Scrum Master / Agile Project Manager Job in North York M3C3N6, Ontario Canada

Job Description:
Adecco is the world leader in human resource solutions with over 50 years of experience, 7,000 offices worldwide, including 60 branches located in Canada alone. Simply put, Adecco connects more people - with more permanent, temporary and contract employment opportunities - at more organizations than any other company in Canada.

Our client, a large pharmaceutical company, is looking to hire a Scrum Master / Agile Project Manager on a permanent basis as soon as possible.

Description

Responsible for all aspects of the development/implementation of Retail Pharmacy software project and other programs involving department or cross-functional teams focused on the delivery of a product or program from the design process through a finished state for customer facing applications (RPS). Provides a single point of contact for projects. Takes projects from original concept through final implementation. Interfaces with all areas affected by the project which may include customers, client services and various departments (e.g. marketing, computer services etc.). Defines project scope and objectives. Oversees/coordinates all aspects of project and serves as project manager between clients, line management and internal and external resources. Plans and directs schedules as well as project budgets. Monitors the product/program/project from initiation through delivery, interfacing with customer on all matters. Assesses project issues and develops resolutions to meet productivity, quality, and client-satisfaction goals. Develops detailed work plans, schedules, project estimates, resource plans, budgets, and status reports. Conducts project meetings and is responsible for project deliverables. Manages the integration of vendor tasks, and tracks and reviews vendor deliverables. May provide project management guidance to project team. Recommends/takes action to direct the analysis of and solution to problems.

Job Responsibilities

Certain responsibilities that are typically associated with a job as Project Manager are included in Section B. Specific duties generally include but are not limited to the following:

•Provides visibility to team impediments/risks and helps eliminate them
•Coaches and mentors agile team members and provides constructive performance feedback
•Tracks and reports status and other metrics against goals on an ongoing basis
•Helps teams achieve project goals while being aware of and sensitive to the overall business goals
•Facilitates sprint planning, daily stand-ups and retrospectives
•Helps developers and testers with task estimation in sprint planning sessions
•Assists product owners and teams in release planning and maintaining the release/sprint backlogs
•Reviews with team regular performance updates and/or reviews for identifications of variances and corrective actions
•Raises concerns based on measurement criteria to supervision and provides recommendations to maximize productivity
•Participates in the 'Scrum of Scrums' and works collaboratively with other Scrum Masters to triage and resolve any inter-team dependencies
•Serves as a Scrum Master on multiple teams in parallel
•Ability to work in parallel with Scrum teams and traditional project managed teams

ASSETS:
oProgramming background (Powerbuilder, C#/ASP.NET, development experience, Client server application)
oHealthcare or Retail industry experience

Requirements

oHands-on/direct experience working with Scrum teams as a Scrum Master
•2-4 years experience as a Scrum Master or Agile Project Manager
•5+ years experience in project management
•4-6 years experience working in Windows client software application development teams
•Proven track record of being a strong team player
•Ability to understand technical issues at high-level
•Solid experience in software development while using the best tools and practices available. Specifically in T-SQL, Powerbuilder, ASP.NET, C#, Web Services,OO Modeling, AJAX
•Solid experience in developing in Powerbuilder, Java,.NET,Ruby,C++,VB or any other Language
•Demonstrated ability to execute with a positive, result-focused attitude
•Excellent listening and communication skills
•Ability to bridge gaps and communicate effectively between cross-functional teams
•Bachelors degree in Computer Science (or related field) required

Minimum Education Required: Bachelor

Years of Experience Required: 3-5 Years

Expected Travel Time: None