Sprint Coordinator

Headquartered in London, Ontario, Northern is an integrated digital solutions agency helping leading brands across North America navigate digital transformation. Our solutions help brands grow by optimizing their digital customer journey. We have strategically assembled a group of innovators, who have a passion for technology, design, and improving digital experiences.

What We’re Looking For

We are currently seeking a highly motivated and nimble Sprint Coordinator with a proven record of managing a workflow in which every team member can do their best work to meet the common goal of project completion on-brief, on time, and on budget.

This role will oversee all aspects of department sprints that we aim to complete in a one-week cadence. The primary responsibility of this position is to forecast and schedule the task delivery of ongoing projects and initiatives. The ideal candidate will be one who can bring an empathetic perspective into a day of negotiating tasks, people, and time.

*Full-time remote is available nationally. Our Connected Workplace Program gives you the option to choose a remote, hybrid, or in-office workspace!

Benefits of Becoming a Northerner

In exchange for your talent and expertise, Northern is committed to providing:

• Robust Benefits plan, including a Health Spending Account
• Wellness Program & LifeWorks EAP
• Fitness Reimbursement Program
• Vet Care Program
• RRSP Matching
• Profit-Sharing Performance Bonuses
• Endless Professional Growth Opportunities
• Delicious Meals & Company Social Events
• Free Onsite Parking
• Referral Bonus Program
• Flexible work environment - so you can work where & when you work best
• Allowance to help set up a home office

Just to name a few!...

Key Responsibilities

• Organize and facilitate weekly sprint planning and monitoring, daily stand-up meetings, retrospectives, and other sprint-related initiatives
• Facilitate daily stand up meetings, ensuring all team members are set up for success.
• Responsible for prioritizing new requests and ensuring alignment with all relevant stakeholders.
• Serve as a liaison between the production and management teams. Working closely with delivery people, tech leads, project managers, and the delivery and operations directors.
• Work with fellow sprint managers to coordinate the timing of tasks.
• Act as the ring-leader of internal communication, leading transparency, and access to information across the organization involving project workflow.
• Establish and maintain an understanding of requested/prioritized project tasks and appropriately considers sequencing, timing, dependencies, etc.
• Identify barriers and seek clarity of requested tasks to help clear roadblocks, and/or to identify potential alternative solutions to keep the tasks moving.
• Manage overall resource utilization and produce forecasting reports for accurate and cost-efficient scheduling.

Knowledge, Education, & Experience Required

• Successful completion of a University degree or College diploma in a relevant field or equivalent work experience

Skills required in:

• Communication: maturity and clarity
• Planning/organizing
• Flexible in character
• Negotiating
• Problem-solving
• Work as part of a team
• Analytics
• Project management software
• Proficient with G-Suite tools.
• Advanced Excel reporting capabilities for building, tracking, and analyzing data.
• Experience working with multiple teams and stakeholders across organizations.
• Proven ability to apply creativity, innovation, and resourcefulness to daily work

Bonus Skills!

• Experience in an agency setting is considered an asset
• PMP/CAPM is considered an asset
• Knowledge of web development, specifically Magento/Shopify eCommerce an asset

Since its founding in 2015, Northern has grown to nearly 200 employees, helping leading brands across North America navigate digital transformation.

Northern is positioned as a leader in the performance advertising industry as a Facebook Marketing Partner and Google Premier Partner —awarded to only 3% of agency partners in Canada. Our campaigns with leading brands in North America have been recognized as best in class through the Google Premier Partner Awards, Search Engine Land Awards, and the Canadian Search Awards.

Northern’s continued growth, strengthened by our strong company culture, has led to multiple recognitions by Great Place to Work® in Canada including Best Workplaces™ in Canada, Ontario, for Women, for Hybrid Work, and more.

Equity and Diversity

Northern invites applications from all qualified individuals. Northern is committed to employment equity and diversity in the workplace and welcomes applications from all individuals, including but not limited to members of visible minorities, Aboriginal persons, persons with disabilities, persons of any sexual orientation, and persons of any gender identity or gender expression. Accommodations are available for applicants with disabilities throughout the recruitment process. If you require any accommodations please let us know when you apply.