Scrum Master
- Toronto, ON, Canada
- Greater Toronto Area, Canada, Canada
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Original job description
Job Title:
Scrum Master
Duration:
6 months.
Skills:
Our Client...
A complex life insurance organization.
Responsibilities:
Scrum Master
Duration:
6 months.
Skills:
- 5+ years of experience in agile delivery / transformation / training / coaching
- 5+ years of IT project management experience
- Familiarity working in Agile and Scrum environments
- Certified Scrum Practitioner (CSP) or Certified Scrum Coach (CSC) ideal
- SAFe Certification ideal
- Experience in Agile principles and managing teams/dynamics
- Experience in facilitating Agile ceremonies, tracking team level metrics and removing blockers
- Strong communication skills, ability to share information promptly and clearly
- Strong team leader able to assess team spirit, facilitate positive team dynamics, and drive necessary actions to improve
- Excellent problem-solving, organizational, and analytical skills
- Ability to coach and mentor multiple roles on a Scrum team; skilled in building relationships and navigating through organizations
- Brings a high-energy and passionate outlook to the job and can influence those
around them - Able to build a sense of trust and rapport that creates a comfortable & effective workplace
- Understanding the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
Our Client...
A complex life insurance organization.
Responsibilities:
- Monitor Scrum processes and support Product Owner on release planning and backlog management
- Facilitate agile ceremonies including sprint planning, sprint review, retrospectives, and daily standup
- Identify, manage, and help mitigate issues and risks, with particular emphasis on timely removal of impediments for the team and/or directing obstacles to appropriate owners for quick resolution
- Ensure that proper documentation (i.e. program vision statement, program backlog, program roadmap, release plan, sprint backlog, and increments) is prioritized and added to the team's backlog of work
More about this job
Responsibilities
Monitor Scrum processes and support the Product Owner with release planning and backlog management. Facilitate Agile ceremonies, manage risks and impediments, and ensure essential program and sprint documentation is prioritized in the team's backlog.
Requirements
Requires at least five years of experience in Agile delivery, transformation, training, coaching, and IT project management, along with familiarity with Agile and Scrum environments. Candidates should be skilled in coaching teams, facilitating ceremonies, tracking metrics, removing blockers, and building effective team relationships; CSP or CSC and SAFe certifications are ideal.
Skills
- Agile Delivery
- Agile Transformation
- Agile Coaching
- IT Project Management
- Scrum
- SAFe
- Agile Ceremony Facilitation
- Release Planning
- Backlog Management
- Team Metrics
- Impediment Removal
- Risk Management
- Team Leadership
- Problem-Solving
- Communication
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Categories
- Technology
- Management & Leadership
- Consulting
Keywords
- Agile
- Scrum
- SAFe
- Certified Scrum Practitioner
- Certified Scrum Coach
- IT Project Management
- Agile Delivery
- Agile Transformation
- Training
- Coaching
- Product Owner
- Release Planning
- Backlog Management
- Sprint Planning
- Sprint Review
- Retrospectives
- Daily Standup
- Team Metrics
- Impediment Removal
- Risk Management
- Program Vision Statement
- Program Backlog
- Program Roadmap
- Release Plan
- Sprint Backlog
- Life Insurance