Scrum Master

About The Job

Scrum Master

Key Responsibilities

• *Agile Delivery Facilitation*
• Facilitate Scrum ceremonies (planning, stand-ups, reviews, retrospectives), ensuring they are efficient and outcome-focused
• Support squads in defining clear sprint goals and maintaining delivery cadence
• Ensure backlog readiness and alignment with sprint objectives

*Delivery Flow & Impediment Resolution*

• Identify and remove blockers that impact squad delivery
• Coordinate with stakeholders to resolve cross-functional issues
• Escalate systemic impediments affecting delivery timelines

*Delivery Visibility & Performance Tracking*

• Maintain visibility of sprint progress, delivery cadence, and key metrics (e.g. velocity, completion rate)
• Track and communicate risks, dependencies, and delivery challenges
• Support Product Managers and AI Product Lead with accurate delivery insights
• *Cross-Squad Coordination*
• Identify and manage dependencies across squads
• Ensure alignment across engineering, data, and business teams
• Support smooth coordination of cross-functional delivery activities

*Continuous Improvement & Agile Adoption*

• Drive team retrospectives and ensure follow-through of improvement actions
• Promote consistent agile practices and ways of working across squads
• Encourage a culture of ownership, collaboration, and continuous learning within squads, providing coaching as needed
• Contribute to scaling agile delivery practices as the product organization grows
• Who we are looking for:
• 5 to 7 years of experience in Scrum Master or Agile Delivery Roles
• Experience facilitating delivery in AI, data, or digital product environments is preferred
• Experience with digital first organizations is preferred (FAANG, digital scale-ups)
• Coaching and developing cross-functional squad members and product managers

Education And Professional Certifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in a relevant field (IT, Business, Engineering)
• Certified Scrum Master (CSM) or Professional Scrum Master (PSM) required
• SAFe or equivalent enterprise agile certification is a plus

Technical Competencies

• Agile delivery frameworks (Scrum, Kanban)
• Delivery tracking and backlog management tools (e.g. Jira)
• Managing dependencies in multi-squad environments
• Understanding of product-led delivery models
• Awareness of AI-enabled / agentic delivery patterns
• Facilitation and coaching techniques

Behavioral Competencies

• Strong facilitation and communication skills, enabling effective collaboration across teams
• Ability to influence and drive alignment without formal authority
• Strong execution focus, ensuring delivery commitments are met
• Structured approach to problem-solving and continuous improvement
• Adaptability to operate in fast-paced and evolving environments
• As much as we would be delighted to entertain all applicants, due to the high volumes of applications, only successful applicants will be contacted within 14 business days.
• This job description is not all inclusive.
• Dubai Holding reserves the right to amend this job description at any time.
• Dubai Holding is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to a diverse and inclusive work environment.