Scrum Master

Job Description:

On behalf of our Enterprise client, Affinity is looking for bring on a Scrum Master with Project Manager expertise. This is a 12 month contract.

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as a servant leader for two Agile teams, fostering collaboration, transparency, and continuous improvement
• Lead Scrum ceremonies: sprint planning, daily stand-ups, sprint reviews, and retrospectives
• Guide effective sprint planning, incorporating capacity planning across all key resources
• Facilitate communication within teams and between Agile teams and business stakeholders
• Coach team members on Agile principles and Scrum roles
• Maintain sprint metrics and process documentation
• Promote a culture of accountability, self-organization, and autonomous decision-making

Stakeholder Engagement & Backlog Management

• Partner with product owners, business stakeholders, and project managers to prioritize the product backlog
• Ensure backlog aligns with business goals and evolving priorities
• Remove team impediments in collaboration with relevant stakeholders

Quality & Delivery Support

• Support implementation of process changes to meet sprint quality standards
• Ensure deliverables meet expectations at the end of each sprint

Project Management (as needed)

• Manage projects that feed into the Scrum cycle
• Define inception and planning deliverables (e.g., team composition, technical strategy, release plans, risk assessments)
• Maintain and manage the project backlog to reflect scope, deadlines, and priorities
• Provide regular updates on project status, risks, and issues
• Define and coordinate transition and go-live readiness activities

Qualifications and Skills

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Business, or equivalent experience
• 3–5 years as a Scrum Master, Project Manager, or similar role (ideally in a global/distributed team environment)
• Strong understanding of Agile principles; practical experience with Scrum and/or Kanban
• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills across all organizational levels
• Strong organizational, conflict resolution, and problem-solving abilities
• Experience working with cross-functional software development teams
• Familiarity with Agile tools such as Azure DevOps or Jira
• Comfortable working across time zones in fast-paced, high-priority environments
• Experience with finance-related applications is preferred

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About Affinity:

Affinity Group is a technology and business consulting and services company. We believe in creating long term relationships between clients and consultants that foster a mutually beneficial partnership. Affinity is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit and business need.

For more information on Affinity, please visit www.affinity-group.ca

Job Number: 12624