Scrum Master

**Who we are**
As the Working and Learning Company, we at Staples Canada, are dynamic, inspiring partners to our customers and the communities in which we live. At Staples, we inspire people to work smarter, learn more and grow every day. We look for people who are curious, approachable and passionate, and who enjoy finding solutions.

If that’s you, let’s work, learn and grow together.

**We are building an inclusive and diverse team**

Staples Canada is creating an inclusive and diverse work environment. We welcome, value and thrive on perspectives and contributions from backgrounds that vary by race, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, lifestyle, age, educational background, national origin, religion or physical ability. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know.

**Some of what you will do**
This individual will have an extensive understanding of Agile frameworks (Scrum, Kanban, etc.) with an ability to translate and convey technical concepts to a wide audience within Staples Canada. In this role you must understand emerging technologies in a fast-paced environment, possess the ability to work with internal and external stakeholders in a positive manner and deliver projects of competing priorities across Staples.

**Specifically, you will**:

- Facilitate discussion leading to collective decision-making, goal setting and conflict resolution within the team
- Remove impediments to delivery success through the proactive management of external dependencies, medium-to-high complexity team problem-solving and the development of new solutions or approaches to ongoing challenges; has the authority to execute against new approaches and escalate issues through business and/or IT channels where necessary.
- Accountable for creating and maintaining the appropriate vehicles for open communication within the scrum team (e.g. tracker boards) to create a trusting and safe team environment.
- Continuously seek to improve team performance by promoting joint accountability for results and solving productivity issues.
- Facilitate and engage in business analysis, user experience and technical conversations across platforms and multiple levels of influence.
- Communicate cross functionally, ensuring transparency of progress and outcomes; Report team progress and accomplishment up and across; Facilitate status updates, product demos and retrospective
- Prepare Sprint reporting and metrics (Burndown/Burnup charts, team performance, etc. )
- Prepare presentations conveying team performance and completed work

**Some of what you need**
- University Degree/Post-Secondary education required, or related experience preferred
- 2+ years of working on medium-to-high complexity initiatives
- 2+ years of experience as a Scrum Master - where Scrum principles, practices and theory were diligently applied
- 5+ years of experience in software development or business (system) analysis or other relevant professional experience
- PMP considered an asset
- Agile Coach considered an asset
- Certified Scrum Master / Agile Practitioner
- Project / Program delivery in Agile and/or Waterfall environment (medium-to-large scale initiatives) using influence to facilitate to outcomes
- Practical experience managing a software development team using Agile Scrum methodology
- Practical experience with of the key disciplines required in agile delivery - such as software development or business (system) analysis
- Software Development experience
- Agile certifications
- Traditional SDLC experience
- Experience working in startup environments
- Experience communicating formally and informally in a large institution
- Familiarity with design thinking and customer centric design

**Some of what you will get**:

- Associate discount
- Health and Dental benefits
- RRSP/DPSP
- Performance bonuses
- Learning & Development programs
- And more...

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