Scrum Master

Scrum Master - Permanent - Hybrid - Bilingual - Montreal

TALTEK is looking to fill the following position for one of its clients:

JOB SUMMARY

• Work within a globally distributed organization to ensure consistency and continuous improvement in the application of Agile methods across the organization.
• Identify and propose areas for improvement and issues affecting effectiveness that the teams themselves might not be aware of.
• Support the team with internal and external communication, improving transparency, and radiating information.
• Encourage fun, innovative, and imaginative work and environments for teams.
• Bring ideas, experiments, and change to teams in a sustainable way.
• Help the team understand the need for clear and concise product backlog items.
• Plan and run agile ceremonies for multiple teams following scrum or Kanban methodologies.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Promoting a culture of continuous improvement.
• Giving people the space and tools to think creatively.
• Keeping performance and morale high under difficult and challenging circumstances.
• Seeking constructive outcomes in discussions, challenging traditional assumptions while remaining willing to compromise when it is beneficial to progress.
• Guide and coach leadership, product, and development teams to adopt a Lean / Agile mindset.
• Lead continuous improvement efforts by introducing best practices in line with industry trends.
• Ensure teams have the knowledge required to successfully operate in a Lean / Agile manner.
• Facilitate cross-team coordination and collaboration.
• Nurture the Lean / Agile practices by developing reference and training documentation, such as guidelines and best practices.
• Help the team identify and drive the resolution of impediments.

REQUIREMENTS

• 3-5 years of experience working hands-on in an Agile environment.
• 3-5 years of experience as a Scrum Master.
• 3-5 years of working with Software Development teams, preferably both remote and co-located teams.
• Expert knowledge of various Lean / Agile methodologies (e.g. Scrum, Kanban, User Stories, TDD, CI, etc.).
• Skilled in change management practices necessary to successfully facilitate team and organizational transformation.
• Able to facilitate and engage people, helping them solve their own issues.
• Good communicator, able to deliver presentations and to train others in a clear manner.
• Ability to engage senior management layers, in both a challenging and supportive way.
• Understanding of backlog tracking, burn-down metrics, velocity, and task definition.
• Extensive experience working with business stakeholders and technical teams.
• Formal training in Agile towards the CSM, CSP, CSC certifications or equivalent.
• Have influenced an agile adoption through your coaching skills from a process improvement perspective with successful results.
• Used agile skills to guide teams to produce complex software products.
• Exposure and use of scaled agile practices to support many scrum teams.
• English is required because this role requires frequent work with teams located outside Quebec and the ability to communicate with them both orally and in writing.
• Hybrid Mode.
• Greater Montreal.

ABOUT TALTEK

TALTEK is an information technology placement and consulting firm. At TALTEK, we are committed to offering the best level of service to both our clients and candidates. Our approach is human and our values are transparency, integrity, and respect.