Scrum Master

About the Job:
The company is a leading provider of information technology, consulting, and business process outsourcing services, dedicated to helping the world's leading companies build stronger businesses. Headquartered in Teaneck, New Jersey, the company has over 340,000 employees as of January 2025. The company is a member of NASDAQ-100, S&P 500, Forbes Global 1000, and Fortune 500, and is ranked among the top performing and fastest growing companies in the world.

Work Conditions:
Hybrid, Full-time
Location:
Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates

Key Responsibilities:

• Facilitate all agile ceremonies, including sprint planning, standups, retrospectives, and reviews.
• Own and maintain the programme plan, tracking progress across all workstreams and flagging risks and dependencies early.
• Proactively manage blockers, escalating to the Delivery Manager when necessary to keep delivery on track.
• Produce clear, concise progress updates and reports for the Delivery Manager.
• Support planning activities, including roadmap maintenance, milestone tracking, and resource coordination.
• Coordinate across multiple internal teams and external vendors to ensure alignment.
• Drive continuous improvement across the delivery team.

Essential Skills & Experience:

• Proven experience as a Scrum Master with strong planning and tracking capability beyond just facilitation.
• Ability to own a plan, track progress, and hold teams accountable.
• Experience working in cross-functional, multi-vendor programme environments.
• Strong risk and dependency management skills.
• Comfortable producing clear reports and updates for senior stakeholders.
• Certified Scrum Master (CSM or PSM) preferred.
• Familiarity with Jira or equivalent agile tooling.
• PMP or Prince2 knowledge is advantageous.