Agile Delivery Manager

Dawninfotek; Toronto; On-site; CAD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Dawninfotek is seeking an Agile Delivery Manager to join our team on a contract-to-hire basis for a bank client in Toronto. The role blends Scrum Master and Project Manager duties, focusing on Agile practices and governance.

The ideal candidate has 10+ years as a Delivery/Scrum/PM, 5+ years delivering IT software projects, and strong coaching skills for Product Owner and teams, with exposure to JIRA/Confluence and front-end systems.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience as a Delivery/Scrum/Project Manager.
• 5+ years' experience delivering complex IT software projects.
• 3+ years’ experience with Agile methodology while delivering IT projects.
• 3+ years’ experience with Front-end Systems and Digital Channels.
• 3+ years’ experience with JIRA/Confluence.

Responsibilities

• Facilitates Discovery, Story Mapping and Agile ceremonies.
• Coaches Product Owner in business value prioritization of work.
• Coaches team in effort and complexity estimation of work.
• Maintains JIRA as book of record for tracking dependencies and delivery progress.
• Gathers estimates and maintains financial information in Clarity.
• Monitors and reports status, risks and issues; ensures alignment with MOR process.

Skills

Delivery Manager

IT Projects

Agile Methodology

Front-end Systems

JIRA/Confluence

Bank Experience

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

JIRA/Confluence

Job description

Agile Delivery Manager

We are looking for an Agile Delivery Manager to join our team on acontract-to-hirebasis to work at our bank client. It is a combination of both Scrum Master and Project Manager.

Typical Day in Role:

• Facilitates key activities including Discovery, Story Mapping and Agile ceremonies.
• Manages and coaches approaches to scope/time pressures.
• Coaches the Product Owner (PO) in business value prioritization of work.
• Coaches the team in effort and complexity estimation of work.
• Facilitates planning/refining activities.
• Develops the team to a high performing, self-organizing state using data driven coaching.
• Keeps the team accountable to a Continuous Improvement Plan.
• Shares expertise and knowledge of Agile Standard Practices (ASP), Project Delivery Life Cycle (PDLC), Software Delivery Life Cycle (SDLC) and helps maintain a record of artifacts.
• Supports the solution architecture (SA) review and approvals process.
• Supports the engagement and coordination of extended teams and vendor engagements.
• Gathers estimates and maintains financial information in Clarity.
• Monitors and tracks team performance using Agile metrics.
• Maintains JIRA as book of record for tracking dependencies and delivery progress.
• Gathers and formats status, risks and issues data into reports and dashboards; Monitors and tracks performance and addresses any issues. Ensures the initiative’s deliverables are coordinated for pre-release and release into production per mandatory operational readiness (MOR) process requirements.
• Focus is primarily on business/group within BMO; may have broader, enterprise-wide focus.
• Provides specialized consulting, analytical and technical support.
• Exercises judgment to identify, diagnose, and solve problems within given rules.
• Works independently and regularly handles non-routine situations.
• Broader work or accountabilities may be assigned as needed.

Required Skills:

• 1) 10+ years of experience as a Delivery/Scrum/Project Manager
• 2) 5+ years' experience in managing and delivering complex IT software projects
• 3) 3+ years’ experience with Agile methodology while delivering IT projects
• 4) 3+ years of experience with Front-end Systems and Digital Channels
• 5) 3+ years’ experience with JIRA/ Confluence
• 6) Bank experience is certainly a plus!

Education:

Bachelor's degree in a technical field

Ideally has Certified Scrum master certification (CSM / PSM)