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Being part of Air Canada is to become part of an iconic Canadian symbol, recently ranked the best Airline in North America. Let your career take flight by joining our diverse and vibrant team at the leading edge of passenger aviation. At Air Canada, we are passionate about building great digital customer experiences that help our customers travel the world. As we continue to grow the company into a global champion, digital is playing a leading role in all aspects of our customer’s journey. As a part of that growth, we are not only investing in what we build and how we build it, but the culture we are building around it as well. Air Canada seeks a highly motivated, strong, highly skilled Scrum Master to build and guide our project teams in our IT Customer Digital Development group. The ideal candidate is responsible for bringing together the business and technical aspects of any given solution. The successful individual must be customer journey centric and have a passion for the travel industry. This role will report to the Manager, Application Development
Job Responsibility:
Lead, manage, plan & deliver technology projects using agile methodology values, principles, and practices
Manage, coach, mentor, train, and support agile team to ensure that agile practices, principles, and values are followed to drive the delivery of customer value in product and project releases
Determine and manage tasks, issues, risks, action items and other day-to-day operational aspects to help the team deliver quality solutions that achieve customer satisfaction
Engage and manage stakeholder and vendor interfaces to identify and manage required outcomes of deliveries for the business
Track work items including from dependent non agile workstreams, e.g., key deliveries, milestones, due dates, and utilizing agile tools, sprint, PI and release timelines to track task/story assignment and monitor progress
Work with Scrum teams, as well as internal and external stakeholders, to influence and drive decision-making and support organizational project or product teams
Promote transparency and monitor progress through agile project metrics and ceremonies
Participate in Scrum of Scrums with fellow scrum masters involved in release train, to foster an environment of mutual awareness and alignment on converging timelines, interdependencies, common challenges and best practices
Act as a leader who coaches, and provides guidance to product owners and agile teams as required regarding best practices in agility and agile principles and practices
Support evaluation of supplier and enabler trains and work with internal and external stakeholders to remove obstacles and drive continuous improvement
Take a leadership role in establishing agile values, methods, principles, and practices for the delivery of projects and products
Responsible for collaborating across functional areas to ensure alignment and successful delivery of key projects
Requirements:
Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, IT and or information systems
3+ years of Scrum Master experience and overall 8+ years of experience in IT/Software development
Certified Scrum Master (CSM), Professional Scrum Master (PSM) certification and/or PMP certification an asset
Thorough understanding of Agile software development methodologies, values, and practices
Experience with Scale Agile Framework (SAFe) is an asset
Thorough understanding of Agile & Waterfall software development methodologies
Experience with SDLC tools like JIRA, and Confluence an asset
Must have exceptional communication, facilitation, and time management skills
Experience working in complex, multi-project, multi-vendor, and multi-team environments
Creative, resourceful, and innovative at tackling complex challenges and resolving problems
Airline or travel industry experience a plus, but not required
Demonstrate punctuality and dependability to support overall team success in a fast-paced environment
Candidates must be eligible to work in the country of interest at the time any offer of employment is made and are responsible for obtaining any required work permits, visas, or other authorizations necessary for employment
Prior to their start date, candidates will also need to provide proof of their eligibility to work in the country of interest