Scrum Master - Toronto, Canada - Scotiabank

Scotiabank

Verified Company

Toronto, Canada

3 weeks ago

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Sophia Lee

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Description

Requisition ID: 193773

Join a purpose driven winning team, committed to results, in an inclusive and high-performing culture.

The Role:

The Scrum Master is responsible for driving team effectiveness, supporting the development team, removing roadblocks, and evolving the end-to-end product while helping the teams build up compliant agile practice, be flexible and leading using hybrid methodology.

This is a one year contract position to backfill a mat leave.

What will you do?

Lead and drives a customer focused culture throughout their team to deepen client relationships and leverage broader Bank relationships, systems and knowledge.
You will also project manage larger technology updates impacting multiple value streams.
Balance competing or conflicting goals of various departments/stakeholders, requiring a mature, diplomatic approach
Ensure the team enacts the agile principles, values and framework and provide support to teams using a servant leadership style
Coach the development/lab team and help lead and instill core agile values and "agile mindset"
Identify, manage, and help mitigate issues and risks, with particular emphasis on timely removal of impediments for the team and/or directing obstacles to appropriate owners for quick resolution.
Develop strong partnership with the Product Owner to gain strong understanding of objectives, sustain open dialogue to manage product backlog efficiently.
Communicate and present effectively exercising strong verbal and written communication skills across diverse audiences within and outside of the development team (Stakeholders, Executives), acting as a champion of the agile methodology.
Contribute to building organizational capability and expertise on agile adoption by partnering with Senior Scrum Master/Agile Coach and other agile teams to share findings, best practices, and resources to help mature the organization's agility.

What do you need to succeed?

Bachelor's Degree in computer engineering, business, Information sciences or other related field
PMP and/or Scrum Master Certification (CSM) an asset
5+ years Scrum Master experience leading scrum teams
3+ years Project/Program Management experience with a strong understanding of agile project management principles and practices
Thorough understanding of Agile software development methodologies, values and procedures
Highly developed negotiation and influencing skills
Highly organized individual with the ability to coordinate across teams.
Excellent interpersonal skills, ability to work with diverse personality types.
Proficient in MS Suite (Project, Power Point, Excel)

What's in it for you?

We have an inclusive and collaborative working environment that encourages creativity and curiosity and celebrates success
We provide you with the tools and technology needed to create meaningful customer experiences
You'll get to work with and learn from diverse industry leaders, who have hailed from top technology companies around the world
We hire you for your talent — not just a job — so you can grow with us. We'll equip you for success not only in your role, but also in your career as a whole
Access to thousands of online and inperson courses so you can hone your current skills, or learn new ones
A competitive rewards package that includes a base salary, a performance bonus, company matching programs on pension and profit sharing, paid vacation, personal & sick days, medical, vision, and dental and much more

Location(s): Canada : Ontario : Toronto

Scotiabank is a leading bank in the Americas

Guided by our purpose:
"for every future", we help our customers, their families and their communities achieve success through a broad range of advice, products and services, including personal and commercial banking, wealth management and private banking, corporate and investment banking, and capital markets.