Middle Project Manager / Scrum Master
Skills
About the role
Responsibilities
Lead scrum ceremonies across Investment Operations workstreams, including daily stand-ups, sprint planning, backlog grooming, sprint reviews, and retrospectives
Facilitate planning and grooming sessions to keep user stories well-defined, estimated, and prioritized
Align Business Analysts, QA, Technology, and business stakeholders on scope, sequencing, and delivery milestones
Maintain delivery artifacts including project plans and roadmaps, sprint backlogs and Jira boards, RAID logs, and status reports
Prepare and present monthly updates for business stakeholders and senior leadership, covering delivery progress, risks, key decisions, and upcoming milestones
Monitor cross-team dependencies, escalate blockers, and drive issues to resolution
Support resource planning and capacity management across BA, QA, and Tech teams
Partner with Product and BA leads to manage intake, prioritization, and scope changes through a consistent governance process
Coordinate UAT end to end, including planning, scheduling, defect triage, and stakeholder sign-off
Define delivery metrics such as velocity, throughput, defect trends, and cycle time to enable continuous improvement
Manage release planning, deployment coordination, and post-implementation reviews
Coach team members on agile practices and help mature delivery standards across Investment Ops
Requirements
Hands-on experience of 2+ years as a Project Manager and/or Scrum Master delivering technology programs in financial services
Working knowledge of agile delivery methods such as Scrum and Kanban
Proficiency with Jira, Confluence, and standard project management tooling
Familiarity with GenAI tools to speed up status reporting, stakeholder updates, meeting synthesis, and backlog management, plus the ability to drive adoption of AI-enabled delivery practices across BA, QA, and Tech teams
Ability to manage multiple parallel workstreams and coordinate cross-functional teams
Strong stakeholder management skills, including producing executive-level updates and reporting
English proficiency at B2 (Upper-Intermediate) level or higher
Nice to have
Certified Scrum Master (CSM), SAFe, or PMP certification
Experience leading vendor or consultant-led delivery teams
Domain background in asset management, insurance, alternative assets, or investment operations environments
We offer
International projects with top brands
Work with global teams of highly skilled, diverse peers
Healthcare benefits
Employee financial programs
Paid time off and sick leave
Upskilling, reskilling and certification courses
Unlimited access to the LinkedIn Learning library and 22,000+ courses
Global career opportunities
Volunteer and community involvement opportunities
EPAM Employee Groups
Award-winning culture recognized by Glassdoor, Newsweek and LinkedIn
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