Scrum Master - 3

Story Behind the Need

Business group : Commercial Global Engineering

Project : Onboarding application of commercial line of business, streamlining the onboarding process for inhouse build application- Java / ReactJS / SpringBoot application, Azure / Google Cloud.

CVP : High visibility project, opportunity to learn multiple external and scotia processes.

Typical Day in Role :

• Work with a team to identify roadmap / feature dependencies and impediments. Being accountable for tracking the dependencies and impediments and removing them to enable the team : surface, track, escalate
• Facilitate discussion, decision making, and conflict resolution. Build a trusting and safe environment where problems can be raised and resolved.
• Conducts regular assessments of a team Agile Maturity and uses the results to guide them to improved performance.
• Facilitate agile ceremonies (Daily Scrum, Backlog Refinement, Sprint Planning, Sprint Review, and Retrospective) and longer-term planning exercises (Release Planning, Release Train Planning).
• Support the Product Owner, especially with respect to story grooming and maintaining the product backlog.
• Pro-actively identify and mitigate risks using Agile best practices and project deliverables
• Provide regular, standardized reporting for team performance : velocity, stories completed and project status.
• Oversee and coordinate software release activities.

Candidate Requirements / Must Have Skills :

• 5+ years of previous combined experience as a Delivery Lead / Delivery Manager with Scrum experience
• 5+ years’ experience with backlog tracking, Scrum and Kanban based metrics, task definition, story splitting.
• Demonstrated experience with software development processes and procedures to understand the team needs SDLC
• 3+ years’ experience working in an Agile environment, with common development practices and in service-oriented environments.
• 3+ years hands-on experience leading release management activities for successful delivery of product launches and working with the team on day-today activities.

Soft Skills Required :

• Great communication skills -oral and written
• Demonstrated high level of analytical and problem-solving skills
• Solid analytical and critical thinking skills with an ability to communicate at levels with all key organizational partners

Nice-To-Have Skills :

CSM an asset

Education :

Bachelor’s Degree - Software Engineering, Computer Science or equivalent

Best VS. Average Candidate :

Goal oriented, get things done, go getter attitude, self-motivated.

Candidate Review & Interview Selection :

1 round with HM & team member

Hiring Manager’s availability to interview : ASAP

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