Senior Scrum Master

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Why FCC?

At FCC, we’re proud to be 100% invested in Canadian agriculture and food. As a federal Crown corporation, we provide financing, knowledge resources and business management software to over 103,000 customers nationwide.

Here’s what you can expect when you join our team:

• Competitive total rewards packages: market-aligned and performance-based salary and incentive programs, flexible and comprehensive group benefit and savings plans, and well-being support through benefits and wellness programs

• Purpose-driven work: We build strong relationships, share knowledge and support the people who feed the world

• Growth: Learning and development opportunities to help you thrive

• Hybrid work options

How you’ll make an impact

As a champion of Agile practices, you’ll help teams reflect, adapt and continuously improve. Drawing on your experience as a mentor and coach, you’ll develop individuals and teams through training, coaching and mindset-shifting conversations that reinforce Agile principles. As an educator at heart, you’ll simplify complex concepts and promote a culture of learning - encouraging creativity, transparency and collaboration in a fast-paced, high-performing environment. You’ll play a key role in removing impediments and inspiring teams to self-organize and work seamlessly together.

What you’ll do

• Champion Agile practices by coaching, mentoring, and training cross-functional teams to embrace Scrum, Kanban, and continuous improvement
• Collaborate with diverse domain teams, blending business and technical expertise to deliver value effectively
• Facilitate impactful events, meetings, and workshops at team and divisional levels to foster alignment and agility
• Partner with Product Owners and teams to design innovative processes that enhance value delivery
• Proactively remove or escalate impediments to maintain momentum across teams and divisions
• Assess Agile maturity and provide actionable feedback to guide growth and ensure alignment with organizational goals
• Drive consistency and continuous improvement of Agile practices across domains within the division
• Onboard and mentor fellow Scrum Masters

What you’ll bring to the team

Required Qualifications:

• A bachelor’s degree in business administration, computer science, education, social science or psychology
• Minimum eight years of experience in Agile delivery, technology, innovation or a related field
• Experience mentoring and coaching other Scrum Masters and Product Owners, including onboarding, training and developing coaching plans
• Advanced expertise in Scrum and Kanban with proven outcomes improving flow
• Practical experience running core Scrum events (daily scrums, sprint planning, reviews/demos, retrospectives) with documented outcomes
• Demonstrated ability to influence behaviours beyond frameworks or checklists
• Experience analyzing and resolving a wide range of impediments that are strategic, divisional or technical in nature
• Proven systematic impediment management experience across team and organizational levels, quantifying impact and driving resolution
• Research-informed exposure to Agile practices in diverse contexts (technology, innovation or similar environments)
• Hands-on experience applying Design Thinking principles and techniques

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bilingualism (English and French)
• Exposure to scaled Agile frameworks and pragmatic application in large organizations
• Knowledge of FCC business processes and agriculture lending practices

Not sure you meet every requirement? We encourage you to apply anyway.

You belong here
At FCC, we’re committed to creating an inclusive, equitable and accessible workplace - one that reflects the communities where we live, work and play. Our team is made stronger through diversity, and we’re dedicated to building a workforce that brings together a range of backgrounds, abilities and perspectives.

We encourage qualified applicants to apply, including members of these four employment equity groups:
• Indigenous Peoples
• Members of visible minority groups
• Persons with disabilities
• Women

Accessibility and accommodations

To support an inclusive and accessible candidate experience, we encourage anyone needing an adjustment or accommodation during any stage of the recruitment process to email us at: TalentSupplyRecherch@fcc-fac.ca. An HR partner will respond and work with applicants who request a reasonable accommodation. Information received in relation to accommodation requests will not impact hiring decisions.