Scrum Master

Viral Nation Inc.; Toronto; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Viral Nation Inc. is seeking an experienced Scrum Master to join their dynamic technology team. The ideal candidate will facilitate Scrum ceremonies and foster a high-performance culture while ensuring Agile practices are followed. This role offers an opportunity to make a significant impact in a fast-paced environment focused on delivering quality software solutions.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience as a Scrum Master or Agile Coach for SaaS development.
• Strong knowledge of Agile frameworks (Scrum, Kanban, SAFe).
• Hands-on experience with Agile project management tools.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate Scrum ceremonies (Daily Standups, Sprint Planning, Reviews, Retrospectives).
• Proactively resolve blockers impacting delivery.
• Champion Agile principles and coach team members.

Skills

Agile frameworks

Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)

Communication

Conflict Resolution

Team Building

Education

Certified Scrum Master (CSM)

SAFe Scrum Master (SSM)

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Job description

At Viral Nation, we specialize in building social-first ecosystems for brands to connect with the modern consumer journey. Our integrated solutions align strategy, talent, media, and technology with culturally relevant creativity to scale the world’s fastest-growing digital brands. Viral Nation offers a fluid, creative, and growth-oriented environment that will support your ambitions to apply your talents in an open, collaborative, and fast-paced culture. Our ability to stay at the forefront of the industry has fuelled our success and will guide us in paving the path forward. We’re driven to push boundaries and think beyond today to deliver strategies, and we’re just getting started.

While we continuously exceed our goals, we need your help – our success is only as great as our people. Strong performance leads to high expectations, and we must keep raising the bar!

Viral Nation is seeking an experienced and proactive Scrum Master to join our fast-paced and innovative technology team. As a Scrum Master, you will serve as a servant-leader and delivery process owner for our agile tech team, ensuring agile principles and practices are followed to deliver high-quality, scalable, and maintainable software solutions. You will work closely with Product Owners, Engineers, Architects, and other stakeholders to foster a culture of continuous improvement, accountability, and high performance.

What You'll Do Here:

• Serve as Scrum Master for our agile development team, facilitating all Scrum ceremonies (Daily Standups, Sprint Planning, Reviews, and Retrospectives).
• Partner with Product and Engineering to ensure work is well-defined, prioritized, and scoped appropriately for sprints.
• Proactively identify and resolve blockers that impact delivery, collaborating across teams and departments.
• Champion Agile principles and coach team members and stakeholders on Agile best practices.
• Coordinate cross-team dependencies and align sprint goals with broader product milestones.
• Maintain transparency into work progress and health through tooling (e.g., Jira, Confluence) and reporting
• Track sprint metrics (velocity, burndown, throughput etc.) and use data to identify and drive continuous process improvement.
• Drive a culture of accountability, experimentation, and delivery excellence.

You'll Need To Have:

• 5+ years of experience as a Scrum Master or Agile Coach supporting software development teams building enterprise SaaS software.
• Strong knowledge of Agile frameworks (Scrum, Kanban, SAFe) and the software development life cycle (SDLC).
• Proven ability to lead, support, and grow high-performing agile teams in fast-moving environments.
• Hands-on experience with Agile project management tools such as Jira, Confluence, or similar.
• Exceptional communication, facilitation, conflict resolution, and team-building skills.
• Solid understanding of technical concepts and workflows—able to communicate effectively with Engineers and Architects.
• Certified Scrum Master (CSM), SAFe Scrum Master (SSM), or equivalent Agile certification strongly preferred.

Viral Nation is committed to diversity, equity and inclusion in our agency. Viral Nation welcomes applications from people with visible and non-visible disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the recruiting and selection process.

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