Scrum Master - Toronto, Canada - Sentaca

Description

We are currently looking for a skilled, client-focused technical project manager / scrum master to join our Toronto team to provide our customers with technical project planning, management and oversight for key initiatives in software delivery projects.

• Assume responsibility of all product related roadmap, backlog features and management of crossfunctional teams required to deliver product to marketlaunch stage;
• Work closely with key client & vendor stakeholders to define the client's strategy and work streams required to achieve it;
• Form strong team relationships by leading, coaching, motivating team members, identifying and resolving conflicts and establishing a trusted environment for all team members;
• Own all identified blockers, including seeing issues through to resolution;
• Mange the cadence of the software team, including planning, standups, demos and retrospectives, create team agreements and ensure that they are being respected;
• Analyze and prioritize work streams and obtain the support required to implement it;
• Proactively collaborate with product management and software engineering departments to understand company needs and devise possible solutions;
• Seek to improve team performance through continuous process improvement initiatives and tracking key metrics;
• Select, evaluate, and prioritize key process improvement initiatives, jointly with stakeholders to drive outcomes that align with the clients' goals;
• Research possible solutions to existing problems, identify or conceptualize process/system improvements, evaluate the business cases, validate results with process owners;
• Develop actionable plans and leads the implementation of process improvement opportunities that efficiencies and/or reduce delivery/operating costs;
• Foster a partnership approach to working with project teams and stakeholders, ensuring respect and open communication;
• Proactively develop and manage strong and collaborative relationships with internal team members and all client stakeholders.

• Overall 10 years of experience, with a minimum of 3 years as a Scrum Master;
• Experience managing Cloud projects (GCP desired)
• Demonstrated ability to manage projects in a fastpaced and changing technical environment with a history of successful outcomes;
• Ability to be flexible and adept in dealing with and resolving ambiguity;
• Experience delivering software projects, with a full understanding of the software development life cycle as well as expertise in automation, quality assurance, deployment processes and what it means to operationalize a product;
• Highly developed project management skills, should have managed more than one project at a time;
• Should have worked closely with mediumbig organizations and have managed stakeholders.
• Superior analytical and critical thinking skills;
• Ability to lead and motivate crossfunctional teams and seamlessly interact with all involved parties from technical team, business team and management;\Strong communication, presentation and influencing skills;
• Completely fluent in English language both written and verbal at a professional level (this is a client facing role).

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent relevant experience
• Six Sigma and/or PMP certification
• Certified ScrumMaster (CSM)
• Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO)

Sentaca + IBM*Background Check Required*Please note that due to the nature of the work we do in the telecommunications space, clearing a criminal record check is a condition of employment.