Senior Scrum Master: Core Group Functions and Services Q2C at NTT Ltd.

Job Description

Key Roles and Responsibilities:

• Define project initiative scope, goals and deliverables and associated project success criteria that support business goals in collaboration with business stakeholders.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders, cross-functional teams and assigned development teams to plan and develop scope, deliverables, required resources, work plan, budget and schedules for new project initiatives.
• Effectively communicate strategic guidance and programme expectations to product managers, release train engineers, product owners, team members and stakeholders in a timely and clear fashion.
• Develop new project initiatives to support the strategic direction of the organization.
• Direct and manage end to end project delivery including acting as a scrum master in accordance with the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) approach.
• Clearly identify stakeholders and keep them updated and engaged on an ongoing basis.
• Set and continually manage project expectations with team members, other scrum masters, product managers and other stakeholders.
• Plan and schedule project timelines and milestones, including full-scale project plans, using appropriate tools.
• Delegate tasks and responsibilities to appropriate team members.
• Track project milestones and deliverables.
• Assume responsibility for the agile team members and vendors.
• Manage teams for optimal return on investment, and coordinate and delegate cross-project initiatives.
• Resolve project scope issues.
• Identify and resolve issues and conflicts within the agile team.
• Identify and manage project dependencies and critical path.
• Champion delivery success throughout the team and champion the early delivery of incremental benefits.
• Ensure deliverables from team will form an integrated business solution.
• Collaboratively identify and synchronize project interdependencies across multiple teams.
• Ensure the program benefits remain viable throughout the program, communicating status and date changes and actively manage dependencies.
• Assist product teams in making realistic commitments whilst communicating with business stakeholders.
• Navigate changes and risks that affect the programs.
• Facilitate effective resource allocation across the programs.
• Evangelize Scrum and Agile Development best practices throughout the company.
• Serve as a point of contact for geographically distributed teams.
• Prepare executive status reports for business stakeholders, participate in portfolio review meetings and run executive steering committee meetings.
• Help drive and improve the Program Management Office (PMO) processes.
• Drive continuous improvement of best practices and tools for project execution and management.

Additional Job Description

Required Knowledge, Skills and Attributes:

• Minimum of 3 years Programme / Project Management experience with the delivery of large IT solutions of which at least 2 years must be as a Scrum Master using the SAFe methodology or similar agile methodology.
• Good understanding of agile delivery methodologies.
• Experience in managing the delivery of Business Transformation Programmes that utilize the following technologies:
  • SAP S/4 specializing in the functional area of CPQ, BRIM and Record to Report
  • SAP Ariba
• Outstanding leadership, facilitation and organizational skills.
• Self-motivated and capable of managing multiple priorities and tasks as delegated.
• Ability to drive multiple teams to deliver under tight timescales with finite resources.
• Ability to deal with multiple projects and deadlines.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a high attention to detail.
• Ability and willingness to step down to a team level in order to assist the team with delivery where required.
• Excellent executive interaction skills.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work with diverse personality types.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Ability to think strategically and recognize the importance of long-term goals, as well as be committed to success.

Required Academic Qualifications and Certifications:

• Typically requires a minimum of 6 years of related experience with a Bachelor’s degree; or 4 years and a Master’s degree; or a Ph.D. with 3 years experience; or equivalent experience.
• SAFe Scrum Master certification