Data Delivery Lead / Scrum Master
About the role
Role: Data Delivery Lead / Scrum Master Hourly Rate: $95-115/hour Location: Toronto (Remote flexible)
Your New Company Join a leading enterprise data organization focused on building scalable, governed, and high-quality data products that power analytics, digital, marketing, and enterprise decision-making. You’ll be part of a highly collaborative Data Analytics & Data Engineering function, working with modern cloud technologies to deliver impactful data solutions across the business.
Your New Role As a Data Delivery Lead / Scrum Master, you will play a critical role supporting Data Analytics & Data Engineering squads in delivering data products, pipelines, dashboards, and platform initiatives. You’ll drive Agile delivery excellence, ensuring teams operate with clarity, predictability, and strong stakeholder alignment. Lead Agile ceremonies (Sprint Planning, Standups, Reviews, Retrospectives) ensuring high-quality execution and team alignment Remove delivery impediments across data dependencies, environments, access, QA/UAT, and cross-team coordination Manage delivery across data pipelines, dashboards, analytics products, and platform enhancements Partner with Product, Engineering, Analytics, Governance, and Business teams to align priorities and drive outcomes Own Jira intake, backlog grooming, sprint tracking, and delivery artifacts (RAID logs, release notes, documentation) Monitor delivery health through metrics such as throughput, backlog aging, blockers, and sprint performance Coordinate releases, production support handoffs, and post-release follow-ups Provide leadership reporting including sprint health, risks, dependencies, and milestone progress
What You’ll Need to Succeed 7+ years as a Scrum Master, Agile PM, or Delivery Lead within data, analytics, or technology teams Strong expertise in Agile, Scrum, Kanban, backlog refinement, and delivery metrics Advanced experience with Jira and Confluence for intake, tracking, and reporting Proven ability to manage complex dependencies across data engineering and analytics environments Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills across technical and business teams Experience supporting delivery in data platforms / analytics environments (pipelines, dashboards, governance, UAT, production support) Strong communication skills with the ability to translate risks and blockers into clear leadership updates Nice to have: Exposure to GCP, BigQuery, Looker, Airflow/Composer, Dataform or similar data platforms Experience in retail, ecommerce, or enterprise analytics environments Scrum certification (e.g., CSM) Experience with executive-level reporting (RAID, sprint dashboards, milestone tracking)
What You’ll Get in Return Opportunity to lead delivery within a high-impact enterprise data program Exposure to modern cloud data platforms and large-scale analytics initiatives Strong cross-functional visibility across engineering, product, and business teams A collaborative Agile environment with a focus on continuous improvement and delivery excellence
What You Need to Do Now If you’re a results-driven Scrum Master or Data Delivery Lead with strong Agile expertise and experience supporting data/analytics teams, apply now or reach out directly to learn more.
About Hays
We are leaders in specialist recruitment and workforce solutions, offering advisory services such as learning and skill development, career transitions and employer brand positioning.
As the Leadership Partner to our customers, we invest in lifelong partnerships that empower people and businesses to succeed. We help you achieve your career goals and deliver your business needs by combining meaningful innovation with our global scale and insights.
Last year we helped over 280,000 people find their next career. Join the millions of people around the world that our specialist recruitment consultants provide with up-to-date information on career options, interesting insights and specific industry trends.
We help our customers define and implement strategies to create inclusive and equitable workplaces. Through harnessing and analysing data, we support business decision making and advise on how to access Talent Networks. We also assist in identifying attractive employer propositions by truly understanding a company’s identity, and support clients with all aspects of their Early Careers proposition, from strategic planning through to operational execution.
Hays is the market leader in the UK and Asia Pacific and one of the market leaders in Continental Europe and Latin America. The c.12,800 people we employ around the world partner with clients and candidates to power the world of work. Every day our expert consultants help thousands of candidates find their next role, and they also help clients reshape workforces and deal with talent shortages. In the year to 30 June 2021, we placed 77,000 people in permanent jobs and 244,000 people into temporary roles. For more information about our global network, strategy and Group financial results, visit www.haysplc.com
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Data Delivery Lead / Scrum Master
About the role
Role: Data Delivery Lead / Scrum Master Hourly Rate: $95-115/hour Location: Toronto (Remote flexible)
Your New Company Join a leading enterprise data organization focused on building scalable, governed, and high-quality data products that power analytics, digital, marketing, and enterprise decision-making. You’ll be part of a highly collaborative Data Analytics & Data Engineering function, working with modern cloud technologies to deliver impactful data solutions across the business.
Your New Role As a Data Delivery Lead / Scrum Master, you will play a critical role supporting Data Analytics & Data Engineering squads in delivering data products, pipelines, dashboards, and platform initiatives. You’ll drive Agile delivery excellence, ensuring teams operate with clarity, predictability, and strong stakeholder alignment. Lead Agile ceremonies (Sprint Planning, Standups, Reviews, Retrospectives) ensuring high-quality execution and team alignment Remove delivery impediments across data dependencies, environments, access, QA/UAT, and cross-team coordination Manage delivery across data pipelines, dashboards, analytics products, and platform enhancements Partner with Product, Engineering, Analytics, Governance, and Business teams to align priorities and drive outcomes Own Jira intake, backlog grooming, sprint tracking, and delivery artifacts (RAID logs, release notes, documentation) Monitor delivery health through metrics such as throughput, backlog aging, blockers, and sprint performance Coordinate releases, production support handoffs, and post-release follow-ups Provide leadership reporting including sprint health, risks, dependencies, and milestone progress
What You’ll Need to Succeed 7+ years as a Scrum Master, Agile PM, or Delivery Lead within data, analytics, or technology teams Strong expertise in Agile, Scrum, Kanban, backlog refinement, and delivery metrics Advanced experience with Jira and Confluence for intake, tracking, and reporting Proven ability to manage complex dependencies across data engineering and analytics environments Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills across technical and business teams Experience supporting delivery in data platforms / analytics environments (pipelines, dashboards, governance, UAT, production support) Strong communication skills with the ability to translate risks and blockers into clear leadership updates Nice to have: Exposure to GCP, BigQuery, Looker, Airflow/Composer, Dataform or similar data platforms Experience in retail, ecommerce, or enterprise analytics environments Scrum certification (e.g., CSM) Experience with executive-level reporting (RAID, sprint dashboards, milestone tracking)
What You’ll Get in Return Opportunity to lead delivery within a high-impact enterprise data program Exposure to modern cloud data platforms and large-scale analytics initiatives Strong cross-functional visibility across engineering, product, and business teams A collaborative Agile environment with a focus on continuous improvement and delivery excellence
What You Need to Do Now If you’re a results-driven Scrum Master or Data Delivery Lead with strong Agile expertise and experience supporting data/analytics teams, apply now or reach out directly to learn more.
About Hays
We are leaders in specialist recruitment and workforce solutions, offering advisory services such as learning and skill development, career transitions and employer brand positioning.
As the Leadership Partner to our customers, we invest in lifelong partnerships that empower people and businesses to succeed. We help you achieve your career goals and deliver your business needs by combining meaningful innovation with our global scale and insights.
Last year we helped over 280,000 people find their next career. Join the millions of people around the world that our specialist recruitment consultants provide with up-to-date information on career options, interesting insights and specific industry trends.
We help our customers define and implement strategies to create inclusive and equitable workplaces. Through harnessing and analysing data, we support business decision making and advise on how to access Talent Networks. We also assist in identifying attractive employer propositions by truly understanding a company’s identity, and support clients with all aspects of their Early Careers proposition, from strategic planning through to operational execution.
Hays is the market leader in the UK and Asia Pacific and one of the market leaders in Continental Europe and Latin America. The c.12,800 people we employ around the world partner with clients and candidates to power the world of work. Every day our expert consultants help thousands of candidates find their next role, and they also help clients reshape workforces and deal with talent shortages. In the year to 30 June 2021, we placed 77,000 people in permanent jobs and 244,000 people into temporary roles. For more information about our global network, strategy and Group financial results, visit www.haysplc.com