We are seeking an experienced Scrum Master – HCM to act as a servant leader for multiple Agile teams. In this role, you will be responsible for educating and coaching teams and the broader enterprise on Agile processes, with a heavy emphasis on SAFe and Scrum frameworks. You will drive continuous improvement, foster high-performing team environments, and ensure the consistent delivery of business value. The successful candidate will be an expert at removing impediments, tracking dependencies, and partnering with Product Owners to maintain a refined and prioritized backlog.
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Location: Remote (with occasional onsite visits to Mississauga for GTA-based candidates)
Contract Duration: 8-month contract
Rate: $77.87-$81.76/hr
Advantages
Work Flexibility: Fully remote option with limited onsite requirements for local candidates.
Enterprise Exposure: Opportunity to lead multiple teams within a SAFe framework for a large-scale HCM initiative.
Strategic Leadership: Play a key role in continuous improvement and organizational Agile maturity.
Professional Growth: Manage complex dependencies and participate in high-level ART readiness activities.
Responsibilities
Team Leadership: Act as a servant leader for multiple teams, protecting them from external interference and fostering a high-performing culture.
Ceremony Facilitation: Lead and facilitate all Agile ceremonies, including daily stand-ups, iteration reviews, and retrospectives.
Impediment & Dependency Management: Support the removal of team impediments and proactively track dependencies across the Agile Release Train (ART).
Backlog & Planning: Partner closely with Product Owners and Product Managers to ensure backlog items are refined, prioritized, and scheduled; facilitate capacity planning and estimating activities.
Execution & Value Delivery: Drive team iteration commitments and ensure plans are in place to achieve defined business value.
Cross-Team Coordination: Collaborate with other Scrum Masters (e.g., Scrum of Scrums) and coordinate with Shared Services or DevOps teams as necessary.
Metrics & Reporting: Review team metrics to measure progress against baseline KPIs and provide regular progress reports to stakeholders and senior leadership.
Compliance & Process: Support the Solution Delivery Process (SDP) while adhering to strict compliance guidelines and validating time tracking.
ART Readiness: Support ART readiness and preparation activities, managing complex workstreams across multiple teams.
Qualifications
Experience: Minimum of 8+ years of experience working in an Agile environment.
Education: Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent IT delivery skillset, training, and experience.
Certifications: SAFe or equivalent Scrum Master (SM) certification is highly preferred.
Framework Expertise: Expert knowledge of SAFe and Scrum practices, including the ability to coach teams on adherence to these standards.
Technical Skills: Proficiency in tracking project deliverables using enterprise tools and applications.
Soft Skills: Excellent conflict resolution, negotiation, and communication skills; ability to manage complex work and escalate issues proactively to leadership.
Summary
If you're interested in the Scrum Master - HCM 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 an experienced Scrum Master – HCM to act as a servant leader for multiple Agile teams. In this role, you will be responsible for educating and coaching teams and the broader enterprise on Agile processes, with a heavy emphasis on SAFe and Scrum frameworks. You will drive continuous improvement, foster high-performing team environments, and ensure the consistent delivery of business value. The successful candidate will be an expert at removing impediments, tracking dependencies, and partnering with Product Owners to maintain a refined and prioritized backlog.
Location: Remote (with occasional onsite visits to Mississauga for GTA-based candidates)
Contract Duration: 8-month contract
Rate: $77.87-$81.76/hr
Advantages
Work Flexibility: Fully remote option with limited onsite requirements for local candidates.
Enterprise Exposure: Opportunity to lead multiple teams within a SAFe framework for a large-scale HCM initiative.
Strategic Leadership: Play a key role in continuous improvement and organizational Agile maturity.
Professional Growth: Manage complex dependencies and participate in high-level ART readiness activities.
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Responsibilities
Team Leadership: Act as a servant leader for multiple teams, protecting them from external interference and fostering a high-performing culture.
Ceremony Facilitation: Lead and facilitate all Agile ceremonies, including daily stand-ups, iteration reviews, and retrospectives.
Impediment & Dependency Management: Support the removal of team impediments and proactively track dependencies across the Agile Release Train (ART).
Backlog & Planning: Partner closely with Product Owners and Product Managers to ensure backlog items are refined, prioritized, and scheduled; facilitate capacity planning and estimating activities.
Execution & Value Delivery: Drive team iteration commitments and ensure plans are in place to achieve defined business value.
Cross-Team Coordination: Collaborate with other Scrum Masters (e.g., Scrum of Scrums) and coordinate with Shared Services or DevOps teams as necessary.
Metrics & Reporting: Review team metrics to measure progress against baseline KPIs and provide regular progress reports to stakeholders and senior leadership.
Compliance & Process: Support the Solution Delivery Process (SDP) while adhering to strict compliance guidelines and validating time tracking.
ART Readiness: Support ART readiness and preparation activities, managing complex workstreams across multiple teams.
Qualifications
Experience: Minimum of 8+ years of experience working in an Agile environment.
Education: Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent IT delivery skillset, training, and experience.
Certifications: SAFe or equivalent Scrum Master (SM) certification is highly preferred.
Framework Expertise: Expert knowledge of SAFe and Scrum practices, including the ability to coach teams on adherence to these standards.
Technical Skills: Proficiency in tracking project deliverables using enterprise tools and applications.
Soft Skills: Excellent conflict resolution, negotiation, and communication skills; ability to manage complex work and escalate issues proactively to leadership.
Summary
If you're interested in the Scrum Master - HCM 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.
show more