Work Location:Toronto, Ontario, CanadaHours:37.5Line of Business:Enterprise Enabling FunctionsPay Details:$96,900 - $136,800 CADTD is committed to providing fair and equitable compensation opportunities to all colleagues. Growth opportunities and skill development are defining features of the colleague experience at TD. Our compensation policies and practices have been designed to allow colleagues to progress through the salary range over time as they progress in their role. The base pay actually offered may vary based upon the candidate's skills and experience, job-related knowledge, geographic location, and other specific business and organizational needs.As a candidate, you are encouraged to ask compensation related questions and have an open dialogue with your recruiter who can provide you more specific details for this role.Job Description:A specialized professional role that focuses on the improvement of the agile team (e.G., pod) and champions the methodology, provides guidance on its application and associated processes, protects the team from outside distractions, conducts ceremony facilitation, removes impediments and is dedicated to the agile team or pod.The Scrum Master understands agile and helps stakeholders work according to the method for the benefit of the team and the committed work.CUSTOMEREnd-to-end facilitation of the agile processesDrives continuous improvement and change, acting as a change agent to adapt processes to maximize productivity across work effortsEngages appropriate stakeholders to identify and manage impediments to achieve outcomes of work commitmentsIdentifies agile team improvement opportunities and looks externally for best practices in order to increase team productivityMakes sure there is no hidden work, ensuring that everything the agile team (e.G., pod) is working on is acknowledged and accounted for in the Product Backlog,
protecting the team from distractionsOwns championing of agile practices and ceremoniesProvides advice and guidance to the agile team (e.G., pod), as required, regarding best practices in agile / the TD Scaled Agile methodologyEnsures team adheres to ‘Work In Progress Limits’ established by the Product Owner, making sure the team is not working on too many stories/tasks at once, and helps them get into a flow of starting and completing work in a predictable mannerEncourages the Team to look for opportunities to support each other (e.G., focus on higher priority Stories that team members are struggling with)Ensures a collaborative culture exists within the Team, promotes team building and ensures team engagementCoordinates and facilitates ceremony logistics and ensures all Agile ceremonies/processes are held and all team members are present and on time in particular, the daily stand-up meetingEnsures engagement of appropriate control partnersWorks across the agile team (e.G., pod) to ensure required assessments, and information are accurate and update to dateSHAREHOLDERAdheres to enterprise frameworks and methodologies that relate to activities for our business areaEnsures respective policies/practices are well executed, meets business needs, complies with internal and external requirements, and aligns with business prioritiesFacilitates work execution that is aligned to established cost, timing, deliverable and scope objectivesAdheres to enterprise governance to ensure that deliverables meet all the performance,
quality and compliance standards and follow the approved methodologyWorks directly with key stakeholders to remove impediments and help manage cross- team dependenciesCollaborates with Product Owner(s), Technology Lead(s) and Team(s) on Sprint planning, impediment removal, and Team executionKeeps abreast of emerging issues, trends, and evolving regulatory requirements and assess potential impactsMaintains a culture of risk management and control, supported by effective processes in alignment with risk appetiteProtects the interests of the organization – identify and manage risks, and escalate non-standard, high risk transactions / activities as necessaryEMPLOYEE / TEAMParticipates fully as a member of the agile team (e.G., Product Group, Product Family), supports a positive work environment that promotes service to the business, quality, innovation and teamwork and ensure timely communication of issues/ points of interestProvides thought leadership and/ or industry knowledge for agile execution and participates in capability building for the team and business unitKeeps current on emerging trends/ developments and grow knowledge of the business, and agile related tools / techniquesParticipate in personal performance management and development activities, including cross training within own teamKeeps others informed and up-to-date about the status / progress of committed work and / or all relevant or useful information related to day-to-day activitiesContributes to team development of skills and capabilities through mentorship of others, by sharing knowledge and experiences and leveraging best practices.Leads, motivates and develops relationships with internal and external Agile teams to develop productive working relationshipsContributes to a fair, positive and equitable setting that supports a diverse workforceActs as a brand ambassador for the
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