Senior Scrum Lead - Health Data

About the role

Manulife is looking for a Senior Health Data Scrum Lead in Chengdu to design and implement a common Health Data Model and Health Data Products that give business units ready-to-use, trusted data sets for AI and analytics use cases. The role supports regional health initiatives such as Provider Management Solutions, Health KPIs and claim driver analysis, and works with data scientists, AI teams and business leaders.

Key responsibilities

• Provide senior Agile leadership and coaching to cross-functional teams delivering the common Health Data Model and products, ensuring Scrum events, backlog refinement, sprint goals and delivery commitments are outcome-driven.
• Coach team members on Scrum practices, self-management, accountability and value-based decision-making.
• Resolve complex impediments and dependencies across data, AI, architecture, governance, security and market teams, and partner with Product Owners and senior leaders on priorities, capacity and roadmaps.
• Embed architecture, data governance, SDLC, risk, privacy, security, compliance and quality requirements into Agile delivery, and keep executives informed on delivery confidence and strategic risks.
• Use Agile metrics, delivery insights and stakeholder feedback to improve predictability, quality and team effectiveness, and lead retrospectives and improvement initiatives.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Information Systems, Data Science, Computer Science, Business, Engineering or a related field.
• 8+ years of experience in technology, data, digital or change delivery, including 3+ years as a Scrum Master or Agile delivery lead.
• Experience delivering data, analytics, AI or data governance initiatives in cloud environments.
• Familiarity with enterprise SDLC, architecture, risk, privacy, security and compliance requirements.
• Insurance, healthcare or financial services experience is an advantage.

Required skills

• Strong Scrum and Agile expertise, with proven facilitation, coaching, impediment removal and stakeholder management.
• Proficiency in Jira, Azure DevOps, Confluence or similar tools; CSM, PSM or equivalent certification preferred.

The working arrangement is hybrid.