Scrum Master II
Top Benefits
About the role
Work Location:
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Hours:
37.5
Line Of Business:
Enterprise Enabling Functions
Pay Details:
$96,900 - $136,800 CAD
TD is committed to providing fair and equitable compensation opportunities to all colleagues. Growth opportunities and skill development are defining features of the colleague experience at TD. Our compensation policies and practices have been designed to allow colleagues to progress through the salary range over time as they progress in their role. The base pay actually offered may vary based upon the candidate's skills and experience, job-related knowledge, geographic location, and other specific business and organizational needs.
As a candidate, you are encouraged to ask compensation related questions and have an open dialogue with your recruiter who can provide you more specific details for this role.
Job Description:
A specialized professional role that focuses on the improvement of the agile team and champions the Agile and Scaled Agile methodology. Provides guidance to teams, peers and executives on applying the Agile mindset, protects the team from outside distractions, facilitates ceremonies, removes impediments and builds a strong, collaborative agile team. The Scrum Master understands Scaled Agile and helps stakeholders work according to this method for the benefit of the team and customers.
Job Description:
Drives continuous improvement and change, acting as a change agent to adapt processes to maximize productivity across teams of teams Engages appropriate stakeholders to identify and manage impediments to achieve outcomes of work commitments Identifies agile team improvement opportunities and looks externally for best practices in order to increase team productivity Makes sure there is no hidden work, ensuring that everything the agile team is working on is acknowledged and accounted for in the Product Backlog, protecting the team from distractions Owns championing of agile practices and ceremonies Provides advice and guidance to the agile team, as required, regarding best practices in Scaled Agile Ensures team adheres to ‘Work In Progress Limits’ established by the Product Owner, making sure the team is not working on too many stories/tasks at once, and helps them get into a flow of starting and completing work in a predictable manner Encourages the Team to look for opportunities to support each other (e.g., focus on higher priority Stories that team members are struggling with) Ensures a collaborative culture exists within the Team, promotes team building and ensures team engagement Coordinates and facilitates ceremony logistics and ensures all Agile ceremonies/processes are held and all team members are present and on time in particular, the daily stand-up meeting Ensures engagement of appropriate control partners Works across the agile team to ensure required assessments, and information are accurate and update to date.
Required Qualifications & Experience:
Proficiency in JIRA Post -secondary education Certified Scrum Master and 3+ years of Scrum Master experience 5-7 years Agile related experience preferred 3+ years' experience with Agile Management tools Experience working in complex, Scaled Agile environments (software development, ID, product, or enterprise transformation).
Key Skills & Competencies:
Good facilitation, influence, and conflict resolution skills. Able to guide senior leaders, diverse teams, and stakeholders. Strong servant leadership mindset with the ability to influence without direct authority. Excellent risk management to identify "critical path" items in a sprint that could delay a major waterfall milestone Data-driven mindset. Comfortable with metrics, flow analysis and ART health assessment Outstanding communication and stakeholder management skills (verbal, written, presentation). Ability to thrive in ambiguity and drive alignment in large, cross-functional settings.
Nice To Have:
Experience in regulated industries (ie., Finance) and DevOps / continuous delivery environments. Background in change management or organizational agility transformations.
Who We Are:
TD Securities offers a wide range of capital markets products and services to corporate, government, and institutional clients who choose us for our innovation, execution, and experience. With more than 6,500 professionals operating out of 40 cities across the globe, we strive to make every interaction, product and experience remarkably human and refreshingly simple. Our services include underwriting and distributing new issues, providing trusted advice and industry-leading insight, extending access to global markets, and delivering integrated transaction banking solutions. In 2023, we acquired Cowen Inc., offering our clients access to a premier U.S. equities business and highly-diverse equity research franchise, while growing our strong, diversified investment bank.
Together, we are reimagining what banking can be for our clients, colleagues and communities.
Our Total Rewards Package
Our Total Rewards package reflects the investments we make in our colleagues to help them and their families achieve their financial, physical, and mental well-being goals. Total Rewards at TD includes a base salary, variable compensation, and several other key plans such as health and well-being benefits, savings and retirement programs, paid time off, banking benefits and discounts, career development, and reward and recognition programs. Learn more
Additional Information:
We’re delighted that you’re considering building a career with TD. Through regular development conversations, training programs, and a competitive benefits plan, we’re committed to providing the support our colleagues need to thrive both at work and at home.
Please be advised that this job opportunity is subject to provincial regulation for employment purposes. It is imperative to acknowledge that each province or territory within the jurisdiction of Canada may have its own set of regulations, requirements.
Colleague Development
If you’re interested in a specific career path or are looking to build certain skills, we want to help you succeed. You’ll have regular career, development, and performance conversations with your manager, as well as access to an online learning platform and a variety of mentoring programs to help you unlock future opportunities.
If you’re passionate about helping clients and building deep, lasting relationships, TD offers diverse career paths where you can grow your expertise and make a meaningful impact.
We're committed to your success and foster a respectful workplace where diverse perspectives are valued, everyone has fair opportunities to grow, and you can unlock your full potential to achieve your career goals. Here at TD, we hire and develop the best.
Training & Onboarding
We will provide training and onboarding sessions to ensure that you’ve got everything you need to succeed in your new role.
Interview Process
We’ll reach out to candidates of interest to schedule an interview. We do our best to communicate outcomes to all applicants by email or phone call.
Accommodation
Your accessibility is important to us. Please let us know if you’d like accommodations (including accessible meeting rooms, captioning for virtual interviews, etc.) to help us remove barriers so that you can participate throughout the interview process.
We look forward to hearing from you!
Language Requirement (Quebec Only):
Sans Objet
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Scrum Master II
Top Benefits
About the role
Work Location:
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Hours:
37.5
Line Of Business:
Enterprise Enabling Functions
Pay Details:
$96,900 - $136,800 CAD
TD is committed to providing fair and equitable compensation opportunities to all colleagues. Growth opportunities and skill development are defining features of the colleague experience at TD. Our compensation policies and practices have been designed to allow colleagues to progress through the salary range over time as they progress in their role. The base pay actually offered may vary based upon the candidate's skills and experience, job-related knowledge, geographic location, and other specific business and organizational needs.
As a candidate, you are encouraged to ask compensation related questions and have an open dialogue with your recruiter who can provide you more specific details for this role.
Job Description:
A specialized professional role that focuses on the improvement of the agile team and champions the Agile and Scaled Agile methodology. Provides guidance to teams, peers and executives on applying the Agile mindset, protects the team from outside distractions, facilitates ceremonies, removes impediments and builds a strong, collaborative agile team. The Scrum Master understands Scaled Agile and helps stakeholders work according to this method for the benefit of the team and customers.
Job Description:
Drives continuous improvement and change, acting as a change agent to adapt processes to maximize productivity across teams of teams Engages appropriate stakeholders to identify and manage impediments to achieve outcomes of work commitments Identifies agile team improvement opportunities and looks externally for best practices in order to increase team productivity Makes sure there is no hidden work, ensuring that everything the agile team is working on is acknowledged and accounted for in the Product Backlog, protecting the team from distractions Owns championing of agile practices and ceremonies Provides advice and guidance to the agile team, as required, regarding best practices in Scaled Agile Ensures team adheres to ‘Work In Progress Limits’ established by the Product Owner, making sure the team is not working on too many stories/tasks at once, and helps them get into a flow of starting and completing work in a predictable manner Encourages the Team to look for opportunities to support each other (e.g., focus on higher priority Stories that team members are struggling with) Ensures a collaborative culture exists within the Team, promotes team building and ensures team engagement Coordinates and facilitates ceremony logistics and ensures all Agile ceremonies/processes are held and all team members are present and on time in particular, the daily stand-up meeting Ensures engagement of appropriate control partners Works across the agile team to ensure required assessments, and information are accurate and update to date.
Required Qualifications & Experience:
Proficiency in JIRA Post -secondary education Certified Scrum Master and 3+ years of Scrum Master experience 5-7 years Agile related experience preferred 3+ years' experience with Agile Management tools Experience working in complex, Scaled Agile environments (software development, ID, product, or enterprise transformation).
Key Skills & Competencies:
Good facilitation, influence, and conflict resolution skills. Able to guide senior leaders, diverse teams, and stakeholders. Strong servant leadership mindset with the ability to influence without direct authority. Excellent risk management to identify "critical path" items in a sprint that could delay a major waterfall milestone Data-driven mindset. Comfortable with metrics, flow analysis and ART health assessment Outstanding communication and stakeholder management skills (verbal, written, presentation). Ability to thrive in ambiguity and drive alignment in large, cross-functional settings.
Nice To Have:
Experience in regulated industries (ie., Finance) and DevOps / continuous delivery environments. Background in change management or organizational agility transformations.
Who We Are:
TD Securities offers a wide range of capital markets products and services to corporate, government, and institutional clients who choose us for our innovation, execution, and experience. With more than 6,500 professionals operating out of 40 cities across the globe, we strive to make every interaction, product and experience remarkably human and refreshingly simple. Our services include underwriting and distributing new issues, providing trusted advice and industry-leading insight, extending access to global markets, and delivering integrated transaction banking solutions. In 2023, we acquired Cowen Inc., offering our clients access to a premier U.S. equities business and highly-diverse equity research franchise, while growing our strong, diversified investment bank.
Together, we are reimagining what banking can be for our clients, colleagues and communities.
Our Total Rewards Package
Our Total Rewards package reflects the investments we make in our colleagues to help them and their families achieve their financial, physical, and mental well-being goals. Total Rewards at TD includes a base salary, variable compensation, and several other key plans such as health and well-being benefits, savings and retirement programs, paid time off, banking benefits and discounts, career development, and reward and recognition programs. Learn more
Additional Information:
We’re delighted that you’re considering building a career with TD. Through regular development conversations, training programs, and a competitive benefits plan, we’re committed to providing the support our colleagues need to thrive both at work and at home.
Please be advised that this job opportunity is subject to provincial regulation for employment purposes. It is imperative to acknowledge that each province or territory within the jurisdiction of Canada may have its own set of regulations, requirements.
Colleague Development
If you’re interested in a specific career path or are looking to build certain skills, we want to help you succeed. You’ll have regular career, development, and performance conversations with your manager, as well as access to an online learning platform and a variety of mentoring programs to help you unlock future opportunities.
If you’re passionate about helping clients and building deep, lasting relationships, TD offers diverse career paths where you can grow your expertise and make a meaningful impact.
We're committed to your success and foster a respectful workplace where diverse perspectives are valued, everyone has fair opportunities to grow, and you can unlock your full potential to achieve your career goals. Here at TD, we hire and develop the best.
Training & Onboarding
We will provide training and onboarding sessions to ensure that you’ve got everything you need to succeed in your new role.
Interview Process
We’ll reach out to candidates of interest to schedule an interview. We do our best to communicate outcomes to all applicants by email or phone call.
Accommodation
Your accessibility is important to us. Please let us know if you’d like accommodations (including accessible meeting rooms, captioning for virtual interviews, etc.) to help us remove barriers so that you can participate throughout the interview process.
We look forward to hearing from you!
Language Requirement (Quebec Only):
Sans Objet