We are seeking a dedicated Intermediate Scrum Master to lead the introduction and adoption of Agile development within the Permission Enterprise Platform (PEP). In this role, you will facilitate the work of cross-functional software development teams, helping them apply Scrum principles, practices, and theory to accelerate the delivery of high-quality work items. You will act as a champion for the Scrum framework, ensuring collaboration, prioritization, and transparency across multiple project streams.
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Duration: 12-month contract with potential for extension
Location: Toronto (Onsite)
Rate: $412.69-$450.69/diem
Advantages
Strategic Impact: Play a key role in the adoption of Agile methodologies within a major enterprise platform.
Long-Term Contract: 12-month initial engagement with the potential for extension and project stability.
High Visibility: Opportunity to provide program and portfolio reporting directly to senior executive levels.
Central Location: Work in a professional onsite environment in the heart of Toronto.
Responsibilities
Ceremony Facilitation: Lead all Scrum ceremonies, including daily stand-ups, sprint planning, backlog refinement, sprint reviews, and retrospectives.
Backlog Management: Partner with Product Owners to refine backlogs, define tasks, and assist teams in forecasting Sprint Goals through effective story selection.
Project Governance: Create and maintain detailed project schedules, risk logs, and status reports while monitoring and forecasting project costs to ensure fiscal accountability.
Team Leadership: Source and onboard team members, clarify roles and responsibilities, and resolve interpersonal or resourcing conflicts within a matrix environment.
Agile Coaching: Ensure the delivery team adheres to core Agile principles of collaboration and visibility, while helping the organization overcome resistance to change.
Performance Tracking: Utilize Azure DevOps to create queries, monitor pipelines, and generate burn-down reports to track progress across various projects.
Risk & Issue Management: Proactively identify potential risk events and articulate mitigation strategies to senior executive stakeholders.
Qualifications
Scrum Master Experience: 5+ years of experience in a Scrum Master role for software development teams diligently applying Scrum principles.
Technical Knowledge: Demonstrated experience with Java, Oracle, and IBM BPM projects.
Tool Proficiency: Advanced skills in Azure DevOps (for backlog and defect management), Microsoft Project, and Visio.
Process Expertise: Deep understanding of both the traditional System Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and Agile iterative development concepts.
Certifications: Scrum Master certification is highly preferred.
Communication: Excellent verbal and written communication skills with a proven ability to lead technical teams and facilitate stakeholder forums.
Public Sector: Experience with large-scale modernization initiatives or public sector project delivery is considered a strong asset.
Summary
If you're interested in the Intermediate Scrum Master role based in Toronto, we encourage you to apply online at www.randstad.ca.
Only qualified candidates will be contacted for the next steps. We look forward to hearing from you!
Randstad Canada is committed to fostering a workforce reflective of all peoples of Canada. As a result, we are committed to developing and implementing strategies to increase the equity, diversity and inclusion within the workplace by examining our internal policies, practices, and systems throughout the entire lifecycle of our workforce, including its recruitment, retention and advancement for all employees. In addition to our deep commitment to respecting human rights, we are dedicated to positive actions to affect change to ensure everyone has full participation in the workforce free from any barriers, systemic or otherwise, especially equity-seeking groups who are usually underrepresented in Canada's workforce, including those who identify as women or non-binary/gender non-conforming; Indigenous or Aboriginal Peoples; persons with disabilities (visible or invisible) and; members of visible minorities, racialized groups and the LGBTQ2+ community.
Randstad Canada is committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible workplace for all its candidates and employees by supporting their accessibility and accommodation needs throughout the employment lifecycle. We ask that all job applications please identify any accommodation requirements by sending an email to accessibility@randstad.ca to ensure their ability to fully participate in the interview process.
This posting is for existing and upcoming vacancies.
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We are seeking a dedicated Intermediate Scrum Master to lead the introduction and adoption of Agile development within the Permission Enterprise Platform (PEP). In this role, you will facilitate the work of cross-functional software development teams, helping them apply Scrum principles, practices, and theory to accelerate the delivery of high-quality work items. You will act as a champion for the Scrum framework, ensuring collaboration, prioritization, and transparency across multiple project streams.
Duration: 12-month contract with potential for extension
Location: Toronto (Onsite)
Rate: $412.69-$450.69/diem
Advantages
Strategic Impact: Play a key role in the adoption of Agile methodologies within a major enterprise platform.
Long-Term Contract: 12-month initial engagement with the potential for extension and project stability.
High Visibility: Opportunity to provide program and portfolio reporting directly to senior executive levels.
Central Location: Work in a professional onsite environment in the heart of Toronto.
Responsibilities
Ceremony Facilitation: Lead all Scrum ceremonies, including daily stand-ups, sprint planning, backlog refinement, sprint reviews, and retrospectives.
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Backlog Management: Partner with Product Owners to refine backlogs, define tasks, and assist teams in forecasting Sprint Goals through effective story selection.
Project Governance: Create and maintain detailed project schedules, risk logs, and status reports while monitoring and forecasting project costs to ensure fiscal accountability.
Team Leadership: Source and onboard team members, clarify roles and responsibilities, and resolve interpersonal or resourcing conflicts within a matrix environment.
Agile Coaching: Ensure the delivery team adheres to core Agile principles of collaboration and visibility, while helping the organization overcome resistance to change.
Performance Tracking: Utilize Azure DevOps to create queries, monitor pipelines, and generate burn-down reports to track progress across various projects.
Risk & Issue Management: Proactively identify potential risk events and articulate mitigation strategies to senior executive stakeholders.
Qualifications
Scrum Master Experience: 5+ years of experience in a Scrum Master role for software development teams diligently applying Scrum principles.
Technical Knowledge: Demonstrated experience with Java, Oracle, and IBM BPM projects.
Tool Proficiency: Advanced skills in Azure DevOps (for backlog and defect management), Microsoft Project, and Visio.
Process Expertise: Deep understanding of both the traditional System Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and Agile iterative development concepts.
Certifications: Scrum Master certification is highly preferred.
Communication: Excellent verbal and written communication skills with a proven ability to lead technical teams and facilitate stakeholder forums.
Public Sector: Experience with large-scale modernization initiatives or public sector project delivery is considered a strong asset.
Summary
If you're interested in the Intermediate Scrum Master role based in Toronto, we encourage you to apply online at www.randstad.ca.
Only qualified candidates will be contacted for the next steps. We look forward to hearing from you!
Randstad Canada is committed to fostering a workforce reflective of all peoples of Canada. As a result, we are committed to developing and implementing strategies to increase the equity, diversity and inclusion within the workplace by examining our internal policies, practices, and systems throughout the entire lifecycle of our workforce, including its recruitment, retention and advancement for all employees. In addition to our deep commitment to respecting human rights, we are dedicated to positive actions to affect change to ensure everyone has full participation in the workforce free from any barriers, systemic or otherwise, especially equity-seeking groups who are usually underrepresented in Canada's workforce, including those who identify as women or non-binary/gender non-conforming; Indigenous or Aboriginal Peoples; persons with disabilities (visible or invisible) and; members of visible minorities, racialized groups and the LGBTQ2+ community.
Randstad Canada is committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible workplace for all its candidates and employees by supporting their accessibility and accommodation needs throughout the employment lifecycle. We ask that all job applications please identify any accommodation requirements by sending an email to accessibility@randstad.ca to ensure their ability to fully participate in the interview process.
This posting is for existing and upcoming vacancies.
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