Description
About Alvarez & Marsal
Alvarez & Marsal (A&M) is a global consulting firm with over 10,000 entrepreneurial, action and results-oriented professionals in over 40 countries. We take a hands-on approach to solving our clients problems and assisting them in reaching their potential. Our culture celebrates independent thinkers and doers who positively impact our clients and shape our industry. The collaborative environment and engaging workguided by A&M's core values of Integrity, Quality, Objectivity, Fun, Personal Reward, and Inclusive Diversity - are why our people love working at A&M.
The Team
Our DTS team covers the full breadth of Technology Consulting and M&A services, including -
- Technology M&A and Strategy - Assist clients to manage the technology aspects and business enablement of complex M&A, integrations and carve-outs as well as post-deal value creation
- Technology Consulting End to end technology advisory for clients, including developing technology roadmaps, platform/cloud/data advisory as well as transformation excellence for a digital transformation
- Data & AI services - Helping clients in harnessing the power of data and cutting-edge analytics to drive intelligent decision-making and transform businesses.
- Develop GenAI and Agentic AI solutions that create real business value for clients through process re-invention
How You Will Contribute
The Scrum Master is a critical role responsible for ensuring predictable, high-quality, and timely delivery of enterprise-scale AI, Data, and Generative AI initiatives. This role operates at the intersection of
Agile execution, program governance, and stakeholder management, ensuring that cross-functional teams comprising AI engineers, data engineers, platform engineers, designers, and business stakeholders work in a
coordinated, transparent, and outcome-driven manner. This role exists to prevent risks by enforcing
Agile rigor, delivery cadence, and strong communication, while remaining flexible to the experimental nature of AI initiatives.
Key Responsibilities
- Agile Delivery & Scrum Execution
- Act as Scrum Master for one or more AI delivery squads, ensuring adherence to Agile and Scrum principles
- Facilitate Agile ceremonies including sprint planning, daily stand-ups, reviews/demos, retrospectives, and backlog refinement
- Ensure sprint goals are clearly defined, understood, and achievable
- Coach teams on Agile best practices, adapting Scrum pragmatically for AI and research-driven work
- Identify, manage, and remove impediments impacting delivery
- Drive continuous improvement through retrospectives and actionable follow-ups
- Use Jira, Azure DevOps, or similar tools for tracking, reporting, and transparency
- Program & Delivery Management
- Own end-to-end delivery planning including release planning, milestones, and dependency management
- Track progress against plans, proactively identifying risks, delays, and bottlenecks
- Monitor and report delivery metrics such as velocity, predictability, and sprint outcomes
- Manage dependencies across AI, data, platform, DevOps, product, UX, and business teams
- Ensure alignment between sprint execution and program-level objectives
- Backlog, Scope & Prioritization
- Partner with Product Owners, AI Architects, and stakeholders to define and refine backlogs
- Break down initiatives into clear, executable user stories and tasks
- Ensure backlog items are well-defined, prioritized by value and risk, and ready for execution
- Manage scope changes and clearly communicate impact on timelines and outcomes
- Stakeholder Communication & Governance
- Act as the primary coordination point between engineering teams, product, business stakeholders, and leadership
- Provide clear and transparent reporting on delivery status, risks, issues, and dependencies
- Facilitate decision-making forums and escalate issues when required
- Support governance processes including leadership reviews and steering committee updates
- Risk, Issue & Dependency Management
- Proactively identify delivery risks related to resourcing, technical dependencies, data readiness, and external vendors
- Maintain risk and issue logs, driving mitigation plans to closure
- Define and track delivery metrics such as velocity, burndown/burn-up, and release readiness
- Use metrics to improve planning accuracy, identify systemic bottlenecks, and drive continuous improvement
- Balance traditional Agile metrics with AI-specific realities such as experimentation and model iteration cycles
- Tools & Delivery Enablement
- Own Agile delivery tools such as Jira/Azure DevOps and documentation platforms like Confluence
- Ensure delivery artifacts are maintained, including sprint plans, backlogs, roadmaps, and release plans
- Promote best practices for documentation, transparency, and knowledge sharing
- Collaboration & Team Enablement
- Foster a collaborative, high-trust environment across diverse roles and disciplines
- Coach teams on Agile principles, effective collaboration, and continuous improvement
- Support onboarding of new team members and vendors into Agile delivery processes
- Promote a culture of transparency, accountability, and delivery excellence
Qualifications
- 812 years of experience as a Scrum Master, Agile Delivery Manager, or Program Delivery Lead
- Proven experience delivering complex, cross-functional technology programs in enterprise environments
- Experience working with AI, data, analytics, or digital product teams preferred
- Strong hands-on experience with Agile delivery tools such as Jira and Azure DevOps
- Experience managing dependencies across multiple teams and workstream
- Consulting or multi-stakeholder environment experience is a plus
- Deep understanding of Agile frameworks (Scrum, Kanban) and scaled Agile concepts (SAFe, LeSS, or similar)
- Ability to adapt Agile practices pragmatically for AI and research-driven delivery models
- Strong facilitation, conflict resolution, and stakeholder management skills
- Proven ability to coach teams toward higher productivity, transparency, and Agile maturity
- Strong reporting and presentation skills for leadership audiences
- Proactive, solution-oriented mindset with strong ownership
- Ability to operate effectively under ambiguity and evolving priorities
- Strong organizational and time-management skills
- Excellent communication, leadership, and team-building abilities
- Certified Scrum Master (CSM), Professional Scrum Master (PSM), or equivale
- SAFe Agilist or other scaled Agile certifications
Your journey at A&M
We recognize that our people are the driving force behind our success, which is why we prioritize an employee experience that fosters each person's unique professional and personal development. Our robust performance development process promotes continuous learning, rewards your contributions, and fosters a culture of meritocracy. With top-notch training and on-the-job learning opportunities, you can acquire new skills and advance your career. We prioritize your well-being, providing benefits and resources to support you on your personal journey. Our people consistently highlight the growth opportunities, our unique, entrepreneurial culture, and the fun we have together as their favorite aspects of working at A&M. The possibilities are endless for high-performing and passionate professionals.
Inclusive Diversity
A&M's entrepreneurial culture celebrates independent thinkers and doers who can positively impact our clients and shape our industry. The collaborative environment and engaging workguided by A&M's core values of Integrity, Quality, Objectivity, Fun, Personal Reward, and Inclusive Diversityare the main reasons our people love working at A&M. Inclusive Diversity means we embrace diversity, and we foster inclusiveness, encouraging everyone to bring their whole self to work each day. It runs through how we recruit, develop employees, conduct business, support clients, and partner with vendors. It is the A&M way.
Equal Opportunity Employer
It is Alvarez & Marsal's practice to provide and promote equal opportunity in employment, compensation, and other terms and conditions of employment without discrimination because of race, color, creed, religion, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, sex or gender, gender identity or gender expression (including transgender status), sexual orientation, marital status, military service and veteran status, physical or mental disability, family medical history, genetic information or other protected medical condition, political affiliation, or any other characteristic protected by and in accordance with applicable laws. Employees and Applicants can find A&M policy statements and additional information by region here.
Unsolicited Resumes from Third-Party Recruiters
Please note that as per A&M policy, we do not accept unsolicited resumes from third-party recruiters unless such recruiters are engaged to provide candidates for a specified opening. Any employment agency, person or entity that submits an unsolicited resume does so with the understanding that A&M will have the right to hire that applicant at its discretion without any fee owed to the submitting employment agency, person or entity.
