Senior Scrum Master

89285
Oakville, Ontario
Contract
7 days ago

Job Title: Scrum Master
Location: Oakville, ON (Hybrid)
Estimated Duration: 6 Months
Reports To: Agile Coach, Agile Acceleration 

Job Summary: 
The Scrum Master (SM) / Team Coach is a servant leader and catalyst for team performance, enabling the Agile Squad(s) to deliver value effectively. The SM facilitates squad-level processes and execution, drives relentless improvement, removes impediments, and fosters a culture of agility and collaboration. The Scrum Master is accountable for embedding and evolving Agile practices (e.g., SAFe).

 Primary Responsibilities:

  • Responsible for consistency and reinforcement of proven practices of an Agile squad (e.g., rules of Built-In Quality practices, Work in Process (WIP) limits from Kanban, monitoring flow metrics, etc.).
  • Facilitate squad events (Team Sync, Planning, Refinement, Review, and Retrospective) to ensure they achieve intended outcomes, remain efficient, and are kept within timeboxes.
  • Support the squad in identifying and eliminating impediments to improve flow and maximize value delivery.
  • Take proactive measures to help the team become more predictable in delivery. 
  • Facilitate and support the squad in preparing for PI planning activities, including PI/BRP Planning, System Demos, and Inspect & Adapt (I&A).
  • Owns squad-level progress reporting against agreed KPIs and shares insights with management as defined.
  • Help the squad navigate interpersonal conflicts, overcome challenges, and identify opportunities for growth and development.

Secondary Responsibilities:

  • Support the Product Owner/Manager/Counterpart in managing the backlog, guiding the team, and fostering a healthy team dynamic around priorities and scope.
  • Collaborate with other Scrum Masters and stakeholders to enable the team to enhance overall value delivery.
  • Support and drive PI planning readiness to ensure the squad is fully prepared for effective planning and delivery.
  • Provide input into innovation pilots by tracking performance outcomes and lessons learned. 
  • Champion a culture of data-driven decision-making and continuous improvement 

Technical Skills:

  • Agile Estimation
  • Agile Metrics
  • Agile methods/ frameworks
  • Product Management tools and framework
  • SDLC

 Soft Skills:

  • Effective Communication
  • Facilitation
  • Collaboration
  • Problem Solving
  • Empathy
  • Stakeholder management
  • Servant Leadership

Tool Skills:

  • Jira
  • SharePoint
  • Power BI / equivalent reporting tool
  • Confluence
  • Delivery Central
  • Lucid
  • Service Now

 
Qualifications: 

  • Bachelor’s degree in Business, Technology, or a related field.
  • 3–5 years of experience as a Scrum Master, Agile Team Coach, or equivalent role in an Agile delivery environment
  • Strong understanding of Agile frameworks (Scrum, SAFe, Kanban) and delivery flow metrics.
  • Proven facilitation skills with the ability to guide diverse teams through change and improvement.
  • Hands-on experience with Agile delivery tools (Jira, Confluence, Delivery Central, Power BI, SharePoint, Lucid, ServiceNow).
  •   Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
  •  Demonstrated servant leadership mindset with a focus on enabling teams to achieve outcomes.
  •  Growth mindset with curiosity for continuous learning, innovation, and evolving Agile practices.

The pay range that the employer reasonably expects to pay for this position is between CA$70.00 and CA$85.00

Our voluntary benefits offering includes medical, dental, vision and retirement benefits.

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