Canada or Toronto Employment CAD 70,000 - 85,000 Yearly

The Home Depot is hiring a Senior Scrum Master

About the Role

The Home Depot is hiring a Senior Scrum Master to be accountable for the on-time delivery of complex, multi-team technology solutions within a scaled Agile program. This strategic role combines advanced Agile facilitation with program management principles, serving as a dedicated servant leader who provides transparent reporting on progress, velocity, and financials.

What You'll Do

  • Facilitate all Scrum ceremonies effectively and within timeboxes.
  • Proactively identify and remove impediments to help teams achieve sprint goals.
  • Lead and facilitate Scrum of Scrums.
  • Develop a solid understanding of the product and underlying technology.
  • Develop project plans, set milestones, and manage deadlines.
  • Monitor progress, assess risks, implement mitigation strategies, and adjust schedules.
  • Act as the primary point of contact for stakeholders, ensuring alignment with business objectives.
  • Apply DMO best practices and maintain required artifacts throughout the delivery lifecycle.
  • Define program strategy, objectives, and success metrics with Technology leadership.
  • Engage with stakeholders regularly to ensure alignment and provide clear program status updates.
  • Strategically manage and align a diverse set of stakeholders across business and technology.
  • Foster and support multiple teams by removing obstacles and resolving complex dependencies.
  • Promote a culture of continuous improvement within the teams.
  • Observe factors impacting team performance and velocity to apply learnings.
  • Collaborate with Business Product Owners and Tech delivery teams to ensure sprint scope delivery.
  • Assist in managing the product backlog and facilitate communication between the Product Owner and team.
  • Support interaction within the team and with key members from Business and other Technology Teams.
  • Participate in THD agile community meetups to contribute to and learn about best practices.
  • Help the team understand the theory, practices, rules, and values of the Scrum framework.
  • Coach and mentor others on Agile principles and practices.
  • Drive alignment across teams by partnering with Scrum Masters, Product Owners, and stakeholders.
  • Report on key metrics such as progress, velocity, financials, risks, and issues.
  • Identify and present relevant metrics to support Business and Tech stakeholder decision-making.
  • Manage the complexities of large-scale programs by maintaining a comprehensive product understanding.
  • Drive innovation and continuous improvements by identifying optimization opportunities.
  • Lead and support technical delivery by applying a strong understanding of the SDLC and engineering best practices.

What We're Looking For

  • Expert knowledge of Agile Principles, Kanban, and the Scrum framework.
  • Strong servant leadership, communication, interpersonal, and negotiation skills.
  • Excellent facilitation, coaching, and mentoring skills.
  • Proficient documentation skills.
  • Ability to identify and remove impediments effectively.
  • Proven ability to manage and prioritize multiple parallel initiatives in fast-paced, dynamic environments.
  • Advanced project / program management expertise, including planning, execution, risk mitigation, and stakeholder alignment.
  • Effective presentation skills, with the ability to convey complex information to diverse audiences.
  • Technical knowledge of Data structure and pipelines.
  • Strong stakeholder and vendor management skills.

Nice to Have

  • Knowledge of generative AI landscape and modern enterprise architectures (e.g., RAG, Agentic workflows).

Team & Environment

This role reports to the Sr. Manager, Technology.

Required Skills
ScrumKanbanAgile PrinciplesServant LeadershipFacilitationCoachingMentoringCommunicationNegotiationImpediment Removal
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Department Project and Program Management
Category management
Posted 14 days ago