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Scrum Master

Scotiabankabout 15 hours ago
Verified
Toronto, ON
Senior Level

Top Benefits

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Allyship
Accessibility and Workplace Accommodations
Upskilling through online courses, cross-functional development opportunities, and tuition assistance.

About the role

The Role

We are seeking a highly skilled and proactive ScrumMaster who will be responsible for driving team effectiveness by identifying and removing impediments, supporting the team, and encouraging practices in accordance with agile principles.

  • You will be empowered to introduce better ways to boost team productivity and lead the team by embodying agile values, facilitating ceremonies, and supporting a culture of continuous improvement and shared practices.
  • You will be actively involved in the development and maintenance of a high-performing, self-organizing team.
  • You will ensure all activities conducted are in compliance with governing regulations, internal policies and procedures.

**Is this role right for you? In this role you will: **

  • Promote agile principles and a culture of collaboration and continuous improvement
  • Facilitate agile ceremonies and provide training to ensure clear evidence of team outcomes
  • Oversee end-to-end delivery from discovery to production, managing risks and corrective actions
  • Coordinate with the Delivery Manager to ensure readiness: Environments, QA sign-off, Security approvals, Compliance to IR / OR, and SDLC
  • Apply systems thinking to drive continuous improvement across teams and stakeholders
  • Identify and resolve dependencies and risks, escalating structural impediments
  • Provide visibility into team status, deliverables, risks, and support needs
  • Ensure traceability using tools like Jira, Confluence, etc.
  • Track and share agile metrics (e.g., velocity, lead time, predictability)
  • Develop integrated delivery strategies with timelines, action plans, dependencies, and risk management

**Do you have the skills that will enable you to succeed in this role? **

**We’d love to work with you if you have **

  • Professional degree in Engineering or related fields

  • 8 - 10 years of experience in roles such as Scrum Master, Delivery Lead, or Agile Project Manager, facilitating agile events and guiding practices for multidisciplinary teams and management

  • 5+ years experience managing and delivering complex software projects

  • Expert knowledge and understanding of project management practices, disciplines, tools, and methodologies, coupled with working experience as a ScrumMaster in a recent project / initiative, with development teams

  • Skilled facilitator and conciliatory leader in workplace conflicts, with assertive communication.

  • Experience in Delivery, organizing and managing production deployment steps for initiatives.

  • Knowledge of Agile frameworks (Scrum, Kanban, SAFe), flow metrics, continuous improvement, Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), validation processes, QA, and production deployment.

  • Proficient in Jira, Confluence, Excel, etc.

  • Certifications in Agile methodologies (e.g., SAFe®, Scrum Master, Product Owner)

  • Demonstrates creativity and adaptability when identifying solutions.

  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with ability to communicate on a broad spectrum (from deep technical discussions to high level executive vision)

  • Excellent interpersonal, negotiation and relationships management skills

  • Excellent organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple complex initiatives

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