Squad Leader (Scrum Master) - Ariba

Kenvue is currently recruiting for:

Scrum Master /Squad Lead

This position reports to The Ariba Buying Technical Product Owner (TPO) and sits within Corporate Technology.

The role will be responsible for x1 Capacity Squad focused on the SAP Ariba Product and Ecoystem

Who we are

At Kenvue, we realize the extraordinary power of everyday care. Built on over a century of heritage and rooted in science, we’re the house of iconic brands - including Neutrogena, Aveeno, Tylenol, Listerine, Johnson’s and BAND-AID® Brand Adhesive Bandages that you already know and love. Science is our passion; care is our talent. Our global team is made up of ~ 22,000 diverse and brilliant people, passionate about insights, innovation and committed to delivering the best products to our customers. With expertise and empathy, being a Kenvuer means having the power to impact the life of millions of people every day. We put people first, care fiercely, earn trust with science and solve with courage – and have brilliant opportunities waiting for you! Join us in shaping our future–and yours.

Role reports to: Global Product Leader for Procurement Operations Lead.

Location: India, Karnataka, Bangalore

Travel %: none

Pay: xxx (if compliant with country laws)

What you will do

We are seeking an experience and motivated Scrum Master/Squad Lead to join and manage our IT capacity team for Ariba. The ideal candidate will have a deep understanding of agile methodology, strong background in IT operations and proven track record of connecting and leading across cross-functional team to deliver scalable solutions and application stability. You will play a pivotal role in ensuring the teams efficiency, removing roadblocks and fostering a culture of continuous improvement and collaboration. You will have day to day ownership of the teams productivity and workload.
Key Responsibilities

• Faciltitate Agile ceremonies (Daily Stand-up, sprint planning, retrospectives, sprint reviews) to ensure smooth team operations and alignment

• Coach and build the team around Agile Practice to ensure team effiecancy

• Ensure effective capacity planning by tracking team velocity, working to and assigning task story points, idenitfiying resource needs and ensuring proper ulitisation of the team members across different sprints and projects.

• Work closely with stakeholders (Product Owner, Application Reliabilty, Integration Team, ECC team leads etc) to ensure that the team works aligns with business objectives, the solution roadmap and capacity constraints for optimial ROI.

• Monitor Team performance through key metrics (OKRS), identify and signal roadblocks, and facilitate continuous improvement to maintain and enhane team productivity

• Remove obstacles that impede the team’s progress, ensuring the they are able to meet the their sprint goals without delay .

• Comminicate progress and risks effectively to leadership (TPO, BPO) providing insights into demand timelines and constraints.

• Manage cross-functional dependencies and hand-offs between squads (Ariba will function as two squads to manage timezones and work globally), ensuring that the teams are aligned and collobarating effectively

• Foster a culture of collaboration (people first), innovation (leading with data) and accountability (owner-mindset) to deliver high quality IT services.