Scrum Master

Scrum Master

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Position Status: Permanent

Posting Status: Open

Location: 26 Prince Andrew Place, North York, Ontario M3C 2H4 

(Don Mills and Eglinton)

Starting Salary: $66,484 to $92,950 per year

Hours of Work: 36.25 per week

Posting Date: March 6, 2024

Closing Date: March 12, 2024

Who we are

The Office of the Chief Electoral Officer (Elections Ontario) is an independent, non-partisan office of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, responsible for administering provincial elections, by-elections, and referenda in Ontario. We are committed to making voting easy and accessible for all electors, while maintaining the integrity, security, and transparency of the electoral process.

Join our team

The Information Technology and Digital Solutions division of Elections Ontario is seeking a Scrum Master with experience working in project teams and as part of an evolving, transformative business change.

What to expect in this role

Reporting to the Manager, Digital Products, you will:

• Serve as a senior team member of the Agile team and support Elections Ontario’s efforts to sustain, and enhance Agile processes, principles, and practices.
• Serve the scrum team by leading and coaching team self-organization, cross-functionality and aligning to the mandate of delivering value.
• Facilitate discussion, decision-making and conflict resolution.
• Advocate for the scrum team across the organization and actively question practices and approaches that are not in-line with scrum theory.
• Partner with Product Owners, working closely with them to effectively create, maintain and groom product backlogs.
• Create communication forums for the product owner, scrum team and associated stakeholders to ensure the vision, goals and product delivery commitments are visible and well understood.
• Help employees, consultants, vendors and other stakeholders understand and enact scrum as well as empirical and emergent product development, welcoming change that enhances the productivity of the team.
• Work with other team members to facilitate increasing organization maturity and effectiveness in the application of Scrum across the organization.

What you need to qualify

• Must have Scrum Master Designation/Certification
• Bachelor’s degree in Business, e-Commerce, Digital or Information Management. An MBA is preferred.
• At least 5-7 years Scrum Master experience working in project teams, leading/facilitating daily scrum, sprint planning, sprint demo and retrospective meetings.
• Advanced knowledge of Jira (and Confluence)/similar tools.
• Exceptional stakeholder management skills, including managing internal and external stakeholders with proven experience in gaining relevant stakeholders’ buy-in.
• Ability to effectively influence a wide range of stakeholders.
• Extensive experience tracking and reporting on scrum metrics, identifying opportunities for improvement, and course correcting when required.
• Experience project managing digital transformation initiatives.
• Team oriented, collaborative and comfortable working with a wide range of roles at differing levels across the organization.
• Proven ability to work under pressure, manage competing priorities, and deal with ambiguity.
• Well-developed project management, time management, organizational and coordination skills. PMP certification preferred.
• Well-developed presentation and communication skills.
• Ability to learn new things and improve existing processes.
• Must be legally entitled to work in Canada.

Elections Ontario offers alternative work arrangements (Telework or 

Compressed Work Week). This position requires in-office presence 3 to 5 days per week, based on operational requirements.

How to apply

Our recruitment process reflects our mission to uphold the integrity and accessibility of the electoral process and to manage elections in an efficient, fair, and impartial manner. We offer career growth opportunities and a competitive rewards program.

Please submit your cover letter and resume as one attachment, quoting File #EO-2024-42 in the subject line, to hr@elections.on.ca no later than March 12, 2024.

Please note: Applications without a cover letter will not be accepted.

We thank all applicants for their submission. Only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

How to request an accommodation

Elections Ontario is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to fostering an inclusive, equitable and accessible environment, where all employees feel valued, respected, and supported.

Under the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act and the Ontario Human Rights Code, we provide accommodations to applicants with disabilities throughout the recruitment and selection process. If you require a disability-related accommodation to participate, please call 1-888-668-8683, send a fax to 1-866-714-2809, TTY at 1-888-292-2312 or email hr@elections.on.ca.