Scrum Master (Agile, Project Manager)

Top 3 reasons to join us

• Enjoyable Team Environment
• Engaging and Innovative Work
• 13 month salary and bonus

Job description

About the Company: GrapeSEED is part of the GrapeCity family of companies, delivering international English curriculum to children aged 4–12. As part of our ongoing digital transformation, we are modernizing our platform and introducing a new generation of products and services. As Scrum Master in the Global Technology Division, you will facilitate Agile delivery, coach cross-functional teams, and foster a culture of continuous improvement.

Role Summary:

• Facilitate Scrum ceremonies: Sprint Planning, Daily Stand-ups, Sprint Reviews, and Retrospectives
• Coach teams in Scrum principles, Agile practices, and a continuous improvement mindset
• Act as a servant leader: empower teams, promote self-organization, and remove delivery obstacles
• Partner with Product Managers/Owners on backlog refinement, prioritization, and sprint planning
• Monitor progress; identify and proactively resolve risks, dependencies, and impediments
• Foster collaboration among Engineering, QA, UX/UI, Product, and other stakeholders
• Promote transparency through Agile metrics, dashboards, and reporting
• Facilitate communication and alignment across distributed, international teams
• Support adoption of Agile tools (Jira, Confluence, Azure DevOps)

Your skills and experience

Your skills and experience

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, IT, Business Informatics, or a related discipline
• At least 3 years of experience as a Scrum Master, Agile Delivery Lead, or Agile Project Manager within software development teams
• Strong understanding of Scrum principles, Agile values, and the SDLC
• Proven experience facilitating Agile ceremonies and coaching teams toward continuous improvement
• Experience working with cross-functional teams (Engineers, QA, Product Managers, Designers, business stakeholders)
• Practical experience with Jira and/or Azure DevOps; familiarity with Agile metrics
• Ability to influence teams and stakeholders without direct authority
• Excellent written and verbal English — daily communication with global teams
• Experience with distributed or international teams is highly desirable
• Servant-leadership mindset, strong facilitation, conflict-resolution, and coaching skills; empathy and emotional intelligence

Why you'll love working here

Multinational Company – Competitive Benefits

• GrapeCity is a multinational private company with over 1,200 employees and more than 30 years of development, operating across 16 countries including Japan, USA, Korea, India, China, and Vietnam.
• We hire only “A-level” talents for our projects, recognized by clients as clear, reliable, agile, and exceeding expectations.
• Our clients include global leaders such as Microsoft, Sony, Procter & Gamble, Intel, Mitsubishi, AT&T, Thomson, Syngenta, and Infosys.
• Microsoft Gold Certified Partner and one of the few companies on the Microsoft Office Advisory Council.
• Attractive, competitive starting salary; mid-year and year-end bonuses; annual salary reviews based on performance.

Professional Training & Development

• Training before and during projects.
• Work with experienced engineers and be mentored by expert leaders in an international work environment
• Free English lessons with native American teachers.
• Life skills and soft skills training programs.

Work-Life Balance

• 8 hours/day, weekends off, flexible working hours, minimal overtime.
• Annual company trip, team building, sports and hobby clubs (yoga, football, table tennis, etc.) with financial support.
• Young, dynamic, professional, and creative work environment.
• Full social, health, and unemployment insurance according to law.
• 12 days annual leave (increasing with seniority), Christmas holiday, and extra half-day off on March 8th for female employees.