The ideal candidate should have a strong background in Agile methodologies and a proven track record of managing Scrum Masters and collaborating with leadership.

In this role, you will oversee the overall program from a Lead Scrum Master perspective, facilitate communication and coordination between multiple Scrum teams working on a large project(s), ensuring a fully integrated product increment at the end of each sprint.

Responsibilities:

- Manage and mentor Scrum Masters, ensuring adherence to Agile principles and practices.

- Remove cross team-level impediments and resolve conflicts; anticipate challenges, identify risks, and recommend mitigations and solutions.

- Oversee the overall program, ensuring alignment with organizational goals and quarterly reporting processes.

- Identify opportunities to improve team-level Agile performance; focus on customer value, quality, and continuous improvement activities.

- Play a scrum-of-scrum role, managing the flow of work through an entire Circle rather than on an individual team or teams.

- Promote Agile best practices and contribute to the overall Agile transformation of the organization.

- Integrate AI technologies into Agile processes to enhance team efficiency and innovation.

- Stay updated on AI advancements and identify opportunities to leverage AI for process improvement.

- Work closely with delivery managers, architects, and release coordinators to manage dependencies across teams and ensure alignment.

- Facilitate quarterly retrospectives with clear, actionable outcomes and drive process enhancements to improve delivery efficiency, collaboration, and team maturity.

- Participate and actively contribute to the Agile Community, partnering closely with Agile Coaches and Leadership to Evolve the Way We Work.

- Increase the overall Agile maturity for teams and support higher complexity work towards successful outcomes.

Qualifications:

- Bachelors degree in computer science, Engineering, or a related field.

- Advanced Agile certifications (e.g., Certified Scrum Professional, Agile Coach).

- Minimum of 5 years of experience as a Scrum Master, with at least 2 years in a lead role.

- Strong understanding of Agile methodologies, including Scrum, Kanban, and Lean.

- Excellent facilitation, coaching, and mentoring skills.

- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

- Experience with Agile tools such as Jira, Confluence, or similar.

- Knowledge of AI technologies and their application in Agile environments.

Applicants may be required to appear onsite at a Wolters Kluwer office as part of the recruitment