Scrum Master

Charles Schwab Corporation; Saskatchewan; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player seeks a Senior Scrum Master to drive Agile practices within their dynamic team. This role involves leading Scrum teams, facilitating ceremonies, and ensuring high-quality delivery of digital solutions. The ideal candidate will thrive in a fast-paced environment, leveraging their extensive experience in Agile methodologies and technical leadership. With a focus on coaching teams and improving processes, this position offers the opportunity to make a significant impact in transforming the finance industry. If you are passionate about Agile practices and eager to lead teams to success, this is the role for you.

Qualifications

• 5+ years leading technical Scrum teams delivering high-quality digital solutions.
• Experience with Agile practices and large-scale organizational methodologies.
• Proven ability to facilitate decision-making and remove impediments.

Responsibilities

• Oversee Scrum team activities, ensuring timely performance and high-quality output.
• Facilitate Scrum ceremonies and manage product backlog effectively.
• Develop strong relationships with stakeholders through effective communication.

Skills

Scrum Master Certification

Agile Methodologies

Communication Skills

Problem-Solving

Leadership

Time Management

Team Building

Technical Literacy

Facilitation Skills

Adaptability

Education

Certified Scrum Master

Tools

JIRA

Confluence

Bitbucket

Bamboo

Job description

Your Opportunity

At Schwab, you’re empowered to make an impact on your career. Here, innovative thought meets creative problem solving, helping us “challenge the status quo” and transform the finance industry together.

We are looking for a talented and technical Senior Scrum Master to join the Schwab Enterprise Delivery Enablement team to build interactive web applications and services. This position will focus on supporting the STS Testing teams, including End to End, Test Automation, Non Functional, Test Governance, and Test Environment practices. The ideal candidate enjoys a fast-paced environment, thrives under ambiguity, and embraces change passionately. They have a hands-on role in managing the Scrum process within software development teams, helping teams adopt and improve Scrum methodology, coaching teams to higher maturity levels, and ensuring adherence to the Scrum framework. Excellent communication and facilitation skills, organization, follow-up, and follow-through are essential. The Scrum Master will facilitate discussions, decision-making, conflict resolution, and promote Agile values and principles.

What you are good at

You will oversee all task activities assigned to the Scrum team, ensuring timely performance with minimal technical debt and high-quality output. You will interface with client personnel, developing strong working relationships with stakeholders through effective oral and written communication. Leading one or two Scrum teams, you will plan, develop, and test on large software projects, conducting all Scrum activities including sprint planning, daily scrums, retrospectives, and demos. You will manage the product backlog, remove obstacles, manage risks, and ensure all Scrum activities are tracked and reported daily. Experience managing software development projects using Agile Scrum is required. Certifications such as PMI-ACP, CSP, or CSM are preferred. You should have the ability to apply Scrum estimation techniques, demonstrate leadership, and possess excellent communication, time management, and team-building skills.

What you have

To fulfill our promise of "challenging the status quo," candidates should meet the following qualifications:

Required Qualifications

• Certified Scrum Master
• 5+ years leading technical Scrum teams delivering high-quality digital solutions with .NET or Java web applications
• 5+ years facilitating Scrum practices, leading ceremonies, coaching teams, and identifying coaching opportunities
• High computer literacy, quick learner of new tools and products, with recent experience working with Schwab systems and processes
• Broad technical skills across multiple domains and platforms (mainframe, web, PCF) and databases (Oracle, MongoDB)
• Technical lead experience providing mentoring and support
• Financial, trading, brokerage industry experience is a plus
• Proven ability to remove impediments, facilitate decision-making, and escalate issues appropriately
• Creative and efficient problem-solving skills for complex, time-critical issues
• Experience leading and coaching teams to deliver increasing velocity
• Experience with Atlassian tools: JIRA, Confluence, Bitbucket, Bamboo (or similar)
• Knowledge of Agile practices, iterative development, and large-scale organizational methodologies
• Ability to build trust across diverse teams and individuals
• Excellent team player and servant leader
• Highly adaptable to changing environments
• Ability to coach teams to reach their full potential
• Strong knowledge of Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe)
• Excellent communication skills, capable of interacting effectively at all management levels
• Experience scoping, sizing, overseeing multiple projects, assessing risks, and stakeholder communication
• Understanding of CI/CD, lean methodologies, QA practices, and Test Automation Frameworks
• Experience with full SDLC through deployment

In addition, this role is eligible for bonus or incentive opportunities beyond the salary range.