Scrum Master

Requisition ID :  186247

Career Group :  Corporate Office Careers

Job Category :  IT Integration & COEs

Travel Requirements :  0 - 10%

Job Type :  Full-Time

Country : Canada (CA)

Province : Ontario; Alberta; Nova Scotia

City : Mississauga / Calgary / Stellarton

Embark on a rewarding career with Sobeys Inc., celebrated among Canada’s Top 100 employers, where your talents contribute to our commitment to excellence and community impact.

Our family of 128,000 employees and franchise affiliates share a collective passion for delivering exceptional shopping experiences and amazing food to all our customers. Our mission is to nurture the things that make life better – great experiences, families, communities, and our employees. We are a family nurturing families.

A proudly Canadian company, we started in a small town in Nova Scotia but we are now in communities of all sizes across this great country. With over 1,600 stores in all 10 provinces, you may know us as Sobeys, Safeway, IGA, Foodland, FreshCo, Thrifty Foods, Lawtons Drug Stores or another of our great banners but we are all one extended family.

Ready to Make an impact?

Sobeys is full of exciting opportunities, and we are always looking for bright new talent to join our team! We currently have a full-time opportunity for a Scrum Master. This role can be based out of one our main offices including : Stellarton, NS; Mississauga, ON; Calgary, AB.

Here’s where you’ll be focusing :

As an Scrum Master with Sobeys, you will :

• Agile Practices : Understand the ecosystem and practically apply relevant agile practices to the backlog management process. Guide the larger team on Scrum principles, practices, and ceremonies to enhance productivity and delivery.
• Backlog Management : Facilitate the end-to-end backlog process, including gathering requirements, prioritization, planning, and delivery. Work closely with solution program managers, product owners, and stakeholders to ensure a clear understanding of scope, priorities, and timely delivery of enhancements.
• Collaboration with Solution Teams : Collaborate with multiple technical solution teams to coordinate and deliver enhancements. Be the primary point of contact for enhancement-related communication, updates, and dependencies. Foster a culture of collaboration and open communication among team members and stakeholders.
• Complex Environment Management : Leverage your experience in working with complex, integrated ecosystems to navigate and resolve challenges that may arise during product development and delivery.
• Incident Management : Assist in incident management by coordinating with relevant teams, resolving issues, and ensuring incidents are handled efficiently and effectively.
• Delivery Model : Our delivery model is mix of regular releases and sprint-based delivery. Help the team manage the different delivery approaches.  Manage team capacity and velocity by collecting, aggregating and visualization of metrics.
• Agile Tool : Utilize your experience and proficiency in Agile Place a similar tool to effectively manage tickets, track progress, and report on team performance. Help the team in utilizing Agile Place boards to its fullest potential for enhanced productivity.  Use metrics like burn-down charts or velocity tracking to help the team and stakeholders understand progress.
• Continuous Improvement : Identify areas for improvement in the enhancement and incident management processes. Encourage the team to continuously improve their practices to enhance efficiency and delivery.
• Risk Management : Proactively identify risks and dependencies related to enhancement delivery and work with the team and stakeholders to mitigate potential issues.

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What you have to offer :

Your experience and resume will show us :

At Sobeys we require our teammates to have the ability to adhere to a hybrid work model that requires your presence at one of our office locations at least three days per week. This requirement is integral to our commitment to team collaboration and the overall success of our office culture.

We offer a competitive compensation package, which varies by role. Some websites share our job opportunities and may provide salary estimates without our knowledge. These estimates are based on similar jobs and postings for general comparison, but these numbers are not provided by our organization nor monitored for accuracy.

We will consider factors such as your working location, work experience and skills as well as internal equity, and market conditions to ensure the selected candidate is paid fairly and competitively. We look forward to discussing the specific compensation details relevant to this role with candidates who are selected to move forward in the recruitment process.

We are committed to accommodating applicants with disabilities throughout the hiring process and will work with applicants requesting accommodation at any stage of this process.