We are banking at another level.
Choosing BDC as your employer means working in a healthy, inclusive, and skilled workplace that puts forward the best conditions to bring together unique teams where employees are empowered to act. It also means being at the centre of ambitious economic and financial projects to see further and to do things differently, to fuel the success of Canadian entrepreneurs.
Choosing BDC as your employer also means:
Flexible and competitive benefits, including an Employee Savings and Investment Plan where BDC matches part of your voluntary contributions, a Defined Benefit Pension Plan, a $750 wellness and health care spending account, to name a few
In addition to paid vacation each year, five personal days, sick days as necessary, and our offices are closed from December 25 to January 1
A hybrid work model that truly balances work and personal life
Opportunities for learning, training and development, and much more...
Explore the BDC Way in our Culture Book
CHALLENGES TO BE MET
- Serve as Scrum Master for two teams, providing guidance on the Agile mindset and practices, self-organization, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
- Help teams stay focused on meeting their commitments and creating value in line with expected quality standards.
- Address obstacles in a timely manner to minimize the impact on commitments and improve value delivery.
- Support the teams in defining their ways of working and ensure they are followed.
- Facilitate key team meetings (e.g., daily stand-up, sprint planning, sprint review, retrospective).
- Help the Product Owner maintain a healthy product backlog and coach them on their role.
- Ensure cross-team coordination with other Scrum Masters and Delivery Leads and manage dependencies between teams and third parties.
- Coach teams on best practices for planning and estimation.
- Coach teams on systems thinking and organizational awareness.
- Maintain and report on relevant team metrics, tracking the team’s progress toward delivery milestones.
- Actively participate in the BDC’s Agile chapter and their product family.
- Support the organization in adopting an agile mindset and practices.
WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR
Professional Experience
- More than five years of relevant experience in an Agile coaching role (e.g., Scrum Master, Agile Coach) with teams on various initiatives, applying and reinforcing agile best practices
- Hands-on experience working with teams using Scrum and Kanban
- Experience working in a large-scale agile environment (e.g., SAFe, Nexus, Less, etc.), involving the delivery of features with multiple dependencies on other teams
- More than five years of experience in information technology
- At least five years of experience in a large corporation
- Experience in the banking sector is a plus
Education
- Bachelor’s degree in information technology, or equivalent experience
- Scrum Master certification (e.g., CSM, PSM, SSM) or Kanban certification (e.g., TKP, KMP, PSK)
- Disciplined Agile certification (e.g., CDA, DALSM, DASM) (a plus)
Knowledge and Skills
- Knowledge of Agile practices and frameworks such as: Kanban, JIT, Lean principles, Disciplined Agile, SAFe, Nexus, etc.
- Excellent leadership, facilitation, and coaching skills
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
- A pragmatic mindset and a systems-based approach to problem-solving
- Hands-on knowledge of various aspects of the IT field
- Knowledge of the Azure DevOps platform (a plus)
General Skills
- Excellent customer service, interpersonal, and communication skills (written and verbal)
- Ability to effectively build and manage working relationships in a matrix environment
- Self-reliant and self-organized
- Ability to prioritize effectively
- Ability to adapt to a changing environment
Language
- Bilingualism required (mandatory)
Proudly one of Canada’s Top 100 Employers and one of Canada’s Best Diversity Employers, we are committed to fostering a diverse, equitable, inclusive and accessible environment where all employees can thrive and feel empowered to bring their whole selves to work. If you require an accommodation to complete your application, please do not hesitate to contact us at accessibility@bdc.ca.
While we appreciate all applications, we advise that only the candidates selected to participate in the recruitment process will be contacted.
