Scrum Master
Introduction
IBM is a leading provider of global hybrid cloud, AI, and consulting expertise. It helps clients in over 175 countries capitalize on insights from their data, streamline business processes, reduce costs, and gain a competitive edge in their industries. More than 4,000 government and corporate entities in critical infrastructure sectors such as financial services, telecommunications, and healthcare rely on IBM's hybrid cloud platform and Red Hat OpenShift to drive their digital transformations quickly, efficiently, and securely. IBM's breakthrough innovations in AI, quantum computing, industry-specific cloud solutions, and consulting provide open and flexible options for our clients. All of this is supported by IBM's long-standing commitment to trust, transparency, responsibility, inclusivity, and service.
We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Project Manager/Scrum Master to join our team. This individual will be responsible for a client implementation on a transformation project.
In this role, you'll work in one of our IBM Consulting Client Innovation Centers (Delivery Centers), where we deliver deep technical and industry expertise to a wide range of public and private sector clients around the world. Our delivery centers offer our clients locally based skills and technical expertise to drive innovation and adoption of new technology.
Your role and responsibilities
IBM is seeking a dedicated and experienced Scrum Master to lead our Agile teams through the Scrum framework. The ideal candidate will facilitate continuous improvement, foster self-organization within teams, and empower them to deliver high-quality products. You will be responsible for managing backlogs, organizing Scrum ceremonies, and ensuring transparency across all levels of the organization. The successful Scrum Master will also collaborate with product owners and stakeholders to refine requirements and drive value delivery.
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Required education
Bachelor's Degree
Required technical and professional expertise
- Minimum 5 years of experience as a Scrum Master or Agile Coach.
- Proficiency in using Agile methodologies, particularly Scrum.
- Proven track record of scaling Agile across multiple teams.
- Excellent leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously and meet deadlines.
- Strong problem-solving and conflict resolution skills.
- Willingness to travel as needed, upt o 25%.
Preferred technical and professional experience
- Certifications such as Certified Scrum Master (CSM), Certified Scrum Professional (CSP), or similar Agile certifications.
- Experience working in a fast-paced, dynamic environment like IBM.
- Knowledge of DevOps and Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) practices.
- Experience with Agile project management tools (Jira, Rally, etc.).
- Understanding of Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) .
- Ability to influence change and drive process improvements.
ABOUT BUSINESS UNIT
IBM Consulting is IBM's consulting and global professional services business, with market leading capabilities in business and technology transformation. With deep expertise in many industries, we offer strategy, experience, technology, and operations services to many of the most innovative and valuable companies in the world. Our people are focused on accelerating our clients' businesses through the power of collaboration. We believe in the power of technology responsibly used to help people, partners and the planet.
YOUR LIFE @ IBM
In a world where technology never stands still, we understand that, dedication to our clients success, innovation that matters, and trust and personal responsibility in all our relationships, lives in what we do as IBMers as we strive to be the catalyst that makes the world work better.
Being an IBMer means you'll be able to learn and develop yourself and your career, you'll be encouraged to be courageous and experiment everyday, all whilst having continuous trust and support in an environment where everyone can thrive whatever their personal or professional background.
Our IBMers are growth minded, always staying curious, open to feedback and learning new information and skills to constantly transform themselves and our company. They are trusted to provide on-going feedback to help other IBMers grow, as well as collaborate with colleagues keeping in mind a team focused approach to include different perspectives to drive exceptional outcomes for our customers. The courage our IBMers have to make critical decisions everyday is essential to IBM becoming the catalyst for progress, always embracing challenges with resources they have to hand, a can-do attitude and always striving for an outcome focused approach within everything that they do.
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ABOUT IBM
IBM's greatest invention is the IBMer. We believe that through the application of intelligence, reason and science, we can improve business, society and the human condition, bringing the power of an open hybrid cloud and AI strategy to life for our clients and partners around the world.
Restlessly reinventing since 1911, we are not only one of the largest corporate organizations in the world, we're also one of the biggest technology and consulting employers, with many of the Fortune 500 companies relying on the IBM Cloud to run their business.
At IBM, we pride ourselves on being an early adopter of artificial intelligence, quantum computing and blockchain. Now it's time for you to join us on our journey to being a responsible technology innovator and a force for good in the world.
IBM is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, pregnancy, disability, neurodivergence, age, or other characteristics protected by the applicable law. IBM is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.
OTHER RELEVANT JOB DETAILS
Must have the ability to work in Canada without sponsorship.
This role will involve working with technology that is covered by Export Regulations sanctions. If you are a Foreign National from any of the following US sanctioned countries (Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Syria, and the Crimea, Luhansk, Donetsk, Kherson, and Zaporizhia regions of Ukraine) on a work permit, you are not eligible for employment in this position.
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