Technical Scrum Master

About Razorpod

Razorpod is a full-scale advertising agency that work with clients to solve business problems through solutions that challenge the normal. We are passionate about the work we do for our clients to help brands achieve their business and marketing objectives.

Role Summary: We are looking for a Technical Scrum Master who can blend deep Agile experience with a sound understanding of technical systems. You will lead cross-functional squads, ensure adherence to Agile principles, unblock the team, and act as a bridge between product, engineering, QA, and UX teams. With a strong focus on driving product success, you will foster a delivery mindset that balances speed, quality, and user impact. Your technical awareness will be instrumental in enabling realistic planning, surfacing blockers early, and cultvating a culture of continuous improvement.

Key Responsibilities:

Agile Facilitation & Coaching

• Facilitate daily stand-ups, sprint planning, backlog grooming, sprint reviews, and retrospectives.

• Guide the team in Agile best practices (Scrum, Kanban, or hybrid), fostering a mindset of continuous improvement.

• Coach team members and stakeholders on Agile principles and delivery discipline.

Technical Project Delivery

• Collaborate with Engineering Leads to plan sprint deliveries aligned with release schedules.

• Track sprint progress using tools like Jira; ensure that technical debt, quality standards, and NFRs are part of planning.

• Proactively identify delivery risks and technical blockers, driving resolution through collaboration. Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Act as a liaison between Product Managers, Engineering, QA, and UX Designers to ensure alignment and smooth delivery.

• Facilitate clarity in story definitions, handoffs, and design dependencies with the UX team.

• Ensure backlog items are well-scoped, groomed, and ready for execution.

Metrics & Reporting

• Maintain sprint health metrics: velocity, burndown, cumulative flow, team capacity vs. output.

• Use data to drive retrospectives and evolve sprint predictability and throughput.

Technical Awareness

• Understand the basics of microservices, APIs, CI/CD, cloud infrastructure, and QA practices.

• Work with DevOps and QA to ensure readiness for builds, deployments, and test environments.

• Participate in grooming sessions to ensure stories are estimable, testable, and technically viable.

Key Qualifications:

Must-Haves:

• 5- 8 years of experience as a Scrum Master or Agile Delivery Manager in a technical setup.

• Familiarity working with UX, product, QA, and engineering teams in collaborative sprint environments.

• Proficiency with tools like Azure DevOps, Jira, Confluence and Git

• Strong facilitation, communication, and servant leadership skills.

• A technical background (B.Tech / B.E. / MCA or equivalent) or experience working closely with developers/DevOps.

Nice-to-Haves:

• Scrum certifications (CSM, PSM I/II).

• Experience working with product companies, SaaS teams, or fast-paced startups.

• Exposure to scalable delivery frameworks like SAFe, LeSS, or dual-track Agile.

• Success Metrics: • Sprint predictability and reduced spillovers.

• Improved team throughput and velocity.

• Early surfacing and resolution of blockers or dependencies.

• Seamless coordination between design, development, QA, and release teams.