Scrum Manager (Scrum Master)
Department: Product
Location: Islamabad or Dubai
Employment Type: Full-time
Role Overview
We are seeking a Scrum Manager (Scrum Master) to drive execution excellence across cross-functional engineering squads. This role owns the Scrum process end-to-end, removes delivery blockers, improves team velocity, and ensures teams consistently deliver high-quality outcomes on time. The Scrum Manager acts as a servant-leader for the squad and partners closely with Product, Engineering, QA, Design, and key stakeholders.
Key Responsibilities
Agile & Scrum Delivery
- Lead all Scrum ceremonies, including Daily Standups, Sprint Planning, Backlog Refinement, Sprint Reviews, and Retrospectives
- Ensure consistent sprint execution and adherence to Agile best practices without over-bureaucratizing teams
- Maintain clear sprint goals and ensure alignment between delivery work and product priorities
- Track sprint progress and delivery health using Agile metrics such as velocity, throughput, cycle time, and burndown
Execution Management
- Identify delivery blockers early and drive resolution across Engineering, Product, Compliance, Operations, and external vendors
- Improve delivery predictability through better estimation, sequencing, and risk management
- Support teams in balancing feature delivery with technical debt, stability initiatives, and platform improvements
Stakeholder & Team Coordination
- Act as the primary coordination point between Product Managers, Engineering Managers, QA, and leadership
- Provide clear and concise weekly status updates covering progress, risks, dependencies, and delivery timelines
- Facilitate smooth cross-team dependencies and alignment across multiple squads when required
Continuous Improvement
- Coach teams on Agile maturity and continuous improvement practices
- Identify bottlenecks across the SDLC (planning, development, QA, release) and drive process improvements
- Foster a strong culture of ownership and accountability without micromanagement
Tooling & Reporting
- Manage sprint boards and workflows using tools such as Jira, Linear, or ClickUp
- Ensure backlog items meet standards of readiness, including clear acceptance criteria, sizing, dependencies, and test approach
- Improve reporting accuracy and ensure stakeholders have real-time visibility into delivery progress
Requirement
- Minimum 3 years of experience as a Scrum Master, Scrum Manager, or Agile Delivery Lead
- Strong working knowledge of Scrum, Kanban, and Agile delivery frameworks
- Experience supporting delivery in a cross-functional product engineering environment
- Strong communication skills with the ability to manage stakeholders at multiple levels
- Proven ability to remove blockers and drive execution in fast-paced environments
- Comfortable working with distributed teams and managing multiple parallel workstreams
- Experience in Fintech, Payments, Crypto, Web3, or other regulated industries
- Familiarity with SDLC best practices, including QA cycles, release planning, and incident workflows
- Demonstrated experience driving process improvements across teams (beyond running ceremonies)
- Agile certifications such as CSM, PSM I/II, or SAFe are a plus but not required
Core Skills
- Sprint planning and backlog hygiene
- Dependency and risk management
- Team facilitation and conflict resolution
- Delivery metrics and execution discipline
- Stakeholder management
- Jira workflow and Agile tooling management
Top Skills
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