Scrum Master

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Choosing BDC as your employer also means:

• Flexible and competitive benefits, including an Employee Savings and Investment Plan where BDC matches part of your voluntary contributions, a Defined Benefit Pension Plan, a $750 wellness and health care spending account, to name a few   
  
  
• In addition to paid vacation each year, five personal days, sick days as necessary, and our offices are closed from December 25 to January 1
  
  
• A hybrid work model that truly balances work and personal life
  
  
• Opportunities for learning, training and development, and much more... 
  
  

POSITION OVERVIEW

The Scrum Master acts as a servant leader to coach teams on their journey to self-organization and adoption of an agile mindset. They are an agile expert knowledgeable of many agile practices, techniques and frameworks including, but not limited to, Scrum, Kanban, XP and Disciplined Agile.

The Scrum Master supports the teams in the definition of their ways of working and guides them thru their continuous improvement process. As a team facilitator, they create the conditions to allow the team to be successful in their value delivery ensuring they stay focused on their commitments, removing impediments and fostering enterprise awareness.

CHALLENGES TO BE MET

• Act as Scrum Master for two teams, focusing on providing guidance on agile mindset and practices, self-organization, collaboration and continuous improvement.
  
  
• Help teams stay focussed on fulfilling their commitments and delivering value according to expected quality.
  
  
• Address impediments in a timely manner to minimise impact on commitments and improve value delivery
  
  
• Support the teams in the definition of their ways of working and ensure they are followed.
  
  
• Facilitate key team meetings (e.g., daily, sprint planning, sprint review, retrospective).
  
  
• Assist the Product Owner with keeping a healthy product backlog and offer coaching the role.
  
  
• Ensure cross-team coordination with the other Scrum Masters and manage dependencies between teams and external contributors.
  
  
• Coach teams on good planning and estimation practices.
  
  
• Coach teams on systemic thinking and enterprise awareness.
  
  
• Maintain and report on team’s relevant metrics and monitor team’s progress towards the project’s milestones.
  
  
• Actively contribute to the Agile Chapter.
  
  
• Support the organization on the adoption of an agile mindset and practices.
  
  
• Be a change agent.
  
  

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR

• At least four years of relevant experience in a leadership role (e.g., Scrum master) with agile teams, on various initiatives, applying and reinforcing agile practices
  
  
• Relevant experience working in an agile at scale environment (e.g. SAFe, Nexus, Less, etc.), involving the delivery of functionality with multiple dependencies with other teams
  
  
• At least five years of experience in Information Technology
  
  
• Experience in a large organization is a key asset
  
  
• Experience in a banking industry is an asset
  
  
• Bachelor of Information Technology or equivalent experience
  
  
• Scrum Master Certification (e.g., CSM, PSM, SSM) or Kanban certification (e.g., TKP, KMP, PSK)
  
  
• Disciplined Agile Certification (e.g., CDA, DALSM, DASM) (an asset)
  
  
• Knowledge of Agile practices and frameworks such as: Kanban, JIT, Lean principles, Disciplined Agile, XP, SAFe, Nexus, etc.
  
  
• Excellent leadership, facilitation, and coaching skills
  
  
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
  
  
• As a pragmatic mindset and a systemic approach
  
  
• Working knowledge of the various areas of IT expertise
  
  
• Knowledge of the Azure DevOps platform (an asset)
  
  
• Excellent customer service, interpersonal and communication (written and verbal) skills
  
  
• Ability to build and manage relationships effectively in a matrix environment
  
  
• Autonomous and self-organized
  
  
• Ability to prioritize efficiently
  
  
• Ability to adapt to a changing environment
  
  
• Bilingualism in English & French is required
  
  

Proudly one of Canada’s Top 100 Employers and one of Canada’s Best Diversity Employers, we are committed to fostering a diverse, equitable, inclusive and accessible environment where all employees can thrive and feel empowered to bring their whole selves to work. If you require an accommodation to complete your application, please do not hesitate to contact us at [email protected].

While we appreciate all applications, we advise that only the candidates selected to participate in the recruitment process will be contacted.