Senior Scrum Master
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Summary
A hands-on 6-month contract Senior Scrum Master role at a finance organisation in Sydney CBD, leading and coaching Agile squads through complex, regulated delivery initiatives and cloud migration. Core stack includes Agile frameworks (Scrum, Kanban, SAFe), Jira, and Confluence, working alongside engineering, DevOps, and architecture teams.
Salary: upto $1000 per day incl. super
Industry: FinanceLocation: Sydney CBD
Contract: Initial 6-month contract
Rate: Up to $1,000 per day (incl. super)
About the Role
We're seeking an experienced Senior Scrum Master to join a leading finance organisation.
This is a hands-on delivery role where you will lead Agile squads through complex initiatives, helping to uplift delivery capability while ensuring high-quality outcomes in a regulated, enterprise environment.
You'll work closely with technology, product, and business stakeholders to enable smooth migration to modern cloud platforms while embedding strong Agile practices across teams.
Key Responsibilities
- Facilitate Agile ceremonies (stand-ups, sprint planning, retrospectives, showcases)
- Lead and coach squads through end-to-end delivery
- Partner with Product Owners to maintain prioritised, value-driven backlogs
- Drive Agile maturity and continuous improvement across teams
- Manage RAID (Risks, Assumptions, Issues, Dependencies) tracking and reporting
- Engage senior stakeholders and provide clear, concise delivery updates
- Support delivery alignment within a regulated finance/insurance environment
- Proven experience as a Senior Scrum Master in enterprise environments
- Experience working on End User Computing programs
- Experience within financial services organisations highly desirable
- Strong understanding of Agile frameworks (Scrum, Kanban, SAFe)
- Experience working closely with engineering, DevOps, and architecture teams
- Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills
- Ability to operate in complex, regulated, fast-paced environments
- Experience with Jira, Confluence
- Agile certifications (CSM, PSM, SAFe)
- Experience in large-scale digital transformation programs
- Exposure to CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices
- Understanding of cloud landing zones or platform engineering concepts
- High-impact transformation program in a leading finance organisation
- Collaborative and supportive Agile environment
- Hybrid working - Sydney CBD - Hybrid
- Competitive $1,000/day incl. super
- Strong pipeline of ongoing transformation work