Royal Bank of Canada

Senior Scrum Master - Home Equity Finance IT

Royal Bank of Canada$100K — $130K *
Finance & Insurance
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 10+ years in IT delivery with Agile/Scrum experience
  • Certified Scrum Master (CSM) or equivalent certification
  • Bachelor's degree in a relevant field (e.g., Computer Science, Engineering, Business)
  • Strong leadership abilities with a focus on team performance
  • Exceptional communication skills for diverse stakeholder engagement
  • Analytical mindset to handle complexity and ambiguity
  • Experience in large financial institutions with structured governance

Responsibilities

  • Facilitate Scrum ceremonies while managing project scope, timeline, and stakeholder deliverables
  • Empower teams for self-organization while meeting delivery commitments
  • Lead sprint planning aligned with project milestones; track risks and dependencies
  • Manage communications on project status and address blockers that affect delivery
  • Conduct retrospectives to enhance team velocity and adapt project approaches

Benefits

  • Comprehensive Total Rewards Program with bonuses and flexible benefits
  • Development support from leaders through coaching and opportunities
  • Opportunity to make a significant impact
  • Work in a collaborative, high-performing team environment
  • Access to diverse job opportunities across the organization
Full Job Description
Job Description

What is the Opportunity?

As a Senior Scrum Master in the Home Equity Finance (HEF) IT team in Personal Credit Technology, you will lead a large, multi-year re-platforming program in support of the HEF business. You will facilitate complex, high-impact initiatives by leveraging advanced knowledge of Agile and Scrum delivery principles. You will manage cross-functional dependencies, drive teams to deliver business outcomes, and ensure alignment with organizational goals. This role demands a strategic mindset, strong leadership and communication skills, and the ability to balance Agile flexibility with strong project governance and a multi-year delivery roadmap in a fast-paced, large-enterprise environment.

What Will You Do?
  • Facilitate applicable Scrum ceremonies while owning project scope, timeline, budget, and stakeholder deliverables; balance team enablement with delivery accountability
  • Empower teams to self-organize while ensuring delivery commitments are met
  • Own sprint planning aligned to project milestones; track project-level progress, risks, and dependencies; ensure the team delivers against committed timelines and quality standards
  • Manage upward communication on project status and risks; coordinate with other teams and external stakeholders; secure resources and resolve organizational blockers that impact delivery
  • Run retrospectives to improve team velocity and process; adapt project approach as needed; balance Agile flexibility with project governance and predictability requirements


What Do You Need to Succeed?
  • 10+ years of experience in IT delivery with a proven track record in Agile/Scrum environments
  • Certified Scrum Master (CSM) or equivalent Agile certification
  • Bachelor's degree in a related field (e.g., Computer Science, Engineering, Business)
  • Strong leadership skills-ability to influence, mentor, and drive teams toward high performance
  • Exceptional communication skills-written, verbal, and presentation-ready for diverse stakeholders
  • Analytical and problem-solving expertise-ability to navigate complexity and ambiguity
  • Large Financial Institution enterprise experience-familiarity with structured environments and governance frameworks
  • Proven track record delivering large-scale technology programs


Nice to Have
  • Exposure to or understanding of AI in the delivery lifecycle
  • PMP certification
  • Experience working with or in support of the Retail Credit business


What's in it for you?

  • A comprehensive Total Rewards Program including bonuses and flexible benefits
  • Leaders who support your development through coaching and managing opportunities
  • Ability to make a difference and lasting impact
  • Work in a dynamic, collaborative, progressive, and high-performing team
  • Access to a variety of job opportunities across business and geographies


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Job Skills
Agile Methodology, Coaching Others, Conflict Management, Decision Making, Group Problem Solving, Information Technology (IT) Infrastructure, Quality Management, Results-Oriented, Scrum (Agile), Staying Focused

Additional Job Details

Address:

RBC WATERPARK PLACE, 88 QUEENS QUAY W:TORONTO

City:

Toronto

Country:

Canada

Work hours/week:

37.5

Employment Type:

Full time

Platform:

TECHNOLOGY AND OPERATIONS

Job Type:

Regular

Pay Type:

Salaried

Posted Date:

2026-05-12

Application Deadline:

2026-07-30
Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the application deadline date above

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