Scrum Master

Key Responsibilities

• Facilitate all agile ceremonies, sprint planning, standups, retrospectives, and reviews
• Own and maintain the programme plan, tracking progress across all work streams and flagging risks and dependencies early
• Proactively manage blockers, escalating to the Delivery Manager where necessary to keep delivery on track
• Produce clear, concise progress updates and reporting for the Delivery Manager
• Support planning activities including roadmap maintenance, milestone tracking, and resource coordination
• Coordinate across multiple internal teams and external vendors to ensure alignment
• Drive continuous improvement across the delivery team

• Proven experience as a Scrum Master with strong planning and tracking capability - beyond just facilitation
• Able to own a plan, track progress, and hold teams accountable
• Experience working in cross-functional, multi-vendor programme environments
• Strong risk and dependency management skills
• Comfortable producing clear reporting and updates for senior stakeholders
• Certified Scrum Master (CSM or PSM) preferred
• Familiarity with Jira or equivalent agile tooling
• PMP or Prince2 knowledge advantageous

Compensation information is accurate as of the date of this posting. Cognizant reserves the right to modify this information at any time, subject to applicable law.

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