Job Description

Scrum Master / Senior Business Analyst

Team: Solution Design & Architecture

Location: Hybrid/Remote

Employment Type: Contract-to-Hire

Position Summary

We are seeking a dynamic and experienced Scrum Master / Senior Business Analyst to join our Solution Design & Architecture team. This hybrid role combines deep business analysis expertise (70%) with agile delivery leadership (30%). The ideal candidate will gather and translate complex business requirements into actionable deliverables while simultaneously leading offshore scrum teams in daily standups, sprint planning, and execution. You’ll work cross-functionally across enterprise initiatives involving Pricing (Rates & Forms), APIs, Web Portals, and Disbursement systems , ensuring alignment between business goals and development efforts.

This is a high-impact, high-visibility role with opportunities to grow into a formal leadership position within 12–18 months.

Key Responsibilities

Business Analysis (70%)

• Collaborate with on-site business stakeholders to gather, analyze, and document clear and actionable business and functional requirements.
• Translate requirements into epics and user stories using JIRA and ensure they are well understood by technical teams.
• Navigate and query SQL databases (Snowflake/Postgres) to validate data, support analysis, and inform business decisions.
• Maintain detailed documentation using Confluence and SharePoint.
• Ensure traceability of requirements through the full development lifecycle.

Scrum Leadership & Agile Delivery (30%)

• Serve as Scrum Master for offshore delivery pods (India/Poland), facilitating daily standups, sprint planning, retrospectives, and backlog grooming.
• Act as the primary point of coordination between onshore and offshore teams, ensuring alignment and effective delivery.
• Own and manage sprint velocity, backlog prioritization, and ensure sprint goals are achieved.
• Foster an agile mindset and drive continuous improvement in scrum practices and team productivity.

Required Qualifications

• Experience: 5–12 years in a Business Analyst role, with 2+ years actively leading Scrum or Agile teams.
• Agile Tools: Strong experience with JIRA for sprint management and backlog tracking.
• SQL: Proficient in writing and understanding queries using Snowflake or Postgres; joins and data validation.
• Excel: Comfortable using pivot tables, VLOOKUP, and data modeling.
• Documentation: Skilled with Confluence and SharePoint for maintaining living documentation.
• Scrum Leadership: Experience running daily standups and managing distributed scrum teams; Scrum Master certification a plus, but not required.
• Communication: Exceptional verbal and written communication skills; ability to manage expectations and navigate stakeholder dynamics with confidence.
• Mindset: Highly independent, organized, and detail-oriented; thrives in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with data visualization tools such as Power BI.
• Familiarity with the automotive or insurance industries.
• MBA or business-focused undergraduate degree, especially for candidates seeking leadership progression.

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