Onsite Flexibility: Hybrid — 4 days per week in office

- Position Type: Contract
- Contract Duration: 6 months (with potential for extension and conversion to permanent)
- Pay Rate: C$55.00–C$60.00 / Hour (CAD)
- Shift / Schedule: Monday–Friday, core business hours; overtime as needed
- Travel Requirements: Not required

Scrum Master

Location: Toronto, ON

Contract Details

- Position Type: Contract
- Contract Duration: 6 months (with potential for extension and conversion to permanent)
- Pay Rate: C$55.00–C$60.00 / Hour (CAD)
- Shift / Schedule: Monday–Friday, core business hours; overtime as needed
- Travel Requirements: Not required

Job Summary

We are looking for a very strong Scrum Master with proven experience and background in the industry. The candidate must have exceptional leadership skills to influence and lead the delivery of risk-related products using our Agile framework. This is a replacement role supporting a Data Platform maintain and enhancement initiative within a Data business department, working within a leading financial institution organization. We are looking for a go-getter, quick-learning individual who can quickly onboard and support our Data business department effectively.

Key Responsibilities

- Spend approximately 50% of daily time in meetings
- Interact primarily with internal stakeholders only
- Lead PI Planning sessions and other Agile ceremonies
- Switch between Scrum and Kanban frameworks as needed to support the team
- Lead and manage a team / Pod effectively
- Form new teams and start sprinting with them
- Support the Data business department through effective Agile delivery practices

Must-Have Requirements

- Must have:
- Scrum Knowledge (Technology focus)
- Agile@Scale knowledge; will lead PI Planning sessions and other ceremonies




- Jira/Confluence (needs to be robust; these are the main tools used – 95% of the time)
- Kanban – Proficient in switching from Scrum to Kanban as needed.
- Leading a team / Pod (robust leadership skills, preferable if they were a people manager before)

Required Skills

- Strong communication skills
- Keen problem-solving abilities
- Ability to form new teams and start sprinting with them

Preferred Skills

- DaaS / Data knowledge
- Data Consumption knowledge
- Rahona – Migration to Cloud experiences
- Data lake knowledge
- Data ingestion experience
- Coding capacity
- Background in the financial institution (FI) industry

Education Requirements

- Computer Science or related field degree required

Required Experience

- 5–7 years of overall experienceBackground in the financial institution (FI) industry preferred

Work Environment / Physical Requirements

- Team size: 10–15 people
- Training period: 2 weeks
- No rotation required
- No upcoming furlough
- Overtime as needed

Important Notes

- Interview process: 2 rounds — Round 1 with hiring manager (virtual, camera on); Round 2 panel interview (virtual)
- Shortlist debrief: 24–48 hours after submission
- Medical, Vision, and Dental Insurance Plans
- 401k Retirement Fund

About the Client

This client is a leading financial services and banking institution operating across Canada and North America, recognized among the top financial organizations in the region and serving millions of customers through a broad network of banking and financial products. The organization employs professionals across technology, data, risk, and agile delivery functions — including Scrum Masters, solutions developers, release train strategists, and IT specialists — who collaborate in quick-paced, agile team environments focused on innovation, data platform development,

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