Scrum Master (Banking)

We are seeking an Agile-focused Technical Scrum Manager to join a client undergoing significant transformation within the banking and financial services sector. This is a dynamic opportunity to work in an organisation modernising its digital capabilities and embedding agile ways of working at scale. In this role, you will act as a servant leader for up to three cross-functional agile teams, helping them deliver value efficiently while supporting continuous improvement and agile maturity across the organisation. You will work closely with Digital/Agile Product Owners and Tech Leads, shaping product vision, roadmaps, release plans, and backlog management, while removing impediments and improving flow throughout the development lifecycle., * Facilitate agile ceremonies including sprint planning, daily stand-ups, sprint reviews, and retrospectives

• Coach teams to improve velocity, flow, delivery predictability, and agile maturity
• Support Product Owners with product vision, roadmaps, MVPs, and feature definition
• Manage backlogs for business and technical stories and support estimation and refinement
• Identify, track, and escalate risks, blockers, and dependencies
• Champion agile behaviours and continuous improvement within teams and the wider organisation
• Contribute to portfolio reporting and governance requirements
• Mentor Apprentice or less experienced Scrum Masters
• Facilitate feature kick-offs and initiation of new types of work
• Support the improvement of agile tooling and contribute to the Scrum Master Community of Practice
• Operate in line with the Bank's Risk Management Framework and relevant compliance policies

This is a highly visible role where you will be part of a client-wide transformation, helping the organisation modernise delivery, embed agile practices, and deliver value more effectively to the business. Preference will be given to candidates with a banking background, or, at a minimum, extensive experience in financial services. You will bring proven experience in leading agile software delivery teams, managing multiple agile teams, and building high-performing, self-sufficient teams. Strong communication, influencing, and stakeholder management skills are essential, along with resilience and a continuous improvement mindset. You will have deep knowledge of Scrum and Kanban, with broader agile framework awareness (SAFe experience desirable), and hands-on experience with tools such as JIRA, Azure DevOps, and Confluence., * Experience leading agile delivery teams and supporting up to three teams concurrently

• Knowledge of agile engineering practices such as user stories, BDD, TDD, automation, and continuous testing
• Strong understanding of the software development lifecycle and DevOps environments
• Ability to assess team maturity and implement improvements
• Experience working in less mature agile organisations, supporting Product Ownership growth
• Confident using agile metrics (burn-down, flow, standard reports) to improve delivery
• Comfortable working closely with software development teams, with varying levels of technical depth
• SAFe experience
• Preference for candidates with a banking background or extensive financial services experience

We are committed to diversity and inclusion. Research shows women are more likely to self-select out of applying if they don't meet every requirement. If this role excites you, we encourage you to apply even if you don't meet all the criteria.

InterQuest Group is acting as an employment agency for this vacancy. InterQuest Group is an equal opportunities employer and we welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of age, disability, gender, religion/belief, race, marriage, civil partnership, pregnancy, maternity, sex or sexual orientation. Please make us aware if you require any reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process.