Scrum Master
3Pillar Global
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Stamford • Connecticut • United States
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About the role
- Communicate plans, priorities, and status to the client, team members, and internal/external stakeholders as appropriate.
- Measure and improve business and customer value delivered; define KPIs, monitor progress, and report on milestones and deliverables.
- Maintain strong awareness of industry trends (AI, accessibility, usability, emerging technologies) to keep solutions competitive and forward-looking.
- You'll serve as a trusted advisor to our clients, understanding their needs deeply and aligning our efforts to their business outcomes.
- Your expertise will guide the most complex engagements, integrating multiple work streams and practice areas to deliver cohesive and impactful solutions.
- Define product vision, mission, goals, values, and customer segments as the subject matter expert.
- Drive prioritization decisions and trade-offs aligned with product goals and business impact.
- Lead cross-functional squad structures (product, engineering, QA) aligned to strategic initiatives like AI.
- Provide leadership oversight across squads and initiatives, ensuring alignment and collaboration.
- Potentially cover responsibilities of an existing Product Manager during extended leaves.
- Support team growth and organizational scaling through structured leadership and guidance.
- Ensure proper account governance and risk management strategies are in place and effectively executed.
- Stand up new squad structures for key initiatives (e.g., AI integration, agile transformation, internal tooling).
- Redefine usage of Jira and optimize sprint ceremonies to support scaling teams and complexity.
- Promote agile best practices, coaching, and continuous improvement across squads.
- Build and enhance reporting layers (sprint burndown, individual performance, initiative tracking).
- Ensure effective execution of initiatives through structured planning and tracking.
- Support implementation of AI initiatives (focused on internal tooling and processes, not just feature integration).
- Enable smooth functioning of cross-functional squads working on key initiatives.
Requirements
- Full-cycle product development expertise - A proven track record of success in leading global projects and navigating complex client accounts, with at least 7 years of relevant leadership experience in product development.
- Leadership experience, with an exceptional ability to lead high-performing teams, manage other managers, and influence cross-functional collaboration. Executive-level communication skills are essential for engaging with technical and business stakeholders.
- Technical Expertise: Demonstrated strength in Agile software development methodologies, managing actionable backlogs, and leading technical strategy for engagements. Your background will include significant experience in delivering digital products from conception to launch.
- Strategic Vision: Ability to absorb complex information and communicate effectively to both technical and non-technical audiences. You'll have a strong understanding of the external business environment and its impact on strategy and operations.
- Education: Bachelor’s degree or higher in a related field. Relevant professional certifications and a record of continuous learning in product development and agile practices are highly desirable.
- Executive level written and verbal english communication skills. Demonstrated success communicating with, influencing, and setting expectations with technical and business stakeholders
- Extensive consulting experience, preferably in a professional services firm or in an internal consultancy to executive stakeholders
Benefits
- Imagine a flexible work environment – whether it's the office, your home, or a blend of both.
- You will be part of a global team, learning from top talent around the world and across cultures, speaking English everyday.
- Our global workforce enables our team to leverage global resources to accomplish our work in efficient and effective teams.
- We’re big on your well-being – as a company, we spend a whole trimester in our annual cycle focused on wellbeing.
- Whether it is taking advantage of fitness offerings, mental health plans (country-dependent), or simply leveraging generous time off, we want all of our team members operating at their best.
- Our professional services model enables us to accelerate career growth and development opportunities - across projects, offerings, and industries.
- We are an equal opportunity employer. It goes without saying that we live by values like Intrinsic Dignity and Open Collaboration to create cutting-edge technology AND reinforce our commitment to diversity - globally and locally.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard Skills & Tools
Agile software developmentproduct developmentKPI definitionrisk managementaccount governancebacklog managementdigital product deliveryAI integrationsprint ceremonies optimizationreporting layers enhancement
Soft Skills
leadershipcross-functional collaborationexecutive-level communicationstrategic visioninfluencingcoachingcontinuous improvementclient advisoryteam growth supportcomplex information absorption
Certifications
Bachelor’s degreeprofessional certifications in product developmentagile practices certifications