Engineering Operations Manager II

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Introduction
Designation: Engineer Operations Manager II

Role:
Scrum Master
Business Unit: Engineering

Division: Engineering CMP

Working Hours: Sunday to Thursday (2 PM to 10 PM), Hybrid

Position Overview
In this role, we are looking for people-oriented person. The person should enjoy working in a complex and highly technical environment where stress tolerance and communication is key to their success.

Job Requirement
Job Requirement

• This vacancy is looking for a Scrum Master. (Please do not apply if you do not have clear understanding of the role of a Scrum Master)
• Must have clear understanding of Scrum and Agile process
• At least 2 years of related work experience but not more than 5 years
• Certification from either Scrum Org or Scrum Alliance would be an added advantage
• Best to have CSE background but not mandatory
• Experience with JIRA, Git, Trello etc. is preferable
• Good to have experience in project management areas
• Basic knowledge about software development lifecycle
• Ability to handle and prioritize multiple tasks while maintaining attention to detail
• High tolerance and patience towards challenging circumstances
• Capable of giving effective feedback by observing and understanding people's pulse
• Having not to give up mindset to achieve goal
• Strong negotiation skills
• Can serve as servant leader

Job Responsibilities
As Engineering Operation resource and having a role of Scrum Master, the person's contribution will be in following areas (not limited to):

Agile Practices

• As Scrum Master your primary focus would be to ensure Agile / Scrum practices are maintained properly within the team level.
• Organize and facilitate day to day scrum/agile rituals like sprint planning, daily stand-up, reviews, retrospectives, demos and other Agile-related meetings as needed.
• Ensure the development team's practice the core agile principles of collaboration, prioritization, team accountability and visibility;
• Help team to focus on planning their development schedule considering risk, task dependencies, priorities, and major milestones implementing Scrum / Kanban / Scrumban practice;
• Implement agile project tracking tools to provide transparency on Product & Sprint Backlogs;

Efficiency in people and process

• Identify and remove impediments, prevent distractions that interfere with the ability of the team to deliver the sprint goal;
• Track and communicate team velocity, performance parameter and sprint/release progress;
• Recommend improvements and assist in changes to best practice;
• Facilitate discussion and conflict resolution;
• Fosters healthy dynamics between engineers within the team
• Empower teams to be self-organize;
• Improve the productivity of the teams in any way possible;
• Support team to respond quickly to shifting towards urgency and adjust initiatives and priorities accordingly.

Smooth functionality of Engineering Operations

• Maintain and organize daily operations to ensure timely delivery and functional efficiency.
• Ensure operational processes and practices are well defined, documented and consistently applied.
• You will coordinate the teams in achieving goals of the Product, Engineering, Customer success, and other stakeholders.

Cross Function

• Develop and maintain relationships with stakeholders across the business.
• Work with multiple global regions and in culturally diverse environments.