Scrum Master

The Sr Scrum Master enables CNB Agile teams to follow an agile development process that seamlessly aligns with business and technical needs. By leveraging Agile practices, tools and behaviors, the Sr Scrum Master proactively helps the team accelerate the speed of delivering value to our business, improve predictability, increase quality of deliverables and establish a culture of self-organization. The Scrum Master is a key role within an Agile delivery team as it removes any impediments that obstruct a team's pursuit of its sprint goals and ultimately deliver a product that generates business value for CNB Clients and our lines of business., * Facilitate medium to high complexity Agile initiatives from initiation through release, providing oversight to ensure alignment with CNB Agile/Scrum practices

• Accountable along with the Agile team for the achievement of PI Objectives
• Manage risk to delivery by raising / resolving impediments in a timely manner
• Proactive management of external dependencies
• Create/maintain the appropriate vehicles for open communication within the scrum team (e.g. tracker boards) to create a trusting and safe team environment
• Track & report team progress leveraging appropriate Agile metrics (i.e. Capacity, Burndown, Velocity charts, etc.)
• Facilitate Scrum team ceremonies; Daily Stand Up, Refinement, Planning, Demos & Retrospectives
• Provide updates on Team's progress against PI Objectives, proactively manage dependency communications & provide appropriate watch out items in the Scrum of Scrums
• Proactive cross-functional communication, ensuring transparency of progress and outcomes; anticipate need and proactively report team progress and accomplishment(s) up and across
• Facilitate discussion leading to collective decision-making, goal setting and conflict resolution within the team
• Active demonstration and reinforcement of CNB's PRIDE (People, Relationships, Integrity, Dedication and Entrepreneurs) values in day-to-day activities
• Comply fully with all Bank policies and procedures as well as all regulatory requirement(s)
• Complete all required training
• Navigate and identify shared IT services required by the team in the delivery of its objectives

• Minimum 6 years of experience in one or more agile methodologies (Scrum, Lean, Kanban, XP, TDD, CI) for software development and how they can be applied in a product development / program delivery environment
• Minimum 6 years of experience as a Scrum Master
• Minimum 5 years proficiency with Jira or other Agile Management tools
• Agile Scrum / SAFe Certified Agile Practitioner, * Expert in Agile environment using Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe), Scrum, XP, Kanban, or other Agile methodologies
• Experience leading distributed/virtual teams
• Experience operating within various agile frameworks and implementation of Agile methodologies to multiple teams in large-scale enterprise change projects & programs.
• Growth mindset, learning mindset, strategic thinking
• Excellent communication and facilitation skills
• Organizational change management experience
• Ability to influence at all levels without straight line authority
• Experience with modern software engineering techniques such as Continuous integration, build, deliver, test-driven development and other automated acceptance testing techniques
• Banking or financial industry experience preferred
• Ability to work effectively in a rapidly changing, fluid and dynamic environment
• Highly collaborative, excellent interpersonal skills and able to work with diverse personality types
• Motivate and enable the Agile teams to be self-organized and make them feel like awesome team members

Starting base salary: $109,000 - $186,000 per year. Exact compensation may vary based on skills, experience, and location. This job is eligible for bonus and/or commissions.

Benefits and Perks

At City National, we strive to be the best at whatever we do, including the benefits and perks we offer our colleagues including:

• Comprehensive healthcare coverage, including Medical, Dental and Vision plans, available the first of the month following start date
• Generous 401(k) company matching contribution
• Career Development through Tuition Reimbursement and other internal upskilling and training resources
• Valued Time Away benefits including vacation, sick and volunteer time
• Specialized health and family planning benefits including fertility benefits, and cancer, diabetes and musculoskeletal support programs
• Career Mobility support from a dedicated recruitment team
• Colleague Resource Groups to support networking and community engagement

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Since day one we've always gone further than the competition to help our clients, colleagues and communities flourish. City National Bank was founded in 1954 by entrepreneurs for entrepreneurs and that legacy of integrity, community and unparalleled client relationships continues today. City National is a subsidiary of Royal Bank of Canada, one of North America's leading diversified financial services companies. To learn more about City National and our dynamic company culture, visit us at About Us.