Scrum Master

Posted 23 Days Ago
17 Locations
Remote
Mid level
Fintech • Payments • Financial Services
The Role
As a Scrum Master, you'll facilitate Agile Scrum processes, coach teams on principles and practices, prioritize product backlogs with the Product Developer, and ensure collaborative work to deliver high-quality products. You'll manage project scope and timelines, resolve conflicts, and promote continuous improvement within the team.
Summary Generated by Built In

You are as unique as your background, experience and point of view. Here, you’ll be encouraged, empowered and challenged to be your best self. You'll work with dynamic colleagues - experts in their fields - who are eager to share their knowledge with you. Your leaders will inspire and help you reach your potential and soar to new heights. Every day, you'll have new and exciting opportunities to make life brighter for our Clients - who are at the heart of everything we do. Discover how you can make a difference in the lives of individuals, families and communities around the world.

Job Description:

Job description (heading) / Description du poste (titre)

  • Facilitate and coordinate Agile Scrum processes within the squads.
  • Guide and coach the squads on Agile Scrum principles and practices.
  • Ensure the team works collaboratively and efficiently to deliver high-quality products.
  • Work with the Product Developer to prioritize the product backlog.

Preferred skills (heading) / Compétences particulières (titre)

  • Experience in a scrum master role in software development, web development leading and facilitating Scrum ceremonies
  • Excellent knowledge of Scrum principles and practices, techniques and artifacts (such as definition of done, user stories, automated testing, backlog refinement)
  • Good knowledge and experience of Agile frameworks
  • Excellent communication and servant leadership skills
  • Strong problem-solving and analytical skills, and conflict-resolution ability
  • Outstanding organizational skills
  • General conceptual understanding of programming, DB querying, APIs, clou.
  • Certification in Agile methodologies, like Certified Scrum Master (CSM) or Professional Scrum Master (PSM), SAFe certification and Kanban certification are a plus.
  • Ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams.
  • Prior knowledge of Agile project management tools, such as Jira, Confluence

    Qualifications (heading) / Compétences (titre)

    • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field.
    • Minimum of 3 years of experience as a Scrum Master.

    Responsibilities (heading) / Responsabilités (titre)

    • Manage each project’s scope and timeline
    • Coordinate sprints, retrospective meetings and daily stand-ups
    • Coach team members in Agile frameworks
    • Facilitate internal communication and effective collaboration
    • Work with product owners to handle backlogs and new requests
    • Resolve conflicts and remove obstacles that occur
    • Help teams implement changes effectively
    • Ensure deliverables are up to quality standards at the end of each sprint
    • Guide development teams to higher scrum maturity
    • Help build a productive environment where team members ‘own’ the product and enjoy working on it
    • Facilitate Scrum ceremonies such as daily stand-up meetings, sprint planning, sprint review, and sprint retrospective.
    • Identify and troubleshoot obstacles that are hindering the team’s progress.
    • Promote continuous improvement through retrospectives and feedback sessions.
    • Communicate project status, risks and issues to stakeholders.
    • Track KPIs and help teams deliver high-quality products/solutions on time.
    • Ensure that the team follows the Scrum framework and adheres to Agile principles.

    Job Category:

    Project Management - Systems

    Posting End Date:

    30/12/2024

    The Company
    Toronto, Ontario
    499 Employees
    On-site Workplace

    What We Do

    A UK company, Sun Life Financial of Canada is focused on building excellent customer service by offering the highest levels of customer care. We have been serving customers in the UK for over 100 years

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