About the role
As a Scrum Master you blend deep scrum expertise with a passion for mentoring and coaching and constant improvement. As part of a highly collaborative squad, you will advise, mentor, coach and train on performance, practices and processes to accelerate value delivery. You will have responsibility for release management coordination and participate in scaling events and activities as you manage interdependencies across scrum teams and product areas. You will examine and drive team performance through metrics and find opportunities for the scrum team to deliver at optimal efficiency. Key Responsibilities Agile Facilitation & Coaching: Act as a Scrum Master for multiple Agile teams, facilitating Agile ceremonies including Daily Stand-ups, Sprint Planning, Sprint Reviews, and Retrospectives. Coach and mentor Scrum teams on Agile principles, helping them to become self-organized and cross-functional. Drive continuous improvement within Agile teams, promoting best practices and fostering a culture of innovation and collaboration Delivery & Stakeholder Management: Remove impediments or guide the team to remove impediments by finding the right personnel or resources to resolve issues. Collaborate closely with Product Owners and Business Analysts to refine and prioritize the product backlog, ensuring alignment with business priorities. Facilitate decision-making processes, helping teams to make informed decisions that support project delivery and business objectives. Act as a liaison between development teams, business stakeholders and external vendors to ensure seamless communication and collaboration. Agile Metrics & Reporting: Track sprint progress, team velocity and other Agile KPIs ensuring continuous optimization of workflows. Ensure transparency and visibility to management by delivering data-driven insights on team performance. Technology & Process Improvement: Drive Agile best practices within software development teams working on financial applications and services. Promote automation and DevOps culture within Agile teams to enhance operational efficiency. Technical Skills & Qualifications Deep understanding of Agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban, SAFe) and Agile transformation within financial services. Experience managing projects in banking, lending, fintech or financial services Familiarity with financial transaction systems, payments processing and risk management frameworks. Ability to engage both technical teams and business stakeholders, ensuring a shared vision of product delivery. Skilled in facilitating cross-functional collaboration between engineering, product, security, risk, and compliance teams. Proficiency in Agile tools such as Jira, Confluence, Azure DevOps, or equivalent project management software. Experience coordinating software releases, maintaining documentation and overseeing software quality processes. EDUCATION A college degree in Computer Science, Business, Finance or related field Certified Scrum Master (CSM) or equivalent Agile certification (SAFe, PMI-ACP, PSM) PMP (Project Management Professional) is a plus EXPERIENCE 3–5 years of experience as a Scrum Master or Agile Project Manager within a financial service or fintech environment. Proven track record of successfully implementing Agile methodologies and driving Agile transformations. Strong leadership, communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to influence and collaborate effectively at all organizational levels. Experience with Agile tools such as Azure DevOps, JIRA, Confluence, or similar software. Experience working in retail banking, consumer lending, or financial technology operations is preferred. ADDITIONAL SKILLS Strong knowledge of SQL, database structures and financial reporting systems. Ability to perform business analysis to identify and implement automated financial solutions. Comfortable leading Agile teams in a fast-paced, highly regulated environment. Skilled in conflict resolution, servant leadership, and Agile coaching. SALARY RANGE: $105,000 to $115,000 yearly About MFSG – Our Commitment to Responsible Innovation At MFSG, we are committed to building innovative solutions grounded in ethical, transparent, and responsible use of data and technology. Aligned with the principles outlined in Canada’s Artificial Intelligence and Data Act (AIDA), we take a proactive approach to ensuring that any AI or data-driven systems we use are safe, fair, and accountable. This posting is for a current position within our organization, offering the opportunity to contribute to meaningful, responsible innovation that supports our employees, clients, and communities. We prioritize strong data governance, clear communication around how systems work, and safeguards that reduce risks and protect individuals. Our focus is on developing tools and processes that promote equity, reliability, and trust, supported by ongoing monitoring and continuous improvement. Joining MFSG means contributing to a future-focused organization that values both innovation and integrity, where your work helps shape solutions that responsibly support our employees, clients, and communities.
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About Momentum Financial Services Group
For over 40 years, Momentum Financial Services Group has been committed to providing financial solutions that meet the evolving needs of the consumers and business owners in our communities. We rely on our large retail network to provide our customers with diverse financial products such as loans, check cashing, money transfers, and prepaid cards.
We are a financial services company that began with the belief of putting people first. From the moment we first opened our doors to the company we are today – we have always stood by our goal to set the highest standards for customer service, convenience, and quality financial products and services.
As the word momentum implies, we want to help our customers get where they need to be. It starts with a moment – an emergency happens, an opportunity arises – and ends, not with an installment loan, but with a way to get back to work or take that next step towards the future. We believe in our customers, and we're here to provide them with a little momentum to build their positive future.
Since we opened our doors in 1979, our goal has been to empower customers to manage their finances and reach their financial goals. We understand that a loan isn't just a loan – it's momentum to achieve a positive future.
We believe in giving back to the communities where we live and work. We proudly contribute over $250,000 annually to charities and non-profit organizations, along with using our time and talent to serve in our local communities throughout Canada and the United States.
Momentum Financial Services Group is a team of more than 2,000 people serving customers throughout Canada and the United States. Our employees' personal and professional goals are important to us. As a result, we offer training programs, competitive benefits packages, personal incentives, and other exciting perks. Visit our corporate website, www.mfsg.com, to learn more about our company and products.
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About the role
As a Scrum Master you blend deep scrum expertise with a passion for mentoring and coaching and constant improvement. As part of a highly collaborative squad, you will advise, mentor, coach and train on performance, practices and processes to accelerate value delivery. You will have responsibility for release management coordination and participate in scaling events and activities as you manage interdependencies across scrum teams and product areas. You will examine and drive team performance through metrics and find opportunities for the scrum team to deliver at optimal efficiency. Key Responsibilities Agile Facilitation & Coaching: Act as a Scrum Master for multiple Agile teams, facilitating Agile ceremonies including Daily Stand-ups, Sprint Planning, Sprint Reviews, and Retrospectives. Coach and mentor Scrum teams on Agile principles, helping them to become self-organized and cross-functional. Drive continuous improvement within Agile teams, promoting best practices and fostering a culture of innovation and collaboration Delivery & Stakeholder Management: Remove impediments or guide the team to remove impediments by finding the right personnel or resources to resolve issues. Collaborate closely with Product Owners and Business Analysts to refine and prioritize the product backlog, ensuring alignment with business priorities. Facilitate decision-making processes, helping teams to make informed decisions that support project delivery and business objectives. Act as a liaison between development teams, business stakeholders and external vendors to ensure seamless communication and collaboration. Agile Metrics & Reporting: Track sprint progress, team velocity and other Agile KPIs ensuring continuous optimization of workflows. Ensure transparency and visibility to management by delivering data-driven insights on team performance. Technology & Process Improvement: Drive Agile best practices within software development teams working on financial applications and services. Promote automation and DevOps culture within Agile teams to enhance operational efficiency. Technical Skills & Qualifications Deep understanding of Agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban, SAFe) and Agile transformation within financial services. Experience managing projects in banking, lending, fintech or financial services Familiarity with financial transaction systems, payments processing and risk management frameworks. Ability to engage both technical teams and business stakeholders, ensuring a shared vision of product delivery. Skilled in facilitating cross-functional collaboration between engineering, product, security, risk, and compliance teams. Proficiency in Agile tools such as Jira, Confluence, Azure DevOps, or equivalent project management software. Experience coordinating software releases, maintaining documentation and overseeing software quality processes. EDUCATION A college degree in Computer Science, Business, Finance or related field Certified Scrum Master (CSM) or equivalent Agile certification (SAFe, PMI-ACP, PSM) PMP (Project Management Professional) is a plus EXPERIENCE 3–5 years of experience as a Scrum Master or Agile Project Manager within a financial service or fintech environment. Proven track record of successfully implementing Agile methodologies and driving Agile transformations. Strong leadership, communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to influence and collaborate effectively at all organizational levels. Experience with Agile tools such as Azure DevOps, JIRA, Confluence, or similar software. Experience working in retail banking, consumer lending, or financial technology operations is preferred. ADDITIONAL SKILLS Strong knowledge of SQL, database structures and financial reporting systems. Ability to perform business analysis to identify and implement automated financial solutions. Comfortable leading Agile teams in a fast-paced, highly regulated environment. Skilled in conflict resolution, servant leadership, and Agile coaching. SALARY RANGE: $105,000 to $115,000 yearly About MFSG – Our Commitment to Responsible Innovation At MFSG, we are committed to building innovative solutions grounded in ethical, transparent, and responsible use of data and technology. Aligned with the principles outlined in Canada’s Artificial Intelligence and Data Act (AIDA), we take a proactive approach to ensuring that any AI or data-driven systems we use are safe, fair, and accountable. This posting is for a current position within our organization, offering the opportunity to contribute to meaningful, responsible innovation that supports our employees, clients, and communities. We prioritize strong data governance, clear communication around how systems work, and safeguards that reduce risks and protect individuals. Our focus is on developing tools and processes that promote equity, reliability, and trust, supported by ongoing monitoring and continuous improvement. Joining MFSG means contributing to a future-focused organization that values both innovation and integrity, where your work helps shape solutions that responsibly support our employees, clients, and communities.
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About Momentum Financial Services Group
For over 40 years, Momentum Financial Services Group has been committed to providing financial solutions that meet the evolving needs of the consumers and business owners in our communities. We rely on our large retail network to provide our customers with diverse financial products such as loans, check cashing, money transfers, and prepaid cards.
We are a financial services company that began with the belief of putting people first. From the moment we first opened our doors to the company we are today – we have always stood by our goal to set the highest standards for customer service, convenience, and quality financial products and services.
As the word momentum implies, we want to help our customers get where they need to be. It starts with a moment – an emergency happens, an opportunity arises – and ends, not with an installment loan, but with a way to get back to work or take that next step towards the future. We believe in our customers, and we're here to provide them with a little momentum to build their positive future.
Since we opened our doors in 1979, our goal has been to empower customers to manage their finances and reach their financial goals. We understand that a loan isn't just a loan – it's momentum to achieve a positive future.
We believe in giving back to the communities where we live and work. We proudly contribute over $250,000 annually to charities and non-profit organizations, along with using our time and talent to serve in our local communities throughout Canada and the United States.
Momentum Financial Services Group is a team of more than 2,000 people serving customers throughout Canada and the United States. Our employees' personal and professional goals are important to us. As a result, we offer training programs, competitive benefits packages, personal incentives, and other exciting perks. Visit our corporate website, www.mfsg.com, to learn more about our company and products.