Scrum Master - Manufacturing

Capgemini • Brisbane, CA

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About The Position

We are seeking an experienced Scrum Master to coordinate the work of an Agile development team and support the end-to-end product development lifecycle. This role is responsible for planning, facilitating, and optimizing Scrum ceremonies including sprint planning, daily stand-ups, demos, backlog reviews, and retrospectives.
The Scrum Master partners closely with clients, end users, product management, and development leadership to ensure business requirements are well understood and Agile best practices are consistently applied. Acting as a servant leader, this role proactively identifies and removes impediments that may slow progress, while promoting continuous improvement to help the team meet delivery goals and milestones.

Requirements

• Overall 10+ years’ experience with minimum 5+ years of related experience in Robotic / Embedded /Manufacturing environment.
• Bachelor’s degree in a related technical or engineering field OR equivalent work experience.
• Strong working knowledge of Agile methodologies and the Scrum framework.
• Hands-on experience with Scrum and Agile tools (e.g., JIRA, Confluence, Smartsheet, JAMA)
• Excellent communication, facilitation, and conflict resolution skills. Proven ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional and distributed teams. Solid understanding of basic project management principles and practices.
• Works in the area of Software Engineering, which encompasses the development, maintenance and optimization of software solutions/applications.
• Applies scientific methods to analyse and solve software engineering problems.
• He/she is responsible for the development and application of software engineering practice and knowledge, in research, design, development and maintenance.
• His/her work requires the exercise of original thought and judgement and the ability to supervise the technical and administrative work of other software engineers.
• The software engineer builds skills and expertise of his/her software engineering discipline to reach standard software engineer skills expectations for the applicable role, as defined in Professional Communities.
• The software engineer collaborates and acts as team player with other software engineers and stakeholders.

Nice To Haves

• Scrum Master Certification (e.g., Certified ScrumMaster – CSM) preferred.

Responsibilities

• Plan, facilitate, and lead all Scrum ceremonies, including sprint planning, daily stand-ups, demos, board reviews, sprint reviews, and retrospectives.
• Ensure effective breakdown of work by guiding the decomposition of epics and stories into sub-stories, tasks, spikes, and other actionable items.
• Coach the team on Scrum principles and ensure consistent adherence to Agile processes, enabling a high-performing and self-organizing team.
• Ensure stories are properly progressed through all required workflow steps to maintain transparency and delivery momentum.
• Identify, remove, and escalate impediments that impact team productivity, while encouraging focus on committed sprint work.
• Partner with Development Managers to support effective planning, prioritization, and capacity management.
• Conduct retrospectives and facilitate continuous improvement initiatives based on team feedback and performance insights.
• Schedule and facilitate backlog grooming sessions to ensure readiness of upcoming work.
• Support the development of delivery timelines and schedules in collaboration with PMO, including capacity planning, resource loading, and forecasting.
• Assess resource capacity and proactively identify gaps or the need for additional resources; support resource balancing strategies as needed.
• Collaborate with clients and end users to clarify business requirements and ensure alignment with development output.
• Act as a liaison between development teams and product management to ensure project processes, governance, and delivery standards are followed.
• Monitor risks and delivery issues, escalating concerns beyond the development team when needed and driving resolution through appropriate management channels.

Benefits

• Paid time off based on employee grade (A-F), defined by policy: Vacation: 12-25 days, depending on grade, Company paid holidays, Personal Days, Sick Leave
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage (or provincial healthcare coordination in Canada)
• Retirement savings plans (e.g., 401(k) in the U.S., RRSP in Canada)
• Life and disability insurance
• Employee assistance programs
• Other benefits as provided by local policy and eligibility

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level