Scrum Master

Requisition ID: 197958

Join a purpose driven winning team, committed to results, in an inclusive and high-performing culture.

The Scrum Master is responsible for driving team effectiveness by identifying and removing impediments, supporting the team, and encouraging practices in accordance with agile principles.

The Scrum Master is empowered to introduce better ways to drive team productivity. Guide the team by embodying agile values, facilitating ceremonies, and supporting a culture of continuous improvement and shared practices. The incumbent will actively participate in developing and maintaining a high performing, self-organizing team.

Is this role right for you? In this role you will:

• Coach the development team and help lead and insure the "agile mindset" is fully adopted and understood
• Inculcate core agile values of focus, commitment, respect, openness and courage into the team's ground rules through leading by example
• Assess and coach the team to higher levels of performance, tracking acceleration metrics
• Guide the development team on how to integrate agile ceremonies and values into daily work
• Manage the deliveries and releases
• Create a forum for discussing vision, goals, and Product Backlog items amongst the team
• Apply techniques for effective workflow visualization and management (e.g. Kanban or Scrum Boards)
• 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
• Facilitate identifying and enacting improvement strategies to increase the productivity of the team and quality of deliverables
• Ensure team execution and delivery to committed sprint work- maintaining the momentum of the initiative and upholding a sustainable pace of delivery; track agile metrics to provide statistical proof of momentum and sustainability
• Develop strong partnership with the Product Owner to gain strong understanding of objectives, sustain open dialogue to manage product backlog efficiently
• Influence a wide range of stakeholders (business, compliance, Legal, IT, etc.) to remove impediments and maximize team output
• Lead and coach the team in its agile adoption, sharing successes, artifacts, and experience to accelerate transition to new delivery models
• Partner with Agile Coach and other agile teams to share findings, best practices, and resources to help mature the organization's agility

Do you have the skills that will enable you to succeed in this role? We'd love to work with you if you have:

• Minimum 8-10 years of IT experience
  5+ years of Scrum Master experience in a recent project/initiative within a true agile environment.
• Experience coordinating and/or leading large cross-functional/cross-regional teams on major organizational projects, preferably in an agile work environment
  Prior Project Management experience is nice to have
  Individual may have Scrum Master Certification (CSM)
• KMP I (Kanban Systems Design) certification - Nice to have

What's in it for you?

• Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Allyship - We strive to create an inclusive culture where every employee is empowered to reach their fullest potential, respected for who they are, and are embraced through bias-free practices and inclusive values across Scotiabank. We embrace diversity and provide opportunities for all employee to learn, grow & participate through our various Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) that span across diverse gender identities, ethnicity, race, age, ability & veterans.
• Accessibility and Workplace Accommodations - We value the unique skills and experiences each individual brings to the Bank, and are committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible environment for everyone. Scotiabank continues to locate, remove and prevent barriers so that we can build a diverse and inclusive environment while meeting accessibility requirements.
• Upskilling through online courses, cross-functional development opportunities, and tuition assistance.
• Competitive Rewards program including bonus, flexible vacation, personal, sick days and benefits will start on day one.
• Dynamic Ecosystem - Free tea & coffee, universal washrooms, and lots of space for team collaboration.
• Community Engagement - No matter where you choose to work from; we offer opportunities for community engagement & belonging with our various programs such as hackathons, contests, cooking with friends, Humans of Digital and much more!

Working location condition: Hybrid

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Location(s): Canada : Ontario : Toronto

Scotiabank is a leading bank in the Americas. Guided by our purpose: "for every future", we help our customers, their families and their communities achieve success through a broad range of advice, products and services, including personal and commercial banking, wealth management and private banking, corporate and investment banking, and capital markets.

At Scotiabank, we value the unique skills and experiences each individual brings to the Bank, and are committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible environment for everyone. If you require accommodation (including, but not limited to, an accessible interview site, alternate format documents, ASL Interpreter, or Assistive Technology) during the recruitment and selection process, please let our Recruitment team know. If you require technical assistance, please click here. Candidates must apply directly online to be considered for this role. We thank all applicants for their interest in a career at Scotiabank; however, only those candidates who are selected for an interview will be contacted.