Scrum Master – Manufacturing

Role Overview

• Plan, facilitate, and lead all Scrum ceremonies, including sprint planning, daily stand-ups, demos, board reviews, sprint reviews, and retrospectives.
• Ensure effective breakdown of work by guiding the decomposition of epics and stories into sub-stories, tasks, spikes, and other actionable items.
• Coach the team on Scrum principles and ensure consistent adherence to Agile processes, enabling a high-performing and self-organizing team.
• Ensure stories are properly progressed through all required workflow steps to maintain transparency and delivery momentum.
• Identify, remove, and escalate impediments that impact team productivity, while encouraging focus on committed sprint work.
• Partner with Development Managers to support effective planning, prioritization, and capacity management.
• Conduct retrospectives and facilitate continuous improvement initiatives based on team feedback and performance insights.
• Schedule and facilitate backlog grooming sessions to ensure readiness of upcoming work.
• Support the development of delivery timelines and schedules in collaboration with PMO, including capacity planning, resource loading, and forecasting.
• Assess resource capacity and proactively identify gaps or the need for additional resources; support resource balancing strategies as needed.
• Collaborate with clients and end users to clarify business requirements and ensure alignment with development output.
• Act as a liaison between development teams and product management to ensure project processes, governance, and delivery standards are followed.
• Monitor risks and delivery issues, escalating concerns beyond the development team when needed and driving resolution through appropriate management channels.

Requirements

• Overall 10+ years’ experience with minimum 5+ years of related experience in Robotic / Embedded / Manufacturing environment
• Bachelor’s degree in a related technical or engineering field OR equivalent work experience
• Strong working knowledge of Agile methodologies and the Scrum framework
• Hands-on experience with Scrum and Agile tools (e.g., JIRA, Confluence, Smartsheet, JAMA)
• Excellent communication, facilitation, and conflict resolution skills
• Proven ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional and distributed teams
• Solid understanding of basic project management principles and practices
• Scrum Master Certification (e.g., Certified ScrumMaster – CSM) preferred

Benefits

• Paid time off based on employee grade (A-F), defined by policy: Vacation: 12-25 days, depending on grade
• Company paid holidays
• Personal Days
• Sick Leave
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage (or provincial healthcare coordination in Canada)
• Retirement savings plans (e.g., 401(k) in the U.S., RRSP in Canada)
• Life and disability insurance
• Employee assistance programs