Position Details:
Title: Scrum Master Banking Modernization
Type (Contract, C2H): 8 months to start, possible extension
Weekly Hours: 37.5
Location: Toronto, ON- Hybrid 2 day's a week (Mon & Thurs), + 1 Friday per month
Compensation: $65-$70/hour
Interview Process: 2 Rounds
Day-to-Day :
- Facilitate all Scrum ceremonies including sprint planning, daily stand-ups, sprint reviews, and retrospectives
- Ensure alignment with enterprise Agile standards, governance, and risk/compliance requirements
- Support end-to-end delivery of features and technical components, ensuring work progresses from backlog through release
- Partner closely with Product Owners, Tech Leads, Business Teams, and Program Leadership to drive on-time delivery
- Actively manage dependencies, risks, and cross-team impacts within a large modernization program
- Ensure teams are focused on business value delivery, not just task completion
- Drive transparency around progress, risks, and delivery forecasts in a high-pressure environment
Must-Haves:
- 5+ years of experience as a Scrum Master in Agile delivery environments
- Must have worked at a bank
- Proven experience supporting feature-based or product-centric delivery in Agile environments (delivering business features and technical components)
- Experience with web-based applications, has knowledge of the user experience and making a product for the business
- Experience working on large transformation or modernization programs
- Hands-on experience working on Agile projects with aggressive delivery expectations
- Strong, confident personality/communicator
Nice-to-haves:
- Ideally previous banking experience
- Exposure to core banking platforms, payments, or large-scale enterprise systems
- Scrum Master or Agile certifications (CSM, PSM, SAFe, etc.)
- Background in delivery within digital banking or fintech initiatives
The Company offers a total rewards package for this position that may include employer-sponsored benefits, where applicable and subject to eligibility requirements, such as supplemental health and dental coverage, life insurance, disability insurance, retirement or savings programs, paid time off, and other benefits. The availability, structure, and scope of benefits may vary based on role, employment status, work location, and applicable federal and provincial laws. The Company provides all statutory entitlements, including public holidays, vacation, leaves of absence, and government-mandated benefits, in accordance with applicable law.
We may use AI-enabled and/or automated tools to support parts of our recruitment process, including application screening, interview scheduling, and candidate communications. These tools are used to enhance consistency and efficiency. All hiring decisions involve human review and are not based solely on automated processing.
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