Sr. Scrum Master to support product delivery and cloud computing project for a large insurance client - 5048

Sr. Scrum Master to support product delivery and cloud computing project for a large insurance client - 5048

Duration: 6 months (possibility for extension)

Location: Remote (Occasional visit to Downtown Toronto/Waterloo office)

The Chief Technology Office Value Realization Office (CTO VRO) is looking for an individual who is able to perform and lead teams as a Scrum Master/Senior Project Manager. The individual helps build high-performing teams by providing support with product delivery, utilizing a deep understanding of agile principles and team dynamics. In addition, they have a solid understanding of the more traditional approach to project management, understanding the SDLC and how to manage the lifecycle of more traditional projects.

Must Have Skills:

• 5+ years of experience as a scrum master and/or project manager
• 5+ of experience with implementing medium to large range of technology/business projects
• core infrastructure (data centre, cloud computing [AWS, Azure], mainframes, distributed server environments, web-hosting services, desktop, network, telephony, unified communication, security, etc)
• Agile certification: Scrum Master, Kanban, SAFe
• Certified Project Management professional designation (PMP)
• Experience using the agile tools including JIRA and Confluence

Nice To Have Skills:

• Insurance/Finance exp
• Delivery or software development background a plus

Job Responsibilities:

• Monitor Scrum processes and support Product Owner on release planning and backlog management
• Ensure alignment of teams with Agile practices while influencing and coaching them towards high performance
• Bring transparency to Business, IT, and Operations about the team’s progress and Agile processes
• Manage all phases of large or several medium, high risk IT infrastructure projects Manage stakeholder relationships to ensure project delivery expectations are specified and successfully met
• Define and manage project risks and issues ensuring appropriate strategies and plans are in place to mitigate or handle effectively
• Actively drive and present product plans and reviews, demos, and competitive analyses with the team, partners and executive leadership.
• Work with larger program teams in building external communication and action plans using JIRA, Confluence, and other tools