Title:  Scrum Master

Requisition ID: 252624 

Join a purpose driven winning team, committed to results, in an inclusive and high-performing culture.

Scotia Tech is the engineering and technology engine of Scotiabank. We design, build, and operate the digital platforms, applications, and infrastructure that power the Bank globally. Our teams deliver secure, scalable, and resilient solutions that make it easier for our customers and business partners to interact with us every day.

Guided by a clear strategic framework, Scotia Tech focuses on delivering engineering excellence, simplifying our technology ecosystem, adopting modern tools, and strengthening cybersecurity to reduce risk and improve stability. Our work enables the Bank to innovate faster, enhance customer experiences, and build a future‑ready technology foundation.

Purpose

We are looking for a driven and passionate Scrum Master to champion agile methodologies and build a culture of accountability and continuous improvement with our Global Payments Engineering team. You will work closely with engineering, product, design, and delivery teams to facilitate agile ceremonies, remove impediments, and ensure alignment around sprint goals and priorities. Your efforts will directly impact the way we deliver value to our customers and enable high-performing teams to thrive. 

What You’ll Do:

• Be an empowering leader and enable your teams to be highly functioning, self-organizing, and continuously improving 
• Facilitate key agile ceremonies including daily standups, sprint planning, reviews, and retrospectives 
• Partner with Product Owners, Engineering Leads, and other stakeholders to define sprint goals, refine backlogs, and deliver on roadmaps 
• Identify and remove blockers or obstacles that impact team productivity and delivery 
• Oversee and manage program releases and implementations 
• Foster transparency and collaboration across teams and stakeholders 
• Support agile adoption and coach team members on Scrum practices and principles 
• Track and report team progress through agile metrics and tools, and use data to drive continuous improvement 
• Create a safe and inclusive team environment, encouraging experimentation, innovation, and open feedback 
• Serves as a steward of team culture, environment, and engineering practices 
• Comfortable to both encourage and challenge others to align behaviors towards our mindset 
• Influence, question, and evaluate processes to determine opportunities for effectiveness 
• Ability to come to office at least 4 days a week 
• Act as a steward of agile values, practices, and team health 
• Comfortable with challenging the status quo and helping others evolve mindsets and behaviors 
• Thrive in a fast-moving, team-based environment where experimentation is encouraged 
• Passionate about empowering others and facilitating alignment toward shared goals  

What You'll Bring:

• 5+ years of IT experience in the related field
• 3+ years of People Management experience and/or leading large cross-functional/cross-regional teams on major organizational projects, preferably in an agile work environment
• Desire and drive for innovation through problem solving, leveraging resourcefulness as a key skill; have a learning mindset while intrinsically motivated to learn new tools and techniques 
• Intermediate to advanced level of experience as a Scrum Master or Agile Coach 
• Deep understanding of Agile frameworks, especially Scrum and Kanban 
• Strong facilitation skills with a proven ability to lead productive team ceremonies and retrospectives 
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build relationships and influence without authority 
• Experience working with cross-functional teams including engineering, product, and design 
• Proficiency in agile tools such as Jira, Confluence, or similar 
• Certified Scrum Master (CSM), SAFe, or equivalent agile certification is an asset 
• Comfortable with continuously changing environments (examples: business priorities, new technologies) 
• Exhibit a high degree of understanding risk management 
• Leverage and understanding of the use of analytics to enable day-to-day conversations and decision making 

Working Conditions

Work in a standard office-based environment.

Interested?

If your experience is closely related but doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification, we do encourage you to apply - you might be the right candidate for this or other roles at Scotiabank!

At Scotiabank, every employee is empowered to reach their fullest potential, respected for who they are and, embraced for their differences. That’s why we work to grow and diversify talent and engage employees in a performance-oriented culture.

What's in it for you?

• Inclusive and collaborative working environment which encourages creativity and celebrates success.
• Opportunities to work with and learn from industry leaders.
• Access to professional development resources and training programs.
• Competitive compensation and benefits package, including performance bonuses and health coverage.

Scotiabank wants you to be able to bring your best self to work – and life, every day. With a focus on holistic well-being, our many flexible benefit programs are designed to help support your unique family, financial, physical, mental, and social health needs.

Location(s):  Canada : Ontario : Toronto 

Scotiabank is a leading bank in the Americas. Guided by our purpose: "for every future", we help our customers, their families and their communities achieve success through a broad range of advice, products and services, including personal and commercial banking, wealth management and private banking, corporate and investment banking, and capital markets.  

At Scotiabank, we value the unique skills and experiences each individual brings to the Bank, and are committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible environment for everyone. If you require accommodation (including, but not limited to, an accessible interview site, alternate format documents, ASL Interpreter, or Assistive Technology) during the recruitment and selection process, please let our  Recruitment team know. If you require technical assistance, please click here. Candidates must apply directly online to be considered for this role. We thank all applicants for their interest in a career at Scotiabank; however, only those candidates who are selected for an interview will be contacted.