Scrum Master

Job Title: Scrum Master
Location: Canada based resource

Duration: 6+ Months











Role Overview




We are seeking an experienced Senior Scrum Master to support a large-scale, multi-year strategic initiative focused on modernizing data accessibility, application development, and implementation processes within a manufacturing-driven environment. This individual will play a critical role in bridging business stakeholders, application development teams, implementation teams, and technical resources to ensure alignment and transparency. The ideal candidate will act as a facilitator and advisor who helps teams collaborate effectively, remove obstacles, and drive progress across complex initiatives.







Key Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary facilitator between business stakeholders, development teams, and implementation teams to ensure alignment on priorities and deliverables.
• Lead Agile ceremonies, including Sprint Planning, Daily Standups, Backlog Refinement, Sprint Reviews, and Retrospectives.
• Partner with Product Owners and technical teams to maintain visibility into project status, risks, and dependencies.
• Coordinate and manage multiple workstreams, schedules, and action items to keep initiatives on track.
• Utilize Jira as the primary project tracking and reporting tool, ensuring work items and progress metrics are accurately maintained.
• Facilitate communication across technical and non-technical audiences, translating business objectives into actionable delivery plans.
• Identify, escalate, and help resolve project risks, roadblocks, and organizational impediments impacting delivery.
• Coach teams on adopting an Agile mindset and improving efficiency, maturity, and continuous improvement efforts.
• Foster strong stakeholder relationships and encourage collaboration across cross-functional teams.

Required Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience serving as a Scrum Master, Agile Lead, Delivery Lead, or a related role.
• Demonstrated experience coordinating complex technology initiatives involving multiple stakeholders and cross-functional teams.
• Strong Agile and Scrum methodology experience with the ability to apply principles pragmatically.
• Proven ability to bridge communication gaps between technical teams and business stakeholders.
• Advanced experience with Jira for backlog management, sprint tracking, and reporting.
• Strong organizational and project coordination skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Excellent verbal, written, facilitation, and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience in large, enterprise organizations.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Business, or a related field.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting manufacturing, automotive, industrial, or operational technology environments.
• Experience with programs involving data management, data quality, data lakes, analytics, or reporting.
• Familiarity with software development lifecycles and enterprise implementations.
• Experience supporting large-scale transformation or modernization initiatives.
• Experience with project planning tools similar to Monday.com.
• Scrum Master, Agile, or SAFe certifications are beneficial.
• Experience transitioning teams from a waterfall to an Agile environment.

Keywords: Scrum Master, Agile, Jira