Project Manager / Scrum Master

Summary

EPAM Systems is seeking a Project Manager / Scrum Master to support delivery across the Investment Operations technology portfolio. This role will involve partnering with various stakeholders to run agile ceremonies, manage end-to-end delivery, and provide consistent reporting to business stakeholders and senior leadership.

Responsibilities

• Run scrum ceremonies across Investment Operations workstreams, including daily stand-ups, sprint planning, backlog grooming, sprint reviews and retrospectives
• Facilitate planning and grooming sessions to ensure user stories are well-defined, estimated and prioritized
• Coordinate across Business Analysts, QA, Technology and business stakeholders to ensure alignment on scope, sequencing and delivery milestones
• Maintain delivery artifacts including project plans and roadmaps, sprint backlogs and Jira boards, RAID logs and status reports
• Build and deliver monthly updates for business stakeholders and senior leadership, including delivery progress, risks, key decisions and upcoming milestones
• Track cross-team dependencies, escalate blockers and drive resolution
• Support resource planning and capacity management across BA, QA and Tech teams
• Partner with Product and BA leads to ensure intake, prioritization and scope changes are managed through a consistent governance process
• Lead UAT coordination, including planning, scheduling, defect triage and stakeholder sign-off
• Establish delivery metrics such as velocity, throughput, defect trends and cycle time to drive 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

Skills

• 1+ years of experience as a Project Manager and/or Scrum Master delivering technology programs in financial services
• Knowledge of agile delivery practices such as Scrum and Kanban
• Proficiency in Jira, Confluence and standard project management tooling
• Familiarity with GenAI tools to accelerate status reporting, stakeholder updates, meeting synthesis and backlog management, along with capability to drive adoption of AI-enabled delivery practices across BA, QA and Tech teams
• Capability to manage multiple parallel workstreams and cross-functional teams
• Strong stakeholder management skills including experience building executive-level updates and reporting
• English proficiency at B2 level or higher
• Certified Scrum Master (CSM), SAFe or PMP certification
• Experience managing vendor or consultant-led delivery teams
• Background in asset management, insurance, alternative assets or investment operations environments

Qualifications

Must Haves

• 1+ years of experience as a Project Manager and/or Scrum Master delivering technology programs in financial services
• Knowledge of agile delivery practices such as Scrum and Kanban
• Proficiency in Jira, Confluence and standard project management tooling
• Familiarity with GenAI tools to accelerate status reporting, stakeholder updates, meeting synthesis and backlog management, along with capability to drive adoption of AI-enabled delivery practices across BA, QA and Tech teams
• Capability to manage multiple parallel workstreams and cross-functional teams
• Strong stakeholder management skills including experience building executive-level updates and reporting
• English proficiency at B2 level or higher

Nice to Haves

• Certified Scrum Master (CSM), SAFe or PMP certification
• Experience managing vendor or consultant-led delivery teams
• Background in asset management, insurance, alternative assets or investment operations environments

Benefits

• 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