Iteration Manager Jobs in Bangalore - IBM

Introduction
IBM is a global technology and innovation company present in India since 1992. It is the largest technology and consulting employer in the world, with approximately 380,000 employees serving clients in 170 countries. In this era of Cognitive Business, IBM is helping to reshape industries as diverse as healthcare, retail, banking, travel, manufacturing, and many more, by bringing together our expertise in Cloud, Analytics, Security, Mobile, and the Internet of Things. We are changing how we create. How we collaborate. How we analyse. How we engage. IBM is a leader in this global transformation.


Your Role and Responsibilities
Who you are:

• As an Iteration Manager, you will be integral to the invention and innovation process. You will be a servant-leader supporting development teams that are creating exciting solutions that change the way both IBMers and IBM clients work.
• You'll work in a collaborative, welcoming environment where new ideas drive technological transformation through Agile ways of working.
• We work in small, cross-functional teams with big goals, so you will need to be adaptive, adept at clear communication and a natural leader.

What you will do:

• Must have worked in Agile Software Development Projects.
• Should have Iteration manager experience and able to drive project per Agile principles.
• Day-to-day communication with the team and customers from different locations to finds and remove roadblocks.
  Experience coaching teams in effective use of Scrum events: Daily Scrum, Backlog Review, Sprint Planning, Sprint Demo and Retrospective.
• Ability to resolve conflict with a continual focus on the Scrum values of openness, honesty, commitment, courage, and respect.

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How we will help you grow:

• Adept at identifying and removing impediments slowing the Development team down, as well as shielding the team from external interruptions and distractions.
• Demonstrated ability to negotiate with stakeholders and Collaboration between customer and teams

• Experience assessing squad Agile maturity and coaching teams toward constant self-evaluation and improvement at a sustainable pace.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills - you will need to work with Product Owners and stakeholders to help manage backlog and plan deliverables that add business value.
• Experience working with modern project planning and collaboration tools

Required Technical and Professional Expertise

• Minimum 8-10 years of proven work experience as a Iteration Manager / Release Manager
  You have proven experience as Iteration Manager or Scrum Master in IT software or similar projects, with experience of successfully:
• Collaborating effectively with the Product Owner and customer organisation supporting the management of the Product Backlog and planning deliverables based on empirical data.
• Training the Development team in effort estimation, iteration planning for reliable delivery and making visible all work being done in the team.
• Executing iteration and release planning with a view to deliver maximum value as early as possible.
• Understanding individual and group interactions and facilitating conversations towards consensus aligned to relevant goals and priorities.
• Working with the Product Owner and Development team to define sprint goals aligned to business value and the health of the organisation.

Preferred Technical and Professional Expertise

• Certified SAFEe scrum master is desirable
• Certified in PMI-ACP is desirable
• Proven written and oral communication skills
• Proven organization skills
• Demonstrated ability to think and work globally while maintaining focus on local support area.
• Demonstrated ability to negotiate with stakeholders and Collaboration between customer and teams
• Demonstrated ability to prioritize requirements
• Demonstrated ability to understand technical environment and translate business requirements to technical team
• Demonstrated ability to create and deliver education/training
• Demonstrated ability to create business cases
• Demonstrated proven leadership skills and characteristics understanding and driving us of leading technologies and IBM business strategies
• Proven communication skills

About Business Unit
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Your Life @ IBM
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About IBM
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Location Statement
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Being You @ IBM
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