Permanent Full Time
We are looking for a
Scrum Master within the Technology Strategy & Transformation Office (TSTO).
Reporting to the Manager, Agility Enablement, you will employ servant leadership to coach, mentor and support the team in agile product/project development and delivery methods. You will facilitate and/or support team events, coach the team in defining efficient ways of working and help the team to remove impediments. You will support transparency through clear communication and help foster collaboration and understanding between the Product Owner and the team. Additionally, as a Scrum Master you will be coaching team members on continuous process improvements and goals, focusing on the achievement of excellent results whilst building and nurturing a trusting and safe environment.
What You'll Do: - Organize and guide the team on how to use Scrum, Kanban and other Agile practices and methodologies
- Coach the team on effective use of Scrum Events and other collaborative team working sessions including Sprint Planning, Daily Scrum, Sprint Review,
- Retrospective, backlog refinement, work item selection, ensuring alignment with flow-based delivery practices
- Collaborate with and support the Product Owner in developing the Product Goal, Product Backlog, and Sprint Goals, ensuring backlog refinement aligns with maximizing product value.
- Facilitate the removal of impediments and coach the team in maintaining focus by managing external interferences
- Foster collaboration across all team members, encouraging cross-training and mutual support
- Guide and coach those outside the teams to understand which interactions with the team are helpful and which are not
- Keep the team organized and on track via data analysis and reporting - working item age, throughput, cycle time, work in progress etc. to ensure transparency and awareness amongst the team practitioners
- Foster self-organization and growth within the team
- Reinforce an Agile mindset - continuous Improvement in teams through conversations, coaching, and role-playing exercises
- Hands on with JIRA and Confluence to ensure board(s) and cards are appropriately updated
Who You Are: - 3+ years of experience as a Scrum Master or Project Manager, during which you coached teams on Agile practices and ensure alignment to Agile mindset
- Demonstrated ability to promote innovative thinking and self-improvement within the team
- Proven knowledge of Agile, Scrum, Kanban, SAFe or hybrid methods to guide and optimize the way the team works with maximum efficiency & effectiveness
- Experience with technology product management and delivery an asset
- Strong communication skills with the ability to communicate complex messages and teach new concepts
- Bring a high-energy and passionate outlook to the job and can influence those around her/him
- Able to build a sense of trust and rapport that creates a comfortable & effective workplace
The base salary for this position is between
$90,000 - $110,000 annually. This represents base salary only and does not represent other variable compensation components of our total compensation ( i.e. annual bonus, commission etc). If you are selected to move forward in our recruitment process, your recruiter will be able to discuss additional details of our total rewards program with you.
Career opportunities will be open a minimum of 5 business days from the date of posting, closing dates will vary depending on the search activity. All applications received will be reviewed on a rolling basis.
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Requisition ID: 7082
Category: Digital Technology
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