Lead Scrum Master (6 months contract)

Embark on a rewarding career with Sobeys Inc., celebrated among Canada’s Top 100 employers where your unique contributions drive success. Ready to Make an Impact? We are looking for a Lead Scrum Master who will coordinate the application lifecycle, manage enhancements, facilitate project planning, and ensure seamless cross‑team coordination. As the Lead Scrum Master, you will be instrumental in driving projects forward, removing blockers, and ensuring clear communication of project progress and risks. Your adaptability will be crucial as you navigate between agile and traditional project management methodologies to best suit the needs of the organization. Sobeys is full of exciting opportunities, and we are always looking for bright new talent to join our team! We currently have a 6‑month contract opportunity for a Lead Scrum Master. This role is based out of our offices located in Mississauga, ON, and Stellarton, NS.

Responsibilities

Application Lifecycle – Coordinate integration, security, privacy, infrastructure, testing requests and timelines across product deliverables, and support solution management on system lifecycle upgrade and decommission planning.

Application Enhancements – Effectively manage backlog items into work packages/sprints and maintain Jira items, manage sprint deployment timelines and status for the backlog, and remove project or backlog blockers.

Project Planning – For mid‑complex projects, partner with Business Lead to create and manage project plans, including defining scope, objectives, timelines, resource planning and budgets.

Cross‑team/functional coordination – Coordinate and align the efforts of scrum masters and business stakeholders, managing cross‑team dependencies, testing and integrations to meet organizational goals.

Track and Communicate Project Progress – Provide regular, clear and concise visibility to enhancement/project status (key decisions, dependencies, issues, risks, metrics) on a standard cadence through status reporting and project/resource reviews.

Risk and Issue Management – Manage and appropriately escalated project/product issues and key decision points, and facilitate solutions to technical, functional, process and business problems.

Adaptability – Be flexible and adaptive, knowing when to apply agile practices and when to use traditional project management techniques.

Qualifications

Undergraduate degree in Computer Science or equivalent preferred.

8 years of industry experience, with at least 3 years in a Scrum/Project Lead role.

Professional certification preferred (CSM, PMP, etc.).

Experience in application development lifecycle, support, and delivery.

Experience working with outsourced service providers and vendor management.

Retail industry experience preferred.

Benefits Health and dental benefits, retirement and savings programs including an Employee Share Ownership Plan, a 10% in‑store discount at participating banners, virtual healthcare and an Employee and Family Assistance Program, learning and development opportunities, parental leave top‑up, and paid vacation.

Successful candidates will be required to provide documentation to prove their legal ability to work in the position during the onboarding process. Documentation will be assessed by the employer prior to commencement of work.

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