Scrum Master, Information Technology
Job Overview
Job title: Scrum Master, Information Technology
Job description: Working together to be our best!
First National is Canada’s largest non-bank lender, originating and servicing both commercial and residential mortgages since 1988. Over the past thirty years, we have been committed to hiring the best and brightest with over 1,000 proud team members. Through cooperation, ongoing coaching, development opportunities and a culture that celebrates both hard work and teamwork, First National team members are supported to lead, learn and grow.
If you are ready to join First National’s dynamic team, while working hard and having fun doing it, we invite you to apply online and let us know how you can be part of our success story.
We are hiring a Scrum Master, Information Technology!
Reporting To:
Director, QA and Implementation Services
Full-Time/Part- Time:
Full-time
Posting Date:
October 3, 2022
Closing Date:
October 31, 2022
Hours of Work:
8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Grade:
Office Location:
7
Toronto
Great location! Steps away from the main public transit station
What we offer:
Highly competitive compensation package which includes, base salary, bonus, benefits, and career advancement opportunities!
*Eligibility for benefits is dependent on the terms of employment
The Opportunity:
The Scrum Master helps oversee the development team and runs related ceremonies such as the daily Scrum, Sprint Planning, Sprint Review and Retrospective. They are knowledgeable in agile methodology and scrum and are able to coach and train other members on the team. They act as a buffer between the Scrum Team and Product Owner and maintain a safe working environment for the team by helping with conflict resolution. The Scrum Master removes impediments and helps the team to become self-organizing and empowered to create, innovate, and make decisions for themselves as one team.
- Guides and coaches the Scrum Team on how to use Agile practices and principles to deliver high quality products and services to our customers.
- Gets team to a high performing level by recognizing areas of strength and improvement and employing appropriate coaching and development techniques.
- Responsible for ensuring Scrum is understood and the team adheres to Scrum theory, practice, and guidelines.
- Coaches the Scrum team in self-organization, cross-functional skillset, domain knowledge and communicates effectively, both internally and externally working within the Scrum team.
- Works with Scrum Team, as well as internal and external stakeholders, to influence and drive decision making and support organizational project or product teams.
- Resolves team impediments with other Scrum Masters to increase the effectiveness of the application of Scrum in the organization.
- Works with Agile coaches and other Scrum Masters to grow within the role.
- Contributes to the advancement and improvement of Agile practices within the organization.
- Facilitates and supports all scrum events: Sprint Planning, Daily Scrum, Sprint Review, and Sprint Retrospective.
- Acts as a leader who coaches and supports Agile teams assigned to work on important department initiatives and projects.
The Requirements Needed:
- Post-Secondary Education in a related field
- Must have relevant Scrum Master Certification
- Must have 5+ years Scrum Master experience
- Demonstrated experience facilitating meetings at multiple levels of an organization and an understanding of facilitation techniques.
- Working knowledge of Agile tools and techniques,
- Experience using Microsoft Azure DevOps an asset
- Working knowledge of fundamentals of software development / testing processes and procedures
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Excellent organizational and time management skills
- Creative thinker with a vision & attention to detail.
- Ability to facilitate business meetings and application design sessions.
- Ability to create clear documentation and explain complex process flows.
- Ability to transfer and /or breakdown business information into processing components and explain business requirements to internal and external contacts or groups.
- Strong analytical (critical thinking) and problem-solving skills (trouble shooting)
- Ability to work in a dynamic environment blending both new and older technologies.
- Ability to self-learn and take the initiative to learn the required skills.
- Ability to self-motivate, prioritize, and meet deadlines.
- Highly resourceful and a go-getter attitude.
Why join First National?
- Bright open concept office environment
- Large kitchens with a coffee and latte maker to enjoy at no cost
- Supportive teamwork focused environment
- Collaborative entrepreneurial spirit
- Opportunities to give back to the communities and work through events focused on a variety of charities
- Ongoing social events throughout the year
- Extensive training programs to set our employees up for success
First National is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and is committed to diversity and inclusion regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, age, gender identity, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation or any other category protected by law.
First National supports requests for accommodation from applicants with disabilities; please contact Human Resources at .
We would like to thank all applications for their interest, but only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.
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Other details
- Pay Type Salary
- Toronto, ON, Canada
Company: First National
Expected salary:
Location: Toronto, ON
Job date: Tue, 04 Oct 2022 23:48:24 GMT
Job Source: Careerjet.ca