Banking Scrum Master with capital market experience- 92523-1

Job Description: Position Title: Scrum Master

Line of Business: Capital Markets

Duration: 12 months

Remote/Hybrid: hybrid, 2-3 days in office Tue, wed, Thursday preferred

Office Location: 81 Bay 16th Floor

Work Schedule (hours per week, start time): mon- fri; 9-5

Best vs average candidate: looking for senior scrum master with capital market experience, Jira and Clarity experience, eclipse experience, strong presentation skills, can handle multiple pods, Golang experience would be an asset.

Responsibilities:

- Facilitate all Scrum events (Planning, Daily Scrum, Refinement, Review, Retro) on time and outcome-focused.

- Align team on Sprint Goal; manage capacity, commitments, and dependencies.

- Maintain Working Agreements, Definition of Ready (DoR), and Definition of Done (DoD).

- Remove impediments quickly; escalate when needed.

- Coordinate cross-team work (Scrum of Scrums), releases, and handoffs.

Stakeholder communication

- Provide clear, timely updates on scope, progress, risks, and decisions.

- Facilitate demos and feedback loops; ensure stakeholder expectations are managed.

- Communicate dependency status and impacts; drive alignment on priorities.

- Maintain a simple communication plan (who/what/when/how).

Status reporting

- Keep tooling current (e.g., Jira hygiene: states, estimates, links).

- Publish dashboards and summaries: sprint burndown, release burn-up, velocity, cumulative flow, WIP/blocked.

- Send a brief weekly update: accomplishments, plan, risks/RAID, changes.

- Forecast outcomes based on empirical data; highlight variance early.

Scrum guidelines and coaching

- Uphold Scrum values and timeboxes; prevent anti-patterns (over-commitment, scope creep, proxy PO).

- Coach PO on backlog ordering, slicing, acceptance criteria, and readiness.

- Ensure quality gates: DoR/DoD, peer reviews, test coverage, and definition compliance.

- Drive continuous improvement via retros with actionable experiments and follow-through.

Must Have Requirement:

1. Scrum Master experience - 7+ years

2. Jira and Confluence - 5 years

3. Clarity - 3 years

4. Experience with handling multiple pods - 5 years

5. Strong communication and presentation skills

Nice to Have:

1. Capital market experience

2. Eclipse experience

3. Knowledge of Golang

Soft Skills: Self starter and adaptive

• You’re an effective team player willing to share expertise, knowledge and information

• You possess excellent communication skills, both written and oral

• You’re detail and process oriented