Senior Manager, Scrum Master

Job Description

Senior Manager, Scrum Master The Opportunity Based in Hyderabad, join a global healthcare biopharma company and be part of a 130- year legacy of success backed by ethical integrity, forward momentum, and an inspiring mission to achieve new milestones in global healthcare. Be part of an organisation driven by digital technology and data-backed approaches that support a diversified portfolio of prescription medicines, vaccines, and animal health products. Drive innovation and execution excellence. Be a part of a team with passion for using data, analytics, and insights to drive decision-making, and which creates custom software, allowing us to tackle some of the worlds greatest health threats. Our Technology Centers focus on creating a space where teams can come together to deliver business solutions that save and improve lives. An integral part of our company s IT operating model, Tech Centers are globally distributed locations where each IT division has employees to enable our digital transformation journey and drive business outcomes. These locations, in addition to the other sites, are essential to supporting our business and strategy. A focused group of leaders in each Tech Center helps to ensure we can manage and improve each location, from investing in growth, success, and well-being of our people, to making sure colleagues from each IT division feel a sense of belonging to managing critical emergencies. And together, we must leverage the strength of our team to collaborate globally to optimize connections and share best practices across the Tech Centers. Role Overview We are seeking a highly motivated Scrum Master with experience leading cross-functional data and analytics teams to support back-office functions (e.g., Finance, HR, Procurement, Compliance). In this role, you ll facilitate agile delivery across a broad range of initiatives including data platform enhancements, dashboard development, automation, and data product delivery. The ideal candidate combines agile expertise with strong communication skills and a foundational understanding of data life cycles, analytics tooling, and enterprise project delivery. What will you do in this role Serve as Scrum Master for 1-3 Agile teams focused on delivering data and analytics solutions Facilitate Agile ceremonies: daily stand-ups, sprint planning, retrospectives, and reviews Collaborate with Product Owners to groom and maintain a well-defined backlog aligned to business priorities Remove blockers and support teams in achieving sprint goals and continuous improvement Coordinate across stakeholders in IT, Finance, HR, and other back-office domains Track team metrics (velocity, burn-down, etc.) and report progress to leadership Foster a culture of accountability, agility, and transparency Ensure alignment to Agile best practices, scaling frameworks (e.g., SAFe), and delivery standards Support onboarding of new team members and promote team engagement What should you have Required Total 7+ years of experience, including 3+ years as a Scrum Master in a technology or data environment. Hands-on experience with Agile tools (e.g., Jira, Azure DevOps, Rally) Strong facilitation, communication, and servant leadership skills Exposure to data projects (e.g., data pipelines, BI dashboards, data governance, reporting) Comfortable working with cross-functional teams across IT and business units Scrum Master Certification (CSM, PSM, or equivalent) Preferred Experience in large enterprise settings or highly regulated industries (e.g., pharma, finance) Understanding of back-office operations (e.g., finance reporting cycles, HR metrics) Familiarity with data tools such as Power BI, Tableau, Snowflake, or Databricks Experience with Agile-at-scale frameworks (e.g., SAFe, LeSS) Our technology teams operate as business partners, proposing ideas and innovative solutions that enable new organizational capabilities. We collaborate internationally to deliver services and solutions that help everyone be more productive and enable innovation. Who we are What we look for #HYDIT2025 Current Employees apply HERE Current Contingent Workers apply HERE Search Firm Representatives Please Read Carefully Employee Status: Regular Relocation: VISA Sponsorship: Travel Requirements: Flexible Work Arrangements: Hybrid Shift: Valid Driving License: Hazardous Material(s): Required Skills: Business Intelligence (BI), Database Administration, Data Engineering, Data Management, Data Modeling, Data Visualization, Design Applications, Information Management, Software Development, Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), System Designs Preferred Skills: Job Posting End Date: 06/6/2025 *A job posting is effective until 11:59:59PM on the day BEFORE the listed job posting end date. Please ensure you apply to a job posting no later than the day BEFORE the job posting end date.