Scrum Master

Tasks and responsibilities

• Act as a servant leader to guide Agile teams through their transformation from classical delivery methodologies to Agile ways of working.
• Further develop the teams’ working methods across empowerment, transparency, collaboration, and discipline.
• Lead and facilitate Agile ceremonies, events, and artefacts.
• Support Product Owners in effective product and backlog management.
• Facilitate quarterly planning, organise team breakouts, and coordinate the book of work (features) for upcoming quarters.
• Manage dependencies with other teams to ensure smooth delivery.
• Collaborate closely with stakeholders, Product Owners, and Agile teams to align on goals, priorities, and requirements.
• Drive adoption of Agile best practices, quality standards, and performance metrics.
• Oversee team capacity planning and track delivery progress against quarterly commitments.
• Act as a change agent for Agile methodology across the organisation, promoting Agile behaviours and mindset.

Must-have criteria

• Scrum Master certification is required.
• Proven experience as a Scrum Master or Project Manager in an Agile/Scrum delivery context within the IT and/or financial sector.
• Strong customer orientation and the ability to support an organisation in shaping and delivering effective solutions.
• Very good understanding of the software development lifecycle and operational management.
• Extensive experience in Agile delivery methodology, stakeholder management, training and workshop facilitation, and visualisation.
• Strong knowledge of JIRA, Confluence, Miro, and other Agile collaboration tools.
• Excellent English language skills and basic German skills (both mandatory). Additional languages (e.g. French) are an advantage.
• Strong communication and complex problem-solving abilities.
• Team-oriented, self-driven, independent, and comfortable driving change.
• High level of motivation, initiative, and openness to bringing new ideas.

Nice-to-have criteria

• Experience with Temenos Core Banking software (Temenos Transact/T24 and/or TAP)

Employment type: Contract

Industry: Banking

Location: Luxembourg

Remote from abroad?: No

Home office?: 40%