Senior Scrum Master

Montreal

Offre publiée le 2025-08-09

Avance Consulting

Description du Poste

Lead agile transformation as a Senior Scrum Master, ensuring team alignment with business priorities while fostering continuous improvement and effective delivery in our client's insurance platform implementation.

Key Responsibilities

  • Ensure team alignment on appropriate work consistent with business priorities and team/sector objectives
  • Contribute to proactive management of team member engagement, considering team dynamics and organizational changes
  • Support team adoption and continuous improvement initiatives
  • Facilitate agile ceremonies including sprint planning, daily standups, retrospectives, and sprint reviews
  • Conduct team workshops and collaboration sessions
  • Support various business sector partners and stakeholders
  • Identify and remove obstacles while promoting collaboration and ensuring smooth delivery flow
  • Maintain current performance and budget indicators (KPIs)
  • Develop autonomous diagnoses and recommendations
  • Coach team members on agile practices and methodologies
  • Foster a culture of continuous improvement and learning

Required Qualifications

  • Certified Scrum Master (CSM) or equivalent agile certification
  • Minimum 5+ years of Scrum Master experience in complex IT projects
  • Proven experience in team engagement management and organizational change
  • Strong facilitation and coaching skills
  • Experience with performance metrics and budget management
  • Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities
  • Autonomous problem-solving and recommendation development skills

Preferred Qualifications

  • Advanced Scrum Master certifications (CSP-SM, PSM II, or equivalent)
  • Experience in insurance industry agile transformations
  • Experience with scaled agile frameworks (SAFe, LeSS, etc.)
  • Previous experience working with French-speaking business stakeholders
  • Guidewire implementation project experience