Senior Consultant - Business Consulting (Scrum Master)

Who are we?

• Infosys is a global leader in next-generation digital services and consulting with annual revenues of $16.31B (FY ‘22).
• Infosys Consulting partners with clients from strategy through execution to transform their businesses in areas such as business/ IT strategy, processes, organization, systems and risk. Infosys Consulting has 2,500+ people across the US, Europe, APAC and India
• We are Value Integrators – we deliver realized business value by managing transformations from strategy / setting direction through execution, including operating and optimizing delivered solutions

What are we looking for? Consultants, Senior Consultants

We are looking for smart, self-driven, high-energy people with top-notch communication skills, intellectual curiosity and passion for excellence. Our analysts have a blend of in-depth domain expertise, strong analytical and conceptual thinking skills and excellent soft skills.

What will you do?

• Manage and develop Scaled Agile portfolios of the highest complexity
• Serve as a team member, track lead on Agile / Scrum delivery engagements for clients & guide the teams to follow Agile and Scrum practices to promote prioritization, team readiness, and commitment for each Sprint
• Optimize scrum team velocity to identify improvement opportunities to achieve higher levels of team performance
• Oversee systemic impediments to team agility and guide the teams on methods to escalate
• Deliver capabilities using agile practices while following the Software Development Lifecycle, business process mapping, and various release processes to ensure all risk, security, and development requirements are met
• Partner with discipline managers to convey their concerns to scrum teams about governance policies and adherence to corporate standards
• Collaborate with product owners, program or project managers to communicate delivery of work product from the teams and escalate key risks and issues impeding scrum team effectiveness
• Receive direction from leaders and exercise independent judgment while developing the knowledge to understand function, policies, procedures, and compliance requirements
• Train other Scrum master’s and serve as a mentor to less experienced staff
• Execute consulting engagements in a global delivery model, working with consultants across regions- being part of a team of high performing consultants
• Contributing to the profile and reputation of Infosys Consulting through firm building, new capability and offering development initiatives, thought leadership, whitepapers

What do we require?

• We are looking for 4-9 years experienced Business Analyst with Life Science background (Commercial analytics, Patient support program, LIMS, MES, R&D etc.) to build the bridge between our business and clients, immersing themselves in the market to understand problems and find innovative solutions. In addition to working with/on multiple teams, you will have an opportunity to improve processes and systems, and conduct research and analysis in order to come up with solutions to business problems alongside a team of other analysts/developers.
• Minimum 2+ years of experience as Scrum Master running agile ceremonies & driving continuous improvements
• Must have Life Science background
• Demonstrate excellent core competence and experience in delivery of agile projects using scrum or various other methodologies across value chain in Life Sciences
• Proven efficiency in conflict management, influencing and negotiating skills with the ability to lead or manage stakeholders effectively.
• Proficiency with IT tools supporting delivery, example JIRA, Confluence etc