Advanced Scrum Master

Description

About the Role:

As a Scrum Master / Project Manager you will lead one or more Scrum teams or manage medium to large technology projects across multiple cross-functional teams, for the Finance systems portfolio of Technology projects.

Responsibilities of the Role:

You will be responsible for ensuring Scrum Teams / Project Teams are high performing with respect to the selected execution methodology (Agile/Scrum, waterfall or other iterative methodologies). You will own all aspects of the project definition process including facilitating and capturing the business and technology inputs to develop business cases, reviewing with stakeholders, shepherding through the enterprise governance process, and selecting the execution methodology. You will also be called upon to be an active contributor in driving adoption and continuous improvement of Agile/Scrum across the organization.

Key Responsibilities / Duties:

• Lead day-to-day execution of one or more Scrum or project teams

• Act as the single voice to the business and technical community on behalf of the team

• Facilitate release and sprint planning, daily stand-ups, sprint reviews, and retrospectives

• Drive continuous improvement and effective stakeholder engagement

• Conduct sprint planning sessions and provide sprint commitment updates via status reporting and stakeholder reviews

• Partner with the Product Owner to understand, organize, and prioritize the product backlog

• Assist the development team and Product Owner in refining product functionality and backlog

• Propose solutions and approaches to accelerate delivery and meet business objectives

• Identify and remove impediments (risks and issues) impacting release and program-level teams

• Communicate progress through weekly/monthly status reporting and governance checkpoints

• Raise risks and issues to the Product Owner and key stakeholders

• Shield the team from external influences not relevant to the current sprint

• Collaborate with Scrum Masters, Product Owners, Product Managers, and Architects in a multi-team environment

• Facilitate technical discussions with Architects and Developers to resolve challenges

• Coordinate UAT testing with end users

• Partner with the Delivery Manager to improve delivery practices (e.g., automated testing, TDD, CI)

• Collaborate across the enterprise to standardize and document delivery best practices

• Create and oversee project plans, schedules, budgets, and milestones
  

Requirements of the Role:

• Must be able to work in a fast-paced environment where production releases occur in 2-4 week durations

• Good exposure to sizing techniques used in agile process

• Ability to improve team maturity levels in understanding process and increasing productivity in terms of velocity

• Familiar with knowledge management tools such as Sharepoint, Confluence etc.

Bonus Points:

• Scrum Master and Scaled Agile Framework certifications are a plus

The salary range for this position in Charlottetown is $65,000- $75,000 CAD/year. The total compensation offered for this position includes salary and incentive pay and will vary based on skills, experience and location

Full Time / Part Time

Full time

Worker Type

Employee

Job Exempt (Yes / No)

Yes

Workplace Model

Pursuant to Invesco’s Workplace Policy, employees are expected to comply with the firm’s most current workplace model, which as of October 1, 2025, includes spending at least four full days each week working in an Invesco office. This reflects our belief that spending time together in the office helps us build stronger relationships, collaborate more easily, and support each other’s growth and development.

What’s in it for you?

Our people are at the very core of our success and we strive to provide employees with a competitive total rewards package which includes:

• Hybrid working environment

• RRSP Contributions

• Health & Wellness Benefits

• Work flexibility Programs

• Parental Leave Benefits

• Study Support

The above information on this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this role. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. The job holder may be required to perform other duties as deemed appropriate by their manager from time to time.

Invesco is committed to fair and accessible employment practices. If selected for an interview, we will work with you to ensure that your interview is accessible and accommodation is provided. Please contact us at or 1.800.874.6275 to let us know if you require accommodation for an interview due to a disability.