Scrum Master III

ICONMA; Toronto; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services company is seeking a Scrum Master III for their Toronto hybrid location. You will support agile teams, mentor members, and contribute to a diverse workforce. The ideal candidate will have 7+ years of Scrum Master experience and a Scrum Master (Safe 5 or 6) certification. This role offers health benefits and excellent growth opportunities.

Benefits

Health Benefits

Referral Program

Excellent growth and advancement opportunities

Qualifications

• 7+ years of Scrum Master experience.
• Experience supporting at least 1 infrastructure project.
• Knowledge of agile methodologies and coaching.

Responsibilities

• Participates as a member of the agile team, promoting a positive work environment.
• Provides thought leadership for agile execution.
• Mentors team members and leads relationships with Agile teams.

Skills

Scrum Master experience

Agile coaching

Strong communication skills

Presentation and facilitation skills

Education

Scrum Master (Safe 5 or 6) certification

Job description

Our Client, a Banking company, is looking for a Scrum Master III for their Toronto, ON/Hybrid location.

Responsibilities

• Participates fully as a member of the agile team (e.g., Product Group, Product Family), supports a positive work environment that promotes service to the business, quality, innovation and teamwork and ensure timely communication of issues/ points of interest
• Provides thought leadership and/ or industry knowledge for agile execution and participates in capability building for the team and business unit
• Keeps current on emerging trends/ developments and grow knowledge of the business, and agile related tools / techniques
• Participate in personal performance management and development activities, including cross training within own team
• Keeps others informed and up-to-date about the status / progress of committed work and / or all relevant or useful information related to day-to-day activities
• Contributes to team development of skills and capabilities through mentorship of others, by sharing knowledge and experiences and leveraging best practices.
• Leads, motivates and develops relationships with internal and external Agile teams to develop productive working relationships
• Contributes to a fair, positive and equitable environment that supports a diverse workforce
• Acts as a brand ambassador for the bank, both internally and/or externally

Requirements

• Experienced Scrum Master capable of supporting 1-2 simple to complex pods/agile teams
• Comprehensive knowledge / expertise in own domain / field of specialty and working knowledge of broader related areas and supporting a small team of professionals assigned to agile teams
• Requires full understanding of the Client processes, procedures and systems
• Can transition to Agile Coach I coaching role with appropriate training
• Uses best practices and knowledge of internal or external business issues to improve efficiency of own and other teams
• Helps resolve complex problems and is able to identify viable and often innovative options
• Understands scaling characteristics
• Begins to influence outside of immediate work and/or agile team
• Shares knowledge, information, skills, and subject matter expertise among and across agile teams and ensures the timely communication of issues and encouragement of good working relationships with other functions and teams
• Supports an environment where team freely escalates challenges; facilitates change through positive reinforcement of successes
• Generally reports to Practice Lead and contributes directly to assigned Journey or Platform
• 7+ years of Scrum Master experience
• Someone who has supported at least 1 infrastructure project and understands infrastructure as a whole
• Scrum Master (Safe 5 or 6) certification
• Strong communication skills (written and verbal)
• Coachable and takes initiative to improve
• Strong presentation and facilitation skills
• Prior banking or financial institutions experience
• Agile coaching experience (coaching pods, and understanding Agile best practices)

Why Should You Apply?

• Health Benefits
• Referral Program
• Excellent growth and advancement opportunities

As an equal opportunity employer, ICONMA provides an employment environment that supports and encourages the abilities of all persons without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or express, ethnicity, national origin, age, disability status, political affiliation, genetics, marital status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.