Job Summary

We are seeking an experienced Scrum Master to lead Agile delivery for large-scale Azure Databricks and Data & AI initiatives within the Telecommunications domain. The role will be responsible for facilitating Agile ceremonies, driving PI Planning activities, managing cross-functional stakeholder communication, supporting project financials, preparing Statements of Work (SOWs), Work Authorizations (WAs), cost estimates, and coordinating with Finance, Procurement, and Vendor teams to ensure successful project delivery. The ideal candidate will possess strong Agile delivery experience, excellent stakeholder management skills, and a solid understanding of cloud-based data platforms, including Azure Databricks, Data Lakes, Data Engineering, and Telecom business processes.

Key Responsibilities

Agile Delivery & Scrum Leadership Facilitate and lead all Agile/Scrum ceremonies including: Daily Stand-Ups Sprint Planning Sprint Reviews Sprint Retrospectives Backlog Refinement Sessions Coordinate Scrum of Scrums (SoS) meetings across multiple Agile teams. Support and facilitate Program Increment (PI) Planning, Inspect & Adapt (I&A) sessions, and other SAFe ceremonies. Track sprint progress, team velocity, capacity planning, and delivery commitments. Identify and escalate risks, issues, dependencies, and blockers impacting delivery. Ensure Agile best practices are followed across teams and continuously drive process improvements.

Program & Delivery Management

Coordinate with Product Owners, Architects, Business Stakeholders, Development Teams, QA Teams, Operations, and Vendors. Manage project milestones, delivery timelines, and release planning activities. Facilitate cross-team dependency management and resolution. Prepare executive-level status reports, dashboards, RAID logs, and delivery metrics. Support change management, deployment planning, and release governance processes.

Azure Databricks & Data Engineering Delivery

Support delivery of Azure Databricks, Data Lake, Data Warehouse, ETL/ELT, Analytics, and Data Migration initiatives. Work closely with Data Engineers, Solution Architects, Cloud Teams, and Business stakeholders. Assist with prioritization of Data & AI initiatives and roadmap planning. Coordinate design reviews, discovery sessions, JAD sessions, and solution refinement workshops.

Financial & Commercial Management

Prepare and maintain: Statements of Work (SOW) Work Authorizations (WA) Change Requests Project Financial Reports Coordinate project cost estimation activities with technical and delivery teams. Support budget planning, financial forecasting, resource planning, and capacity forecasting activities. Track project spend versus budget and identify potential variances.

Work closely with

Finance Teams Procurement Teams Vendor Management Teams Project Sponsors Support invoice validation, funding approvals, vendor onboarding, and contract management activities.

Stakeholder & Governance Management

Provide regular project updates to leadership, program managers, and executive stakeholders. Organize governance meetings, steering committee reviews, and management updates. Ensure compliance with organizational delivery standards and governance processes. Facilitate communication between business, technology, delivery, and vendor teams.

Required Skills & Experience

Agile & Delivery 5+ years of experience as a Scrum Master or Agile Project Manager. Strong knowledge of Scrum, Kanban, and SAFe Agile frameworks. Experience facilitating PI Planning, Scrum of Scrums, and Agile Release Train activities. Experience with Jira, Confluence, Azure DevOps, or similar Agile tools.

Financial Management

Experience preparing SOWs, Work Authorizations, and project funding requests. Experience with project budgeting, cost estimation, forecasting, and financial tracking. Ability to coordinate with Procurement, Finance, Vendor Management, and Leadership teams.

Preferred Qualifications

Certified Scrum Master (CSM) SAFe Scrum Master (SSM) SAFe Agilist (SA) PMI-ACP or PMP certification Experience with Azure Cloud and Databricks delivery programs Experience managing vendor-funded or capital-funded projects