CIBC

Scrum Master

CIBC$85K — $100K *
Finance & Insurance
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Minimum two years of project management experience, particularly in Agile methodologies.
  • Degree or diploma in Computer Science, Engineering, or Management Information Systems.
  • Experience with both waterfall and agile project management methodologies.
  • Knowledge of Software Delivery Life Cycle (SDLC).
  • PMP certification is an asset.
  • Strong collaborative mindset, with emphasis on teamwork and inclusion.
  • Ability to champion change and adapt to new tools and technologies.

Responsibilities

  • Manage daily project activities for complex projects and ensure adherence to project performance standards.
  • Initiate projects and conduct feasibility studies, preparing related business cases.
  • Analyze complex data and processes to estimate work effort and project timelines.
  • Utilize project tracking systems to manage reviews and prepare progress reports.
  • Act as a resource integrator, managing stakeholder expectations on scope and timeline.
  • Facilitate scrum activities such as Sprint planning and retrospectives to promote Agile methodologies.
  • Identify project risks proactively and develop mitigation strategies.

Benefits

  • Competitive salary and incentive pay, recognizing employee contributions.
  • Comprehensive benefits program including banking benefits and a defined benefit pension plan.
  • Employee share purchase plan to align mutual success.
  • Generous vacation offerings and wellbeing support.
  • Purpose Day initiative for employee growth and development.
Full Job Description
What you'll be doing

You will be joining CIBC’s Enterprise Technology team. The Scrum Master is responsible for managing day-to-day project activities of complex projects, ensuring project control procedures and policies are adhered to as per technology’s project performance standards. The role demonstrates initiative to initiate projects, conduct feasibility studies, prepare business cases, and analyze and document complex data and processes to provide estimates of work effort and duration for projects. The Scrum Master uses independent judgment to determine methods and approaches to work, utilizing the project tracking system to manage project reviews and prepare and distribute project status, updates, and progress reports to project stakeholders. In addition, the role acts as a resource integrator for their area, managing stakeholder expectations related to the project scope and timeline constraints.

At CIBC, we enable the work environment most optimal for you to thrive in your role. Therefore, details on your work arrangement (proportion of on-site and remote work) will be discussed during your interview.

How you'll succeed

  • Agile Experience – Facilitate a range of scrum activities, including Sprint, Daily Scrums, Retrospective Meetings, and Backlog Refinement. Actively promote agile and scrum methodology across the business to enable quick, effective, and meaningful transformation.

  • Project Management – Outline project goals, terms of reference, resource requirements, and costs. Create a resource plan that ensures all stakeholders have a voice in the project. Assess the efficiency of the practices and procedures used by a team, and provide guidance that will continuously improve the project plan.

  • Collaboration – Help internal partners make informed decisions about developing programs, products, and services. Coach and mentor your teams as you work toward a common goal. Negotiate deliverables and milestones whenever necessary.

  • Project Coordination – Proactively identify risks to the project schedule and find ways to mitigate them. Monitor milestones; ensure they’re completed according to timelines and budgets. Then, execute a project plan that strikes the right balance between budget, time, and risk.

  • Communication and Persuasion – Share ideas, build consensus, and write impactfully. Chair meetings.

  • Relationships – Develop trusted working relationships with business stakeholders and technology partners.

Who you are

  • You can demonstrate at least two years of experience in project management including Agile Methodology, ideally within the financial services or technology industry. You have managed cross-portfolio projects in a matrix environment. You have experience with waterfall and agile methodologies and knowledge of the Software Delivery Life Cycle (SDLC).

  • You have a degree/diploma in Computer Science, Engineering, Management Information Systems, or a related field of study. It’s an asset if you have your PMP designation.

  • You embrace and champion change. You'll continuously evolve your thinking and how you work to deliver your best.

  • You’re digitally savvy. You seek out innovative solutions and embrace leading-edge technologies. As a result, you can quickly adapt to new tools and trends.

  • You're driven by collective success. You know that collaboration can transform a good idea into a great one. You understand the power of an inclusive team that enjoys working together to create a shared vision.

  • Values matter to you. You bring your real self to work and live our values - trust, teamwork, and accountability.

What CIBC Offers

At CIBC, your goals are a priority. We start with your strengths and ambitions as an employee and strive to create opportunities to tap into your potential. We aspire to give you a career, rather than just a paycheck.

  • We work to recognize you in meaningful, personalized ways including a competitive salary, incentive pay, banking benefits, a benefits program*, defined benefit pension plan*, an employee share purchase plan, a vacation offering, wellbeing support, and MomentMakers, our social, points-based recognition program.

  • Our spaces and technological toolkit will make it simple to bring together great minds to create innovative solutions that make a difference for our clients.

  • We cultivate a culture where you can express your ambition through initiatives like Purpose Day; a paid day off dedicated for you to use to invest in your growth and development.

*Subject to plan and program terms and conditions

Job Location

Toronto-81 Bay, 16th Floor

Employment Type

Regular

Weekly Hours

37.5

Skills

Agile Delivery, Agile Systems, Agile Technologies, Analytical Thinking, Business Case Development, Deliverables Management, Project Controls, Project Management, Project Planning, Scrum (Agile), Technical Knowledge, Work Collaboratively

About CIBC

The Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce is a Canadian multinational banking and financial services corporation headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. The bank is headquartered at Commerce Court in the city's Financial District. CIBC's Institution Number is 010, and its SWIFT code is CIBCCATT. It is one of two Big Five banks founded in Toronto, the other being the Toronto-Dominion Bank. The Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce was formed through the June 1, 1961, merger of the Canadian Bank of Commerce and the Imperial Bank of Canada, the largest merger between chartered banks in Canadian history. The bank has four strategic business units: Canadian Personal and Business Banking, Canadian Commercial Banking and Wealth Management, U.S. Commercial Banking and Wealth Management, and Capital Markets. It has international operations in the United States, the Caribbean, Asia, and United Kingdom; Globally. CIBC serves more than eleven million clients, and has over 40,000 employees. The company ranks at number 172 on the Forbes Global 2000 listing.
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