Scrum Master (One year Term Contract)

Requisition ID: 193773

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

The Role :

The Scrum Master is responsible for driving team effectiveness, supporting the development team, removing roadblocks, and evolving the end-to-end product while helping the teams build up compliant agile practice, be flexible and leading using hybrid methodology.

This is a one year contract position to backfill a mat leave.

What will you do?

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  Lead and drives a customer focused culture throughout their team to deepen client relationships and leverage broader Bank relationships, systems and knowledge.

• You will also project manage larger technology updates impacting multiple value streams.

• Balance competing or conflicting goals of various departments/stakeholders, requiring a mature, diplomatic approach

• Ensure the team enacts the agile principles, values and framework and provide support to teams using a servant leadership style

• Coach the development/lab team and help lead and instill core agile values and “agile mindset”

• 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.

• Develop strong partnership with the Product Owner to gain strong understanding of objectives, sustain open dialogue to manage product backlog efficiently.

• Communicate and present effectively exercising strong verbal and written communication skills across diverse audiences within and outside of the development team (Stakeholders, Executives), acting as a champion of the agile methodology.

• Contribute to building organizational capability and expertise on agile adoption by partnering with Senior Scrum Master/Agile Coach and other agile teams to share findings, best practices, and resources to help mature the organization’s agility.

What do you need to succeed?

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  Bachelor’s Degree in computer engineering, business, Information sciences or other related field

• PMP and/or Scrum Master Certification (CSM) an asset

• 5 years Scrum Master experience leading scrum teams

• 3 years Project/Program Management experience with a strong understanding of agile project management principles and practices

• Thorough understanding of Agile software development methodologies, values and procedures

• Highly developed negotiation and influencing skills

• Highly organized individual with the ability to coordinate across teams.

• Excellent interpersonal skills, ability to work with diverse personality types.

• Proficient in MS Suite (Project, Power Point, Excel)

What's in it for you?

• We have an inclusive and collaborative working environment that encourages creativity and curiosity and celebrates success
• We provide you with the tools and technology needed to create meaningful customer experiences
• You'll get to work with and learn from diverse industry leaders, who have hailed from top technology companies around the world
• We hire you for your talent — not just a job — so you can grow with us. We’ll equip you for success not only in your role, but also in your career as a whole
• Dress codes don't apply here: being comfortable does
• Access to thousands of online and in-person courses so you can hone your current skills, or learn new ones
• A competitive rewards package that includes a base salary, a performance bonus, company matching programs on pension and profit sharing, paid vacation, personal & sick days, medical, vision, and dental and much more

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. 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.