Description
We are seeking a highly motivated Scrum Master to support the end-to-end delivery of strategic AI and data initiatives within a government environment. This is a critical role responsible for driving technical teams and ensuring the successful transition of solutions from Proof of Concept (POC) to production.
The successful candidate will work closely with technical leads, product owners, sales directors, and key stakeholders to manage scope, schedules, risks, and dependencies while ensuring effective communication and strong execution.
As the program expands, additional Scrum Masters will be introduced to support multiple delivery pods responsible for onboarding various government entities to the platform. Candidates with experience delivering large-scale digital transformation programs within government organizations or the public sector are highly preferred. Arabic language proficiency is considered an advantage.
Requirements
Agile delivery & technical coordination
- Facilitate Scrum ceremonies including daily stand-ups, sprint planning, sprint reviews, and retrospectives.
- Drive technical teams through the complete delivery lifecycle from POC to production.
- Maintain backlog health, ensuring story readiness, prioritization, dependencies, and acceptance criteria.
- Track timelines, milestones, budgets, and RAID logs (Risks, Assumptions, Issues, and Dependencies).
- Identify and escalate blockers while facilitating timely decisions.
- Coordinate multidisciplinary teams across engineering, AI, data, and design functions.
- Support pre-sales AI and data operations activities.
Stakeholder management
- Prepare concise weekly status reports, burn-up/down charts, and risk mitigation plans.
- Coordinate demonstrations, UAT cycles, sign-offs, and action tracking.
- Align scope and manage changes across stakeholders.
- Communicate effectively with technical and business teams.
Quality & governance
- Ensure adherence to Definition of Ready (DoR), Definition of Done (DoD), test plans, and release checklists.
- Support compliance with security, privacy, and data governance requirements.
- Promote AI and data delivery standards, templates, and documentation practices.
Commercial & resource management
- Assist with Statements of Work (SOW), estimates, and invoicing support.
- Monitor resource utilization and team capacity.
- Support internal coordination and delivery planning.
Required qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Business, MBA, or a related field.
- 3-5 years of experience as a Scrum Master, Project Coordinator, PMO Analyst, or Junior Project Manager.
- Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
- Experience using Azure DevOps, Jira, Confluence, Notion, or similar collaboration tools.
- Ability to create dashboards and KPIs using Power BI or equivalent tools.
- Strong understanding of Agile and hybrid delivery methodologies.
- Experience translating business requirements into epics, user stories, and acceptance criteria.
- Ability to drive multiple technical teams with minimal supervision.
- Good understanding of technology infrastructure, AI concepts, cloud platforms, APIs, integrations, and data ecosystems.
- Technical awareness is required; however, hands-on development expertise is not necessary.
Preferred qualifications
- Experience delivering end-to-end implementations within government entities or the public sector.
- Experience leading large-scale digital transformation initiatives.
- Understanding of integrations, APIs, data platforms, and enterprise architecture.
- Experience supporting AI and data-driven programs.
- Arabic and English bilingual proficiency is highly desirable.
- Professional certifications such as Certified Scrum Master (CSM), PMP, PRINCE2, or AgilePM are advantageous.
Future growth opportunity
Following the initial phase, the program will scale to support multiple delivery pods responsible for onboarding government entities onto the platform. Additional Scrum Masters will be introduced, creating opportunities for long-term involvement and leadership across expanding teams.
Work arrangement
- Immediate availability preferred.
- Initial contract duration of 9 months.
- Daily onsite presence in Abu Dhabi is mandatory.
- Government background checks and security clearance processes will be initiated promptly.