Scrum Master

Requisition ID: 251145

Join a purpose driven winning team, committed to results, in an inclusive and high-performing culture.

Scotiabank continues to be an industry leader for payments technology and innovation. We have a history of safely adopting new practices to better serve our customers. As we scale and evolve our teams, we are seeking individuals who are excited to shape the future of work and thrive in a fast-paced, agile environment. We value diverse perspectives and foster a culture of continuous learning, transparency, and meaningful collaboration within cross-functional communities.

The Role

We are looking for a driven and passionate Scrum Master to champion agile methodologies and build a culture of accountability and continuous improvement. You will work closely with engineering, product and delivery teams to facilitate agile ceremonies, remove impediments, and ensure alignment around sprint goals and priorities. Your efforts will directly impact the way we deliver value to our customers and enable high-performing teams to thrive.

Is this role right for you? In this role you will:

• Be an empowering leader and enable your teams to be highly functioning, self-organizing, and continuously improving
• Facilitate key agile ceremonies including daily standups, sprint planning, reviews, and retrospectives
• Partner with Product Owners, Engineering Leads, and other stakeholders to define sprint goals, refine backlogs, and deliver on roadmaps
• Identify and remove blockers or obstacles that impact team productivity and delivery
• Oversee and manage program releases and implementations
• Foster transparency and collaboration across teams and stakeholders
• Support agile adoption and coach team members on Scrum practices and principles
• Track and report team progress through agile metrics and tools, and use data to drive continuous improvement
• Create a safe and inclusive team environment, encouraging experimentation, innovation, and open feedback
• Serves as a steward of team culture, environment, and engineering practices
• Comfortable to both encourage and challenge others to align behaviours towards our mindset
• Influence, question, and evaluate processes to determine opportunities for effectiveness
• Ability to come to office at least 4 days a week
• Act as a steward of agile values, practices, and team health
• Comfortable with challenging the status quo and helping others evolve mindsets and behaviors
• Thrive in a fast-moving, team-based environment where experimentation is encouraged
• Passionate about empowering others and facilitating alignment toward shared goals
  
  

Skills

Do you have the skills that will enable you to succeed in this role? We’d love to work with you if you have:

• 5+ years of IT experience in the related field
• 3+ years of People Management experience and/or leading large cross-functional/cross-regional teams on major organizational projects, preferably in an agile work environment
• Desire and drive for innovation through problem solving, leveraging resourcefulness as a key skill; have a learning mindset while intrinsically motivated to learning new tools and techniques
• Intermediate to advanced level of experience as a Scrum Master or Agile Coach
• Deep understanding of Agile frameworks, especially Scrum and Kanban
• Strong facilitation skills with a proven ability to lead productive team ceremonies and retrospectives
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build relationships and influence without authority
• Experience working with cross-functional teams including engineering, product, and design
• Proficiency in agile tools such as Jira, Confluence, or similar
• Certified Scrum Master (CSM), SAFe, or equivalent agile certification is an asset
• Comfortable with continuously changing environments (examples: business priorities, new technologies)
• Exhibit a high degree of understanding risk management
• Leverage and understand the use of analytics to enable day-to-day conversations and decision making
  
  

What's in it for you?

• Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Allyship - We strive to create an inclusive culture where every employee is empowered to reach their fullest potential, respected for who they are, and are embraced through bias-free practices and inclusive values across Scotiabank. We embrace diversity and provide opportunities for all employee to learn, grow & participate through our various Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) that span across diverse gender identities, ethnicity, race, age, ability & veterans.
• Accessibility and Workplace Accommodations - We value the unique skills and experiences each individual brings to the Bank, and are committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible environment for everyone. Scotiabank continues to locate, remove and prevent barriers so that we can build a diverse and inclusive environment while meeting accessibility requirements.
• Upskilling through online courses, cross-functional development opportunities, and tuition assistance.
• Competitive Rewards program including bonus, flexible vacation, personal, sick days and benefits will start on day one.
• Dynamic Ecosystem - Free tea & coffee, universal washrooms, and lots of space for team collaboration.
• Community Engagement - No matter where you choose to work from; we offer opportunities for community engagement & belonging with our various programs.
  
  

Location(s): Canada : Ontario : Scarborough