6 Backlog Grooming Jobs

Hello, We are hiring for "Senior Staff Consultant- Product Owner for Gurgaon Location . Job Title Senior Staff Consultant- Product Owner Work Mode Work from Office/Hybrid Exp : 10+Years Loc: Gurgaon Notice Period: Immediate to 20 Days(Serving) Required experience: Work closely with the product squad to define and deliver user centric offerings that add value. You will do this by forming a deep understanding of user needs and current product offerings that allow you to write, manage and execute against requirements. Begin to build your product maturity by working to understand and align to the broader product strategy and business objectives. What I do? | Key accountabilities €¢ Drive your squad: Work closely with your engineering and design counterparts to evolve the work of your squad so that it aligns to the broader efforts set by a Senior Manager or Product Director. €¢ Execute with Excellence: Enable the day-to-day effectiveness of your squad through completion of activities such as user story creation, backlog grooming, and clear and frequent communication with your team. €¢ Measure what matters: Measure and improve key product metrics to enhance the user experience. €¢ Build your product maturity: Working with product leadership to develop and hone the following skills: Bring others on the journey: develop clear communication and resources that share the story of your product€™s evolution and its alignment to objectives. Participate in forums to share this information. o Know our business: Gain and maintain a clear understanding of business strategy and objectives. Seek to understand how your squad contributes to these efforts. o Comprehend the market: Work to gain an understanding of the market we compete in €“ including competitive functionality. o Understand your users: Begin to build a detailed understanding of both client needs and end user engagement. o Create Awareness: Develop an understanding of the go to market process and product managements interaction with product marketing. €¢ Actively demonstrate values and behaviors €“ passion, curiosity, courage, and collaboration. How I do my job Qualifications & Experience Desirable €¢ Experience in product management or product ownership at a software development company Essential €¢ Bachelor€™s degree or equivalent NOTE: Let your co-workers or Circle know about this opportunity if you lack these skills set.

Location: Remote, Chennai, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Pune Notice Period: Immediate iSource Services is hiring for one of their client for the position of SFCC Scrum Developer. Job Description : We are seeking an experienced SFCC Scrum Developer with strong managerial and communication skills to join our team. This role is focused on team coordination, Agile methodology implementation, and stakeholder management rather than hands-on technical development. Key Responsibilities: Lead and manage Scrum ceremonies (Daily Stand-ups, Sprint Planning, Sprint Reviews, and Retrospectives). Act as a liaison between business stakeholders and the development team, ensuring clear communication and alignment of priorities. Facilitate sprint planning and backlog grooming, ensuring tasks are well-defined and assigned appropriately. Monitor sprint progress, identify potential roadblocks, and proactively resolve challenges. Work closely with Product Owners, Business Analysts, and Developers to ensure smooth project execution. Drive continuous process improvements within the Agile framework. Ensure adherence to SFCC best practices and project timelines. Required Skills & Qualifications: 8 to 10 years of experience in SFCC (Salesforce Commerce Cloud) projects. Strong understanding of Agile & Scrum methodologies. Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills. Ability to lead teams and drive project success without hands-on technical involvement. Strong problem-solving and conflict-resolution skills. Experience in eCommerce and digital transformation projects is a plus.

Must skills : TPM, Agile Scrum methodologies, Cloud, SDLC, DevOps, and SecOps We are currently seeking a Technical Program Manager in India to support a growing IT organization and Infra initiatives. This position is responsible for planning, organizing, and executing technical projects in support of an enterprise scale infrastructure and operations organization. The successful candidate will assist IT and Technology Services to execute against a book of work encompassing many technical disciplines. Under the direction of the India Lead and Head of Technical Program Management (USA) the TPM will be responsible for all aspects of executing and managing projects, tasks, schedules and reporting including project communications. 5 to 10 years experience in project management in IT Technology infrastructure project management at an enterprise scale experience PMP or equivalent certification Bachelors degree Exceptional organizational and time management skills. * Hands-on experience with Azure DevOps, including pipeline management, backlog grooming, and release management (preferred). Strong problem-solving aptitude and critical thinking. Expert proficiency in MS Office suite. ServiceNow experience (preferred). Smartsheet experience (desired). Excellent communication skills, both oral and written. Knowledge of relevant Project Management tools and platforms. Agile and Waterfall methodology experience. Data center infrastructure implementation experience (preferred). Proven ability to manage multiple competing priorities and deadlines with diverse stakeholders. Familiarity with enterprise IT networks, storage, virtual servers, and related technologies. Extensive experience in IT project delivery at an enterprise scale. Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and meet deadlines. Proactive and independent decision-making to plan work, make recommendations, and drive initiatives. Role, Responsibilities Work closely with leadership, technical teams, and other resources to plan, scope, and deliver multiple projects on budget, within scope, and on schedule. Develop and maintain detailed project plans, including milestones, deadlines, risks, and resource allocation. Identify requirements needed from external and cross-functional teams to ensure project success. Define project completion criteria and help teams achieve them. Identify and address risks in migration and infrastructure projects by working with relevant teams to implement mitigation strategies and contingency plans. Ensure familiarity with IT Security and Compliance processes throughout the project. Manage all aspects and phases of projects: technical resources, schedules, budgets, and reporting. Facilitate backlog grooming sessions with development and operations teams to ensure the backlog is well-defined, prioritized, and ready for sprint planning. Work closely with product owners and technical teams to ensure user stories, features, and tasks are clearly defined and properly estimated. Ensure that work is broken down into manageable pieces and appropriately prioritized based on business and technical needs. Lead standups, team meetings, lessons-learned, and other relevant meetings to ensure continuous collaboration and improvement. Regularly report on project status, risks, and key milestones to senior leadership and stakeholders. Prepare reports, status updates, and expected project artifacts to keep stakeholders informed and aligned. Create and maintain documentation, including project charters, plans, and retrospectives. Develop standardized processes to enhance project management efficiency. Assess program effectiveness and optimize ROI to ensure continued value and improvement. Leverage expert documentation skills to ensure accuracy and clarity in all project materials. Help engineers translate business requirements into IT deliverables to align technical outcomes with business objectives.

Estimate user stories/features (story point estimation) and tasks in hours with the required level of accuracy and commit them as part of Sprint Planning. Contributes to the backlog grooming meetings by promptly asking relevant questions to ensure requirements achieve the right level of DOR. Raise any impediments/risks (technical / operational / personal) they come across and approaches Scrum Master/Technical Architect/PO Creates and maintains the product test strategy, documents it. Creates formal test plans and test reports and ensures they have the correct approvals. Coaches and mentors test team members the importance of testing. Responsible for test planning Organizes and facilitates Test Readiness Review Works with the product management team to create the approved user guide ready for the release. Provides test coverage reports/automates test cases percentage. Ensures high quality deliverable is passed on to UAT phase for collaborators testing. Provides test evaluation summary report (test metrics) for the release. Estimates user stories/features (story point estimation) from their point of view and tasks in hours with the required level of accuracy and commit them as part of Sprint Planning. Contributes to the backlog refinement meetings by promptly asking relevant questions to ensure requirements achieve the right level of DOR. Works with the Product Owner to confirm that the acceptance tests reflect the desired functionality. Raises any impediments/risks (technical / operational / personal) they come across and approaches Scrum Masters/Technical Architect/PO accordingly to arrive at a decision. Collaborate with other team members on various aspects of development/integration testing etc. to get the feature working on is delivered with quality and on time.

Role & responsibilities Implementing Scrum Practices: Ensures that Scrum practices are implemented consistently across all teams and that any deviations are addressed. Helps to establish sprint cadence. Works with product owners to keep the sprint teams backlog ready and groomed. Facilitates sprint planning, review, daily scrum, refinement meetings, and retrospective events at the team level. Supporting Scrum Masters: Provides support and guidance to Scrum Masters, helping them to resolve impediments and improve team performance. Participates as well as facilitates Scrum of Scrums. Leader and Mentor: Acts as a leader and mentor for Scrum Masters within the organization, helping them to develop their skills and capabilities. Coach: Provides coaching to Scrum Masters, Product Owners, and development teams to enhance their understanding and application of Scrum practices. Cross-Team Coordination: Facilitates coordination between multiple Scrum teams, especially in large-scale projects or programs. Takes responsibility for managing dependencies within the sprint team as well as those dependencies from other development or operations teams. Facilitator: Facilitates communication and collaboration among teams, departments, and stakeholders to ensure alignment and effective delivery. Monitoring Progress: Monitors the progress of Scrum teams and ensures that they are on track to meet their goals and deliver value. Coordinates timely response and support to production line customer issues and helps to ensure that the team maintains adherence to (SLA). Stakeholder Management: Engages with stakeholders to ensure their needs and expectations are met, and that they understand the Scrum process and its benefits. Communicates sprint status to stakeholders at a fixed cadence. Continuous Improvement: Promotes a culture of continuous improvement by encouraging teams to reflect on their processes and make necessary adjustments. Change Agent: Drives organizational change and promotes a culture of continuous improvement and agile thinking. Training and Development: Organizes and conducts training sessions for Scrum Masters, Product Owners, and development teams to enhance their understanding of Scrum and agile methodologies. Acts as an Agile coach to the different marketing teams. Promotes adherence to Agile best practices in Marketing. Metrics and Reporting: Tracks and reports on key metrics to assess the effectiveness of Scrum implementation and identify areas for improvement. Conflict Resolution: Helps to resolve conflicts within and between teams, ensuring that they do not impede progress. Preferred candidate profile 7-9 years of marketing experience including 3-4 years of experience as a Scrum Master or Agile Coach. Large/enterprise experience using Agile methodologies preferred but not required. Extensive Agile and Scrum Experience: Several years of experience working as a Scrum Master, Agile Coach, or in similar roles. Understanding of backlog tracking, burn-down metrics, velocity, task definition, and other Agile terminology. Situational Awareness: Must be the first to notice differences and issues as they arise and make all necessary attempts to solve them before elevating them to management. Conflict Resolution Skills: Skilled in resolving conflicts and removing impediments that hinder team progress. Coaching and Mentoring Skills: Ability to coach and mentor individuals and teams in agile practices and principles. Stakeholder Management: Ability to manage and align stakeholder expectations and ensure effective communication. Empathy and Emotional Intelligence: Ability to understand and empathize with team members and stakeholders. Analytical skills Drive for continuous improvement. Quick learner - Must be able to quickly gain a high-level understanding of the technical and business domains of the development team. Self-motivation and the ability to work under minimal supervision are a must. Outstanding written and oral communication. Experience with Wrike preferred but not required. Certifications: Relevant certifications such as Certified ScrumMaster (CSM), Advanced Certified ScrumMaster (A-CSM), Certified Scrum Professional (CSP), or equivalent agile certifications (e.g., SAFe, LeSS, ICP-ACC).

Must skills : TPM, Cloud, SDLC, DevOps, and SecOps TPM Skills - must to have Conduct sprint ceremonies Send out sprint reports Break down Epics into Features and Stories Define the Definition of Done (DoD) and Acceptance Criteria 5 + years experience in project management in IT Technology infrastructure project management at an enterprise scale experience PMP or equivalent certification Bachelors degree Exceptional organizational and time management skills. Hands-on experience with Azure DevOps, including pipeline management, backlog grooming, and release management (preferred). Strong problem-solving aptitude and critical thinking. Expert proficiency in MS Office suite. ServiceNow experience (preferred). Smartsheet experience (desired). Excellent communication skills, both oral and written. Knowledge of relevant Project Management tools and platforms. Agile and Waterfall methodology experience. Datacenter infrastructure implementation experience (preferred). Proven ability to manage multiple competing priorities and deadlines with diverse stakeholders. Familiarity with enterprise IT networks, storage, virtual servers, and related technologies. Extensive experience in IT project delivery at an enterprise scale. Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and meet deadlines. Proactive and independent decision-making to plan work, make recommendations, and drive initiatives.