Lead Scrum Master

3 weeks ago


Halifax, Canada Royal Bank of Canada Full time

**Job Summary**

Specifically in an IT environment, coaches development team of scrum principles, helps the team focus on sprint goals and to achieve their highest performance level, to ensure the scrum project is successfully progressed. Applies extensive, in-depth knowledge, skills, and practices to perform complex assignments.

**What will **you do?**
- Participate in quarterly big room planning, setup JIRA board for quarterly program increments, and manage scrum of scrums, remove impediments, and execute sprint ceremonies such as sprint planning, retrospective etc. across multiple scrum teams.
- Demonstrate strong competence in Project Delivery Excellence by establishing and maintaining effective project governance routines, facilitating and planning meetings and ceremonies in alignment with RBC's agile Framework, mandatory Artifacts and Methodologies.
- Develop detailed work packages, schedules, budgets. Identify the necessary resources and provides regular updates and communications to stakeholders/sponsors. Oversees and manages each project deliverable including vendor-related deliverables for quality and completion.
- Ensure clear, concise and timely communication across project deliverables, including management of project financials and understanding of benefits and business outcomes.

**What you need to succeed?**

**Must-have**
- 5+ years of combined Project Management and Scrum Master experience working on medium-to-high complexity initiatives.
- Advanced project management knowledge including plan development; scheduling methodology; project metrics gathering, analyzing, and reporting; risk assessment and quantification methodologies; cost/benefit analysis and alternatives identification; budgeting, financials and benefits management.
- Experience using Jira.
- Undergraduate degree with CSM, PMP or equivalent certification required.

**Nice to have**
- Experience in a matrix environment, preferably within a financial institution
- Experience in a variety of environments (Cloud, distributed and mainframe, business workflows and services/APIs, databases)

**What’s in it for you?**

We thrive on the challenge to be our best, progressive thinking to keep growing, and working together to deliver trusted advice to help our clients thrive and communities prosper. We care about each other, reaching our potential, making a difference to our communities, and achieving success that is mutual.
- A comprehensive Total Rewards Program including bonuses and flexible benefits, competitive compensation, commissions, and stock where applicable.
- Leaders who support your development through coaching and managing opportunities
- Ability to make a difference and lasting impact.
- Work in a dynamic, collaborative, progressive, and high-performing team
- A world-class training program in financial services
- Flexible work/life balance options
- Opportunities to do challenging work.

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**Job Skills**

Agile Methodology, Coaching Others, Conflict Management, Decision Making, Information Technology (IT) Infrastructure, Problem Solving, Quality Management, Results-Oriented, Scrum (Agile), Staying Focused

**Additional Job Details**

**Address**:
120 WESTERN PKY:BEDFORD

**City**:
BEDFORD

**Country**:
Canada

**Work hours/week**:
37.5

**Employment Type**:
Full time

**Platform**:
Technology and Operations

**Job Type**:
Regular

**Pay Type**:
Salaried

**Posted Date**:
2024-02-15

**Application Deadline**:
2024-03-22

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