Senior Scrum Master

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Why FCC?

At FCC, we’re proud to be 100% invested in Canadian agriculture and food. As a federal Crown corporation, we provide financing, knowledge resources and business management software to over 103,000 customers nationwide.

Here’s what you can expect when you join our team:

• Competitive total rewards packages: market-aligned and performance-based salary and incentive programs, flexible and comprehensive group benefit and savings plans, and well-being support through benefits and wellness programs

• Purpose-driven work: We build strong relationships, share knowledge and support the people who feed the world

• Growth: Learning and development opportunities to help you thrive

• Hybrid work options

How you’ll make an impact

As a champion of Agile practices, you’ll help teams reflect, adapt and continuously improve. Drawing on your experience as a mentor and coach, you’ll develop individuals and teams through training, coaching and mindset-shifting conversations that reinforce Agile principles.

As an educator at heart, you’ll simplify complex concepts and promote a culture of learning - encouraging creativity, transparency and collaboration in a fast-paced, high-performing environment. You’ll play a key role in removing impediments and inspiring teams to self-organize and work seamlessly together.

What you’ll do

• Champion Agile practices by coaching, mentoring, and training cross-functional teams to embrace Scrum, Kanban, and continuous improvement
• Collaborate with diverse domain teams, blending business and technical expertise to deliver value effectively
• Facilitate impactful events, meetings, and workshops at team and divisional levels to foster alignment and agility
• Partner with Product Owners and teams to design innovative processes that enhance value delivery
• Proactively remove or escalate impediments to maintain momentum across teams and divisions
• Assess Agile maturity and provide actionable feedback to guide growth and ensure alignment with organizational goals
• Drive consistency and continuous improvement of Agile practices across domains within the division
• Onboard and mentor fellow Scrum Masters 

What you’ll bring to the team

Required qualifications:

• A bachelor’s degree in business administration, computer science, education, social science or psychology
• Minimum eight years of experience in Agile delivery, technology, innovation or a related field
• Experience mentoring and coaching other Scrum Masters and Product Owners, including onboarding, training and developing coaching plans
• Advanced expertise in Scrum and Kanban with proven outcomes improving flow
• Practical experience running core Scrum events (daily scrums, sprint planning, reviews/demos, retrospectives) with documented outcomes
• Demonstrated ability to influence behaviours beyond frameworks or checklists
• Experience analyzing and resolving a wide range of impediments that are strategic, divisional or technical in nature
• Proven systematic impediment management experience across team and organizational levels, quantifying impact and driving resolution
• Research-informed exposure to Agile practices in diverse contexts (technology, innovation or similar environments)
• Hands-on experience applying Design Thinking principles and techniques

Preferred qualifications:

• Bilingualism (English and French)
• Exposure to scaled Agile frameworks and pragmatic application in large organizations
• Knowledge of FCC business processes and agriculture lending practices

Not sure you meet every requirement? We encourage you to apply anyway.