Scrum Master

Main Responsibilities:

• Owns and facilitates the end-to-end agile process within a scaled framework, including all ceremonies and reporting for several concurrent project assignments
• Makes sure that all work is assigned and accounted for in a backlog, plan and assignments to protect the team from other competing priorities and distractions
• Facilitates work execution that is aligned to agreed priorities, established cost, timing, deliverable, and scope objectives
• In coordination with Project Managers and Product Owners, engages and collaborates with stakeholders to identify and manage impediments to achieve outcomes of work commitments
• Drives continuous improvement and change to progressively adapt processes to maximize productivity across work streams
• Provides expert advice, guidance and support to agile teams with regards to agile best practices
• Ensures team members adhering to Work prioritized 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 under consistent work velocity
• Encourages teams to look for opportunities to support each other, sometime going beyond assigned roles and responsibilities
• Ensures a collaborative culture exists within teams and stakeholders, promotes team building and ensures team engagement
• Works across teams to ensure accurate and up to date information flows and that teams are aligned on multiple stream interdependencies
• Prepares timely data driven reporting on progress, work assignments, work produced, velocity and performance, capacity, defect management and open items feeding scale agile reporting, continuous improvement and decision making

Education & Experience Required:

• Possessing a recognized and relevant Agile certification(s) is a definite asset
• A bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Business Administration, or a related field, or equivalent experience
• Proven experience as Scrum Master within IT, with a track record of successfully delivering complex projects on time and within budget. Experience with multiple concurrent IT-related project assignments is essential
• In-depth experience with Jira/Confluence/MS Office tools
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to effectively convey complex technical information to both technical and non-technical stakeholders. Strong presentation and negotiation skills are also essential
• Proven leadership skills, with the ability to motivate and manage cross-functional project teams. Vast experience in agile methodologies and leading multiple agile teams
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to identify and resolve project related issues and risks
• Exceptional time management and organizational skills, with the ability to prioritize tasks, meet deadlines, and manage multiple projects simultaneously
• The ability to adapt to changing project requirements and priorities, demonstrating exceptional flexibility, adaptivity and resilience in a highly dynamic work environment

Decision Making & Supervision:

• Work under minimal supervision
• Make decisions and recommendations requiring analysis and interpretation within established procedures