Job Description

Scrum Master - ( 230002OP )

Description

Grow with the best. Join a smart, creative, and inspired team that works behind the scenes to support operational excellence. Our functional services teams (FSTs) provide services to 22,000 employees in over 400 locations worldwide. Bringing together individuals with diverse backgrounds, talents, and expertise, our FSTs are vital to making our Company stronger.

Your Opportunity

We are looking for an experienced Scrum Master to be part of the evolution and enhancement of Integrated Business Applications [IBA] teams, and our journey in adopting the Disciplined Agile methodology. The ideal candidate would have proven experience as a Scrum Master and an Agile Coach, with a successful history of utilizing Agile Software Development methodologies and tools, along with experience of having coached Agile methodologies.

This position will provide guidance, direction, and coaching to the team(s) to encourage the adoption of DA practices, work with the team at varying levels of maturity, empowering teams to become self-directed and self-managing. You can make a difference by helping drive solutions that help increase team and employee satisfaction and company success. In addition to acting as an agile coach, this position will help lead some teams of their own.

Your Key Responsibilities

Guide, coach and motivate the teams with the goal of increasing productivity and staff\'s confidence in their agile ability.

Promote agile methodologies and work collaboratively using Disciplined Agile approaches to deliver IBA initiatives.

Actively support the agile transformation and Disciplined Agile best practices as required.

Prepare and present reports/boards on progress and success of sprints.

Monitor the teams schedule, ensuring stories are completed on time and accepted by the Product Owners.

Promote and support cross team collaborations to manage value stream dependencies.

Facilitate team practices [stand ups, sprint review, backlog refinement, retrospectives, and sprint planning].

Qualifications

Your Capabilities and Credentials

Proven track record as a Scrum Master or CSM

Thorough understanding of Agile software development methodologies, values and practices

Understanding of Disciplined Agile is required.

Excellent communication skills; written and verbal.

Experience working in complex, multi-project, multi-team environments.

Ability to work well under pressure, handle multiple priorities.

Able to discreetly work with confidential information.

Strong organizational, project management and problem-solving skills with multi-tasking abilities.

A passion and commitment to your own personal development.

Exceptional interpersonal skills.

Education and Experience

Post-secondary degree ideally related to Information Technology or Management Information Systems

Minimum of seven (7) years of experience in a related position.

DASM or DASSM certification is an asset.

This description is not a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that may be required of the employee and other duties, responsibilities and activities may be assigned or may be changed at any time with or without notice.

Stantec is a place where the best and brightest come to build on each other\'s talents, do exciting work, and make an impact on the world around us. Join us and redefine your personal best.

Benefits Summary: Full-time and part-time employees will have access to health, dental, and vision plans, a well-being program, health care spending account, wellness spending accounts, group registered retirement savings plan, employee stock purchase program, group tax-free savings account, life and accidental death & dismemberment (AD&D) insurance, short-term/long-term disability plans, emergency travel benefits, tuition reimbursement, professional membership fee coverage, and paid time off.

Temporary/casual employees will have access to group registered retirement savings plan, employee stock purchase program, and group tax-free savings account.

Primary Location : Canada-Alberta-Edmonton

Other Locations : Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador-St. John\'s, Canada-Alberta-Calgary, Canada-Nova Scotia-Dartmouth, Canada-Manitoba-Winnipeg, Canada-Ontario-Toronto, Canada-Saskatchewan-Regina, Canada-British Columbia-Vancouver, Canada-New Brunswick-Fredericton

Work Locations :

Edmonton AB

Organization : BC-1371 Integrated Business Applications-Canada

Employee Status : Regular

Job Level : Individual Contributor

Travel : No

Schedule : Full-time

Job Posting : Jun 29, 2023, 12:34:15 PM

Req ID: 230002OP

Stantec provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants for future and current employment and prohibit discrimination on the grounds of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression. We prohibit discrimination in decisions concerning recruitment, hiring, referral, promotion, compensation, fringe benefits, job training, terminations or any other condition of employment. Stantec is in compliance with local, state and federal laws and regulations and ensures equitable opportunities in all aspects of employment. EEO including Disability/Protected Veterans

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