Scrum Master/Delivery Lead

Scrum Master / Delivery Lead

Location: Greater Toronto Area or Montreal, QC (Hybrid)
Language: English, excellent written and verbal communication skills
Duration: Contract until March 31, 2027, with potential for extension

About the Opportunity
Are you an experienced Scrum Master who thrives on bringing structure, clarity, and momentum to complex technology initiatives? We're seeking a Scrum Master / Delivery Lead to support enterprise-wide Agile delivery within a leading healthcare and pharmaceutical distribution organization.

You'll collaborate with Product Owners, architects, business stakeholders, and technical teams to strengthen delivery predictability, manage dependencies, and keep strategic initiatives moving forward. This opportunity is ideal for someone who enjoys connecting people, solving challenges, and turning priorities into measurable results.

What's In It for You
• Competitive hourly compensation and potential contract extension.
• A collaborative environment where your leadership and ideas make an impact.
• Exposure to enterprise-scale DevOps initiatives, cross-functional teams, and strategic technology programs.
• Opportunities to strengthen Agile delivery practices and influence continuous improvement.

Your Responsibilities
• You'll facilitate Agile ceremonies, including Sprint Planning, Daily Standups, Retrospectives, PI Planning, and Scrum of Scrums.
• You'll coordinate multiple delivery workstreams, customer onboarding initiatives, milestones, and release readiness activities.
• You'll partner with Product Owners to maintain backlog readiness, align priorities with team capacity, and support delivery forecasting.
• You'll proactively manage cross-team dependencies, risks, blockers, and resource constraints.
• You'll maintain Jira boards, dashboards, RAID logs, and delivery governance standards.
• You'll prepare executive-level reporting on sprint performance, PI commitments, capacity, dependencies, and delivery progress.
• You'll coach teams on Agile best practices while fostering accountability, transparency, and continuous improvement.

Skills and Qualifications
• 7+ years of experience as a Scrum Master, Delivery Lead, Agile Project Manager, or similar delivery leadership professional.
• Proven experience supporting enterprise application delivery within SAFe, Agile, or hybrid frameworks.
• Strong Jira administration skills, including Agile planning boards, dashboards, metrics, and reporting.
• Hands-on experience with PI Planning, Scrum of Scrums, roadmap planning, backlog readiness, and release coordination.
• Expertise in capacity planning, delivery forecasting, dependency management, governance, and executive reporting.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement, facilitation, communication, organization, and problem-solving skills.
• SAFe SSM, SASM, CSM, or equivalent certification preferred, along with healthcare, pharmaceutical distribution, logistics, or global team experience.

Why Partner with Altis
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We appreciate the time and effort all applicants invest in their submissions. Please note that only candidates shortlisted for this role will be contacted directly. However, your profile will remain under consideration for future opportunities that align with your experience and career goals.All qualified applicants will receive fair consideration for employment. We welcome individuals of all backgrounds, experiences, and identities including those who identify as women, members of racialized groups, Indigenous Peoples, persons with disabilities, and 2SLGBTQIA+ communities. If you require an accommodation, please review our accessibility policy and reach out to our accessibility officer with any questions. Our human recruiters review all applications and always make the final hiring decision. On occasion, we also use AI-assisted tools to help review applications.