Scrum Master
- Waterloo, ON, Canada
Pay Rate: $62.88/hr - $74.22/hr · Contract
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- Pay Rate: $62.88/hr - $74.22/hr
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Original job description
- Location: Waterloo, ON - Hybrid (Once/twice per month in office)
- Pay Rate: $62.88/hr - $74.22/hr
- Contract Length: 12 Months with possibility for extension
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
- Support compliance with Client's policies and procedures for delivery and implementation
- Build high performing teams who produce successful deliverables and work effectively via individual and team coaching
- Strengthen the team’s understanding of Agile / Scrum principles and ensure application of these practices
- Ensure the team’s actions are aligned with the project goals and vision
- Bring transparency to Business, IT, and Operations organizations about the team’s progress and Agile processes
- Identify trade-offs between short and long-term benefits to drive shared vision between the team and Product Owner
- Foster a continuous learning environment, helping teams adapt to changing circumstances
- 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)
- Delivery or software development background a plus
- Experience managing Data & Analytics projects a plus
- Experience coaching development teams is a plus
- Experience using and implementing AI solutions
- Assertive, with the confidence to be voice of authority
- Well versed in navigating complex organizational structures and the capability to develop productive working relations with internal stakeholders across the region and globally.
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Responsibilities
Facilitate Scrum ceremonies, support the Product Owner with release planning and backlog management, and help the team identify and resolve risks and impediments. Coach teams in Agile practices, maintain delivery transparency, support compliance, and foster continuous learning and alignment with project goals.
Requirements
Candidates should have at least five years of experience in Agile delivery, transformation, training, or coaching, as well as at least five years of IT project management experience. They should be experienced in Scrum, team coaching, ceremony facilitation, metrics, and stakeholder communication; CSP or CSC and SAFe certifications are considered ideal.
Skills
- Agile Delivery
- Scrum
- Agile Ceremonies
- Backlog Management
- Release Planning
- Risk Management
- Impediment Removal
- Team Coaching
- Agile Metrics
- Stakeholder Communication
- Problem-Solving
- Organizational Skills
- Analytical Skills
- Data and Analytics Project Management
- AI Solutions
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Categories
- Technology
- Management & Leadership
- Software
- Finance & Accounting
- Data & Analytics
Keywords
- Agile
- Scrum
- Scrum Master
- Product Owner
- Release Planning
- Backlog Management
- Sprint Planning
- Sprint Review
- Retrospectives
- Daily Standup
- Agile Ceremonies
- Impediment Removal
- Risk Management
- Team Coaching
- Agile Transformation
- IT Project Management
- Certified Scrum Practitioner
- Certified Scrum Coach
- SAFe
- Agile Metrics
- Data and Analytics
- AI Solutions
- Financial Services
- Continuous Learning