Agile Practitioner

Agile Practitioner - Scrum Master, AVP

Job Description:

Job Title: Agile Practitioner - Scrum Master, AVP

Location: Pune, India

Role Description

• We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Agile Practitioner Scrum Master to screening team deliveries within the Anti‑Financial Crime (AFC) department.

• The Agile Practitioner will be responsible for managing team scrums, facilitating Agile ceremonies, removing impediments, and fostering a culture of continuous improvement to ensure the successful delivery of high‑impact solutions that enhance our financial crime detection and prevention capabilities.

What we’ll offer you

As part of our flexible scheme, here are just some of the benefits that you’ll enjoy

• Best in class leave policy

• Gender neutral parental leaves

• 100% reimbursement under childcare assistance benefit (gender neutral)

• Sponsorship for Industry relevant certifications and education

• Employee Assistance Program for you and your family members

• Comprehensive Hospitalization Insurance for you and your dependents

• Accident and Term life Insurance

• Complementary Health screening for 35 yrs. and above

Your key responsibilities

• Monitor Lean Waste, maintain risk and issue logs, and work with the Product Owner group to feed new stories arising from risks or issues into the product backlog.

• Facilitate all Scrum ceremonies, including Sprint Planning, Daily Stand‑ups, Sprint Reviews, and Retrospectives.

• Lead up to two Agile teams as a servant‑leader and Agile coach, guiding them on Agile principles and best practices.

• Collaborate closely with Product Owners, Business Analysts, and Technical Leads to ensure clear understanding and prioritization of the product backlog.

• Collaborate with Project Managers/Leads and DevOps and Release Management teams to create, track, and manage fix versions.

• Identify and remove impediments that hinder the team’s progress.

• Track and report key Agile metrics (e.g., velocity, burndown charts) to stakeholders.

• Foster a culture of transparency, collaboration, and continuous improvement.

• Ensure the team adheres to Agile values and principles and follows agreed‑upon processes.

• Support the team in achieving high levels of performance and quality.

• Coordinate with other Scrum Masters and Agile Coaches across the AFC department to align on cross‑team dependencies and Agile maturity.

• Conduct periodic sync meetings with Scrum Masters and stakeholders across tribes.

• Produce sprint and release progress/status reports as required for senior stakeholders, project working groups, and steering committees.

• Share responsibility for the quality of work delivered by the team; hold yourself and the team accountable.

• Shield the team from external interference that may reduce focus.

Preferred – Release Train Engineer (RTE) Capability

Candidates with RTE experience will additionally:

• Support PI Planning, quarterly planning, and ART‑level cadence.

• Facilitate multi‑team dependency mapping, readiness, and system‑demo alignment.

• Drive release readiness, risk forecasting, and inter‑squad coordination.

Agile Delivery

• Facilitate all Scrum ceremonies including Sprint Planning, Daily Stand‑ups, Refinement, Sprint Reviews, and Retrospectives.

• Serve as a servant‑leader for Agile teams, ensuring adherence to Scrum values, Agile principles, and delivery best practices.

• Support the Product Owner in backlog refinement, prioritization, and readiness.

• Track Agile metrics (velocity, burndown, flow efficiency) and present delivery insights to stakeholders.

• Monitor Lean Waste, maintain risk and issues logs, and work with the Product Owner group to feed new stories arising from risks or issues into the product backlog

Team Enablement & Delivery Governance

• Identify and remove impediments, ensuring smooth and predictable sprint execution.

• Shield the team from external distractions and enable a high‑focus, high‑quality delivery environment.

• Maintain sprint hygiene, fix‑version planning, and release coordination in collaboration with DevOps/Release Management.

• Drive continuous improvement through Lean waste identification, RCA, and actionable retrospectives.

• Produce sprint and release status reports for senior stakeholders, working groups, and steering committees.

Cross‑Team Alignment

• Coordinate with other Scrum Masters, RTEs, and Agile Coaches across AFC Tech to manage dependencies and align delivery plans.

• Participate in Scrum of Scrums, tribe syncs, and cross‑platform delivery forums.

• Ensure risks, issues, dependencies, and decisions are clearly logged and communicated.

Preferred – Release Train Engineer (RTE) Capability

Candidates with RTE experience will additionally:

• Support PI Planning, quarterly planning, and ART‑level cadence.

• Facilitate multi‑team dependency mapping, readiness, and system‑demo alignment.

• Drive release readiness, risk forecasting, and inter‑squad coordination.

Your skills and experience

Required

• 8–10 years of IT experience with 5+ years as a Scrum Master in a large-scale, regulated enterprise environment.

• Strong understanding of Scrum, Kanban, and Agile delivery tools (JIRA, Confluence).

• Proven experience working with globally distributed engineering, data, and compliance teams.

• Strong facilitation, conflict‑resolution, and stakeholder‑management skills.

• Scrum Master certification (CSM, PSM I or higher) is required.

• Highly Desirable

• Experience as Release Train Engineer (SAFe RTE) or supporting ART‑level events.

• Exposure to AFC Screening, KYC, AML, Sanctions, or Financial Crime platforms, particularly alert lifecycle management or Screening Workbench.

• Knowledge of the SAFe framework or large-scale Agile environments.

How we’ll support you

• Training and development to help you excel in your career

• Coaching and support from experts in your team

• A culture of continuous learning to aid progression

• A range of flexible benefits that you can tailor to suit your needs

About us and our teams

Please visit our company website for further information:

https://www.db.com/company/company.html

We strive for a culture in which we are empowered to excel together every day. This includes acting responsibly, thinking commercially, taking initiative and working collaboratively.

Together we share and celebrate the successes of our people. Together we are Deutsche Bank Group.

We welcome applications from all people and promote a positive, fair and inclusive work environment.

Experience Level

Executive Level