Scrum Master

Date: 17-Mar-2023

Country: India

Function: Others

Sub-Function: Others

About Us

Olam International is a leading food and agri-business supplying food, ingredients, feed and fibre to over 19,800 customers worldwide. Our value chain spans over 60 countries and includes farming, processing and distribution operations, as well as a sourcing network of 4.8 million farmers. Through our purpose to 'Re-imagine Global Agriculture and Food Systems', Olam aims to address the many challenges involved in meeting the needs of a growing global population, while achieving positive impact for farming communities, our planet and all our stakeholders. Headquartered and listed in Singapore, Olam currently ranks among the top 30 largest primary listed companies in terms of market capitalisation on SGX-ST.

Olam Information Services (OISL) is a captive subsidiary of Olam International, Singapore offering IT Services & Global Business Services across its operations in 65 countries in Asia, Africa, EU & Americas. In Chennai, we currently have onboard more than 1000 highly motivated employees. Olam Digital has received International Innovation Award 2019 for Best Services and Solutions.

Olam Global Business Services (OGBS) is a captive unit that offers End to End business process and analytics solutions. OGBS currently offers its solutions in 6 Platforms: Finance, Supply Chain, People services, Risk & Market Compliance, Big Data Analytics and Business Intelligence. At this moment, OGBS is located in City of Chennai, India and provides its services to over 20 countries. Olam GBS has received Best Shared Services in India Award – 2019, by Shared Services Forum and Asia’s No.1 Shared Services in Process Improvement and Value Creation, 2019 by Shared Services and Outsourcing Network Forum.

Job Summary

As a Software Project Manager / Scrum Master, you will be responsible for planning, organizing, leading, and motivating an agile project team to deliver high-quality projects that provide business value to the organization, its customers, and end-users. Your role will focus on working closely with the development team, the product owner, and other connected teams within the product to ensure that projects are finely planned and executed, using Agile methodologies in a fast-paced environment.

Job Description

Manage software development activities for multiple projects, across all phases, including initiation, planning, execution, monitoring, control, and closure
Apply a SCRUM framework, including Sprint Planning, Backlog Refinement, Sprint Reviews, Retrospectives, and Daily Scrums
Own the Agile process inside the team and continually look at ways to improve it
Engage multiple roles and stakeholders to facilitate technical discussions, decision making, and conflict resolution
Communicate project status and release progress to stakeholders, including risk management, dependencies, impediments, and improvements
Help the development team plan deliverables in order to reach agreed deadlines on time, and at the requested quality
Be the main link between all disciplines inside the team and continuously help them improve their efficiency
Continuously track and monitor task completion to always have a clear image of the project status at any point
Coach, mentor, and motivate the project team members to generate engagement and accountability

Olam is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, nationality, disability, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Applicants are requested to complete all required steps in the application process including providing a resume/CV in order to be considered for open roles.