Scrum Master (Lending Tribe)

Barclays UK; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services company is seeking a Scrum Master in Glasgow to foster Agile principles and drive collaboration. The successful candidate will facilitate Scrum events, clear blockers, and help build high-performing teams. Strong experience in Agile delivery and stakeholder engagement is required, along with a solid understanding of financial services.

Qualifications

• Established background in Agile delivery, with understanding of frameworks such as Scrum.
• Demonstrated experience as a Scrum Master across multiple teams.
• Knowledge of financial services related to banking or payments.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate events and ensure they are productive and within timebox.
• Support iteration execution to maintain quality of ceremony artefacts.
• Identify and facilitate the removal of conflicts impacting team flow.
• Mitigate risks by escalating them to remove impediments.

Skills

Agile delivery

Scrum

Stakeholder engagement

Communication

Job description

Join us at Barclays as a Scrum Master (Lending Tribe), where you’ll champion Agile principles to foster collaboration and drive continuous delivery. You'll facilitate Scrum events, clear blockers, and connect teams with key stakeholders to keep progress on track.

To be successful as a Business Response Resilience Lead, should have experience with:

• A well-established background in Agile delivery, with a deep understanding of frameworks such as Scrum
• Demonstrated experience as a Scrum Master, ideally across multiple teams and complex delivery environments
• Solid knowledge of financial services, with familiarity in areas such as banking, payments, or credit

Some other highly valued skills may include:

• Excellent communication and facilitation skills, with the ability to guide productive discussions and foster collaboration
• Strong stakeholder engagement capabilities, building trusted relationships across technical and business teams

You may be assessed on key critical skills relevant for success in the role, such as risk and controls, change and transformation, business acumen, strategic thinking, digital and technology, as well as job-specific technical skills.

This role is based in Glasgow.

Purpose of the role

Facilitates and supports Agile teams by ensuring they follow Scrum principles. To remove obstacles, enhance team collaboration, and ensure smooth communication, enabling the team to focus on delivering high-quality, iterative results. Facilitate Scrum events, promote continuous improvement, and act as a bridge between the team and external stakeholders.

Accountabilities

• Facilitate Events: Facilitate events, as needed, and ensure that all events take place and are positive, productive, and kept within the timebox
• Support Iteration Execution: Ensure quality of ceremony artefacts and continuous customer value through iteration execution, maintain backlog refinement, and iterate on stakeholder feedback
• Optimize Flow: Identify and facilitate the removal of conflict impacting team flow, utilizing metrics to empower the team to communicate effectively, making all work visible
• Mitigate Risks: Identify and escalate risks to remove impediments and shield the Squad from interruptions
• Build High-Performing Teams: Foster and coach Agile Team attributes and continuous improvement, encourage stakeholder collaboration, deputise ‘in the moment leadership’, and drive high-performing team attributes
• Stakeholder Management: Facilitate stakeholder collaboration (e.g., business stakeholders, product teams, vendors) and build trust with stakeholders
• Governance and Reporting: Ensure data quality and provide representation at required governance forums, if applicable