Scrum Master
Ville : North York
Catégorie : Full-time
Industrie : Finance
Employeur : Sun Life Financial
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Description de poste:
Candidates must be eligible for Reliability Status Clearance, which requires that they have lived and worked in Canada for the past 5 consecutive years. No exceptions, please.
At Sun Life, we work together, share common values, encourage growth and achievement. Join our talented, diverse workforce and launch a rewarding career.
As a Scrum Master in Sun Life's Agile Excellence Domain, you will be part of our exciting journey as we embark on a multi-year transformation to a Digital Enterprise with a focus on driving forward new ways of working, bringing Business, IT and Operations closer together in delivery Client Value.
We are looking for a senior Scrum Master who can demonstrate skills and competencies with real-world work experience in this capacity - not just theory, courses or an academic certification. We operate in a world where time-to-market and evolving business priorities drive our plans. The awesome person who fills this role will need to be resilient, able to influence and thrive in ambiguity.
The Scrum Master is empowered to introduce better ways to help the squad perform at its highest level and is responsible for ensuring the team lives agile values and principles. The incumbent will actively participate in developing and supporting 1-2 high performing/self-organizing squads. This includes clearing obstacles, establishing an environment where the squad can be effective, ensuring a good relationship between the team, product owner and delivery, as well as others outside the team.
What will you do:
Implement and promote the use of Agile methodology within the agile teams:
- Facilitate agile ceremonies including sprint planning, sprint review, retrospectives, and daily standup.
- Create a forum for discussing vision, goals, and Product Backlog items amongst the team.
- Identify, manage, and help mitigate issues and risks, with particular emphasis on timely removal of impediments for the team and/or directing obstacles to appropriate owners for quick resolution.
- Ensure that proper documentation (i.e., program vision statement, program backlog, program roadmap, release plan, sprint backlog, and increments) is prioritized and added to the team’s backlog of work.
- Compliance with SLF policies and procedures for delivery and implementation
Ensure the team embraces the agile principles, values, and framework:
- Coach the development team and help lead and ensure the “agile mindset” is fully adopted and understood.
- Assess and coach the squads to higher levels of performance, focus, commitment, respect, and openness while tracking acceleration metrics.
- Facilitate efforts with the support and implementation teams on how to integrate agile methodologies into a Waterfall environment.
- Encourage an environment of open communication and collaborative problem solving and where the impact of mistakes can be minimized through early detection as well as making them into learning opportunities.
Develop and nurture strong partnering relationships with Product Owner, Squads, and stakeholders:
- Develop strong partnerships with the Product Owner and the Squads (agile teams) to gain strong understanding of objectives, sustain open dialogue to manage product backlog efficiently.
- Influence a wide range of stakeholders (i.e., Business, Delivery, IT) to remove impediments and maximize team output.
- Support and educate the Product Owner and the squads on agile principles and practices to preserve the team from external pressures which may inhibit its productivity.
- Protect the Squad from outside interruptions and distractions.
- Brings a high-energy and passionate outlook to the job and can influence those around them.
- Able to build a sense of trust and rapport that creates a comfortable & effective workplace.
What will you need to succeed?
- 3-5+ years experience as a Scrum Master in agile delivery / transformation / training / coaching.
- Certified SASM or Certified SSM, Certified Scrum Master (CSM), Kanban Management Professional (KPM) is preferred.
- Experience in scaled Agile environments, SAFe certification is preferred.
- Certified SAFe Release Train Engineer (RTE) is an asset.
- Experience leading or shaping large transformational efforts is an asset.
- An effective communicator at all levels, in both structured and non-hierarchical, informal structures.
- Experience in coaching squads with various profiles and maturity levels.
- IT experience and/or understanding the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
- 3-5+ years experience with Agile Toolsets (JIRA, Confluence, Miro).
- Experience in insurance, health, or financial industry is an asset.
What’s in it for you:
- We’re honoured to be recognized as a 2024 Best Workplaces in Ontario by Great Place to Work® Canada.
- We’re proud to be recognized as a company with a 2023 Most Trusted Executive team by Great Place to Work® Canada.
- Wellness programs that support the three pillars of your health – mental, physical, and financial
- The opportunity to move along a variety of career paths with amazing networking potential..
- As a hybrid organization, you and your leader use business and Client needs to choose where you work, at home or in the office.
# LI – SJ #LI-Hybrid #LI-remote
L’échelle du salaire de base est pour l’emplacement principal du poste affiché. Elle peut varier selon l’emplacement du candidat sélectionné et d’autres facteurs. En plus du salaire de base, les employés admissibles de la Financière Sun Life participent à différents programmes de rémunération incitative, dont le montant octroyé est discrétionnaire et dépend du rendement de l’employé et de la compagnie. Certains postes de vente participent à des programmes de rémunération incitative basés sur les résultats de vente individuels ou de groupe.
Depuis toujours, la diversité et l'intégration sont au cœur des valeurs de la Financière Sun Life. Nous croyons qu'un effectif diversifié ayant des points de vue variés et des idées créatives est avantageux pour nos clients, pour les collectivités où nous exerçons nos activités, ainsi que pour nous tous, en tant que collègues. Nous accueillons avec enthousiasme les candidatures de personnes compétentes provenant de tous les horizons.
Les personnes handicapées ayant besoin de mesures d'adaptation pour présenter leur candidature et celles qui doivent consulter les offres d'emploi sur un support de substitution peuvent envoyer leur demande par courriel à l'adresse ‘thebrightside@sunlife.com’.
À la Sun Life, nous voulons créer un environnement de travail flexible où nos employés sont outillés pour donner le meilleur d’eux-mêmes. Nous offrons plusieurs options de travail flexibles selon les exigences du poste et les besoins individuels. N’hésitez pas à en discuter pendant le processus de sélection.
Nous remercions tous les candidats de l'intérêt manifesté pour ce poste. Nous ne communiquerons qu'avec les personnes qui auront été retenues pour passer une entrevue.
Échelle salariale:
82,000/82 000 - 135,000/135 000Catégorie d'emploi:
Gestion de projets - SystèmesFin de l'affichage:
31/05/2024