Advanced Scrum Master

Invesco Ltd.•Charlottetown, PE

48d•CA$65,000 - CA$75,000•Hybrid

About The Position

As one of the world’s leading independent global investment firms, Invesco is dedicated to rethinking possibilities for our clients. By delivering the combined power of our distinctive investment management capabilities, we provide a wide range of investment strategies and vehicles to our clients around the world. If you're looking for challenging work, intelligent colleagues, and exposure across a global footprint, come explore your potential at Invesco. 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.

Requirements

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.

Nice To Haves

Scrum Master and Scaled Agile Framework certifications are a plus

Responsibilities

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