Scrum Master

We are seeking an experienced Scrum Master to join a banking institution and support agile delivery across technology teams. This role will work closely with front-end teams and key stakeholders to ensure smooth delivery, strong collaboration, and effective agile practices.

Work Model: Hybrid (1 day on site, London)

Contract: 6 months

Rate: £450 per day (Outside IR35)

Industry: Banking / Financial Services

Key Responsibilities

• Facilitate agile ceremonies including daily stand-ups, sprint planning, retrospectives, and sprint reviews.
• Support front-end engineering teams in delivering work efficiently, collaboratively, and to agreed quality standards.
• Remove blockers, manage dependencies, and help teams stay focused on priorities and delivery goals.
• Work closely with Product Owners, engineers, and wider stakeholders to maintain alignment on scope, outcomes, and timelines.
• Promote continuous improvement, coaching teams on best practice and effective agile ways of working.
• Track and communicate delivery progress using appropriate agile metrics (for example velocity, burn-down/up, flow metrics) and provide clear updates to stakeholders.
• Encourage a healthy team culture, psychological safety, and constructive collaboration across technical and non-technical groups.

Key Requirements

• Proven experience as a Scrum Master within banking, financial services, or a similarly regulated environment.
• Strong technical literacy with the ability to engage confidently with front-end engineering teams (for example modern web technologies, APIs, CI/CD concepts).
• Excellent communication, facilitation, and stakeholder management skills, including working with senior stakeholders.
• Strong understanding of agile principles, Scrum methodologies, and practical delivery in a scaled environment.
• A proactive, collaborative approach with the ability to build trust across technical and non-technical audiences.
• Experience identifying and resolving delivery risks, impediments, and process bottlenecks.
• Desirable: Scrum Master certification (CSM, PSM, or equivalent) and experience with tools such as Jira and Confluence.