Scrum Master

Summary

Senior Scrum Master leading one or more Agile teams on a securitization platform for a bank, owning end-to-end delivery, risk/dependency management, and stakeholder alignment in a large-scale enterprise setting.

Project description

The Securitization Technology team delivers and operates platforms that support the end-to-end lifecycle of securitization transactions, enabling funding, risk transfer, regulatory compliance, and reporting for the bank. We are looking for a highly experienced and proactive Senior Scrum Master who acts as the operational leader of one or more Agile teams. This is not a traditional Scrum Master role focused only on facilitating ceremonies. We need a person who takes ownership of delivery, drives execution, identifies risks early, removes blockers, challenges the status quo, and creates transparency across all stakeholders. The successful candidate will operate with a CEO mindset for their teams: • Own outcomes, not activities. • Drive accountability and execution. • Escalate risks before they become issues. • Build high-performing teams. • Ensure commitments are delivered. • Continuously improve ways of working.

Responsibilities

  • Team Leadership & Ownership
  • Act as the servant leader and operational driver for Agile teams.
  • Develop a deep understanding of the business domain, roadmap, priorities, dependencies, and risks.
  • Create a culture of accountability, ownership, transparency, and continuous improvement.
  • Drive teams to execute against agreed objectives and commitments.
  • Challenge teams constructively when delivery risks emerge. Delivery Management
  • Own end-to-end delivery governance for assigned teams.
  • Track commitments, milestones, dependencies, risks, and blockers.
  • Ensure timely escalation of issues with clear mitigation plans.
  • Drive delivery predictability and continuous improvement of team performance.
  • Monitor delivery metrics and identify corrective actions when trends deteriorate. Stakeholder Management
  • Build trusted relationships with Engineering Leads, Product Owners, Business stakeholders, Architects, and senior management.
  • Facilitate alignment across multiple teams and domains.
  • Communicate progress, risks, dependencies, and decisions clearly and proactively.
  • Ensure stakeholders have transparency regarding delivery status and challenges. Agile Excellence
  • Facilitate Scrum and Agile ceremonies when they add value.
  • Coach teams in Agile principles, collaboration, self-organization, and continuous improvement.
  • Improve backlog quality, prioritization, planning, estimation, and flow efficiency.
  • Help teams eliminate waste and focus on delivering customer value. Risk & Dependency Management
  • Maintain visibility of cross-team dependencies.
  • Identify delivery risks early and drive resolution.
  • Coordinate with external teams and vendors when required.
  • Ensure no critical issue remains unmanaged or hidden. Team Development
  • Coach team members and stakeholders.
  • Foster a culture of learning, feedback, and innovation.
  • Promote engineering excellence and data-driven decision making. Required Experience
  • 5+ years of experience in Agile delivery environments.
  • 5+ years as Scrum Master, Agile Lead, Delivery Lead, or similar role.
  • Proven experience managing multiple Agile teams simultaneously.
  • Strong experience in large-scale enterprise environments.
  • Demonstrated ability to influence leaders and stakeholders without formal authority.
  • Experience driving organizational change and Agile transformations. Required Skills Leadership
  • Strong ownership mindset.
  • High level of accountability.
  • Ability to challenge constructively.
  • Excellent decision-making capabilities.
  • Comfortable operating in ambiguity. Delivery
  • Risk management.
  • Dependency management.
  • Release planning.
  • Delivery governance.
  • Data-driven decision making. Communication
  • Excellent stakeholder management skills.
  • Strong facilitation and negotiation capabilities.
  • Executive-level communication and reporting. Agile
  • Deep understanding of Scrum, Kanban, Lean and Agile principles.
  • Strong coaching and facilitation skills.
  • Experience scaling Agile across multiple teams.

SKILLS

Must have

  • 5+ years of experience in Agile delivery environments.
  • 5+ years as Scrum Master, Agile Lead, Delivery Lead, or similar role.
  • Proven experience managing multiple Agile teams simultaneously.

Nice to have

n/a

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