Senior Agile Team Lead

Co-operators; Guelph; Hybrid; CAD 91,000 - 141,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Training and development

Flexible work options

Well-being programs

Volunteer days

Total rewards package with retirement/

Job summary

CGL, a leading Canadian financial services co-operative, is seeking a Senior Agile Team Lead in Ontario. Hybrid work model (2 days in office).

You will guide agile maturity across multiple business units and ensure teams uphold agile values and deliver outcomes. You will coach and develop team members, foster collaboration with leadership, and drive continuous improvement by applying empirical approaches and evolving agile practices.

Qualifications

• Three years of experience providing agile support to functional teams.
• Post-secondary degree in Business, Computer Science or related discipline is required.
• ScrumMaster (CSM) certification or related agile accreditation.
• Strong knowledge of Agile principles, methodologies and techniques.
• Working knowledge of governance principles.

Responsibilities

• Coach, train and develop team members in Agile best practices with timely feedback.
• Foster collaboration and transparency with business units and leadership to identify and resolve process inefficiencies.
• Act as a thought leader to develop and evolve Agile practices and ensure knowledge of products, services and processes.
• Participate in end-to-end program planning, coordinate releases and communicate inter-dependencies.
• Facilitate team meetings, manage planning, maintain prioritized backlog and track key metrics.

Skills

Agile coaching

Facilitation

Effective communication

Education

Post-secondary degree in Business or Computer Science or related discipline

Job description

Company: CGL

Department: IT Property & Casualty

Employment Type: Regular Full-Time

Work Model: Hybrid (2 days in office)

Language: This role operates in English.

The Opportunity

We are a leading Canadian financial services co-operative committed to being a catalyst for a sustainable and resilient society and our team is essential to deliver on this strategy. That’s why we prioritize our people, to ensure we provide a strong culture and development opportunities which enables our team to thrive and to live our purpose. The best part is that you will work with people that care passionately about you, our clients and our communities.

As the Senior Agile Team Lead you will support various business units as you facilitate ongoing agile maturity. You will be responsible for ensuring that the team(s) maintain agile values and principles while recommending practices that focus on continuous improvement and strategic business outcomes. You will lead collaborative efforts across all roles and functions to create and maintain the conditions that allow the team(s) to be successful in fulfilling their commitments.

How You Will Create Impact

• Coaching, training and developing team members in Agile best practices and providing timely feedback to achieve department objectives.


• Fostering an environment of collaboration and transparency with business units and the leadership team(s) to identifying, mitigate and resolve process inefficiencies.


• Acting as a thought leader to develop, innovate and evolve Agile practices, including building knowledge of relevant products, services and processes to facilitate continuous improvement through empirical approaches.


• Participating in end-to-end program level planning, coordinating release activities and communicating inter-dependencies to deliver on work commitments.


• Facilitating team meetings to manage planning activities, ensure a prioritized backlog and prepare key team metrics to maintain target release schedules and plans.

To Join Our Team

• You have three years of experience providing agile support to functional teams.


• You have a post-secondary degree in Business, Computer Science or a related discipline.


• You have the ScrumMaster (CSM) certification or a related agile accreditation.


• You have strong knowledge of Agile principles, methodologies and techniques.


• You have working knowledge of operational and governance principles.


• Proficiency in English is essential to the main duties in this role, including servicing and communicating primarily with majority non-francophone clients, groups, teams. Drafting complex English documents and preparing daily reports for anglophone leaders. The essential non-French duties are not assignable to adjacent or other team members.

How You Will Succeed

• You have an innovative mindset to improve operational efficiencies and ability to influence change, with a primary focus on client needs.


• You use critical thinking skills to recognize assumptions, evaluate arguments, draw conclusions and proactively propose solutions.


• You have strong communication skills to clearly convey messages and explore diverse points of view.


• You build trusting relationships and provide guidance to support the development of colleagues.

What You Need To Know

• You will be subject to a Background check as a condition of employment, in the event you are the successful candidate.

What’s in it for you?

• Training and development opportunities to grow your career.


• Flexible work options and paid time off to support your personal and family needs.


• A holistic approach to your well-being, with physical and mental health programs and a supportive workplace culture.


• Paid volunteer days to give back to your community.


• In addition to our competitive salary and incentive programs, eligible employees also benefit from a comprehensive total rewards package including group retirement savings plans, pension and benefits (e.g., health and wellness, dental, disability and life coverage), mental health support and an employee assistance program.

Salary information

Expected salary/hourly range $91,058 - $141,000+

Salary placement

The salary amount for the successful candidate is determined by Co-operators in its discretion and will vary depending on several criteria including but not limited to: local market conditions, geography and relevant job-related factors such as knowledge, skills, qualification, experience and education.

Incentive/Variable pay

Employees may also have the opportunity to participate in incentive programs and earn additional compensation tied to individual and/or business performance, or other business metrics.