computer science, information technology, or a relevant field preferred.
Benefits
In addition to competitive salaries and benefits packages, Nisum India offers its employees some unique and fun extras :
Continuous Learning - Year-round training sessions are offered as part of skill enhancement certifications sponsored by the company on an as need basis. We support our team to excel in their field.
Parental Medical Insurance - Nisum believes our team is the heart of our business and we want to make sure to take care of the heart of theirs. We offer opt-in parental medical insurance in addition to our medical benefits.
Activities - From the Nisum Premier League's cricket tournaments to hosted Hack-a-thon, Nisum employees can participate in a variety of team building activities such as skits, dances performance in addition to festival celebrations.
Free Meals - Free snacks and dinner is provided on a daily basis, in addition to subsidized lunch.
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