Sr. (bilingual) Scrum Master to support existing teams in defining their ways of working and guides them in their continuous improvement efforts.

Our valued client is looking for a Sr. (bilingual) Scrum Master to support existing teams in defining their ways of working and guides them in their continuous improvement efforts.

This is a hybrid (3 days in office) role in Montreal, QC

Tasks include:

• Act as Scrum Master for two teams, providing coaching on agile mindset and practices, self-organization, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
• Help teams stay focused on meeting their commitments and creating value according to expected quality.
• Address obstacles promptly to minimize impact on commitments and improve value delivery.
• Support teams in defining their ways of working and ensure they are followed.
• Facilitate key team ceremonies (e.g., daily scrum, iteration planning, iteration review, retrospective).
• Help the Product Owner maintain a healthy product backlog and coach them on their role.
• Ensure cross-team coordination with other Scrum Masters and Delivery Leads, and manage dependencies between teams and third parties.
• Coach teams on proper planning and estimation practices.
• Coach teams on systems thinking and organizational awareness.
• Maintain and report relevant team metrics, and track team progress toward delivery milestones.
• Actively participate in the organization's agile chapter and in the product family.
• Support the organization in adopting an agile mindset and practices

Must have:

• Bilingualism (French/English) is mandatory
• Scrum Master certification (e.g., CSM, PSM, SSM) or Kanban certification (e.g., TKP, KMP, PSK)
• More than ten years of relevant experience in a leadership role (e.g., Scrum Master) with agile teams, across various initiatives, applying and reinforcing agile best practices.
• Hands-on experience working with Scrum and Kanban teams.
• Experience working in a large-scale agile environment (e.g., SAFe, Nexus, LeSS), involving feature delivery with multiple dependencies across teams.
• At least ten years of experience in information technology.
• At least five years of experience in a large enterprise.
• Knowledge of agile practices and frameworks such as Kanban, JIT, Lean principles, Disciplined Agile, SAFe, Nexus, etc.

Nice to have:

• Disciplined Agile certification (e.g., CDA, DALSM, DASM) is an asset.
• Experience in a banking environment is an asset
• Knowledge of the Azure DevOps platform (an asset)