Scrum Master (Senior Delivery Manager)

Bank of England; Leeds; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dedicated Scrum Master to lead agile delivery in a transformative role. You'll champion agile methodologies, facilitating cross-functional teams to enhance project delivery. This position offers the chance to work on critical national infrastructure projects, ensuring resilience in the UK's payment systems. With a strong focus on community and well-being, the organization promotes a flexible working environment, making it a rewarding place to grow your career. Join a team that values diversity and innovation in the financial sector.

Benefits

Career Average Pension

Discretionary Performance Award

8% Benefits Allowance

26 Days Annual Leave

Private Medical Insurance

Income Protection

Qualifications

• Experience in facilitating agile ceremonies and coaching teams.
• Strong emphasis on quality, accuracy, and deadline adherence.
• Proven track record in forming strong relationships with business colleagues.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate agile ceremonies and oversee production of relevant artifacts.
• Assist teams with preparation for quarterly PI planning.
• Coordinate Technology activities and manage dependencies.

Skills

Agile Methodologies

SAFe Agile Practices

Coaching

Communication Skills

Organizational Skills

Risk Management

Education

Relevant Professional Experience

Industry Qualifications (ITIL, SAFe)

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Job description

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Location: Leeds or London

Work for an organisation steeped in history with a front row seat for the digitalisation of the financial sector. With our people at our centre, Technology enables the Bank of England to deliver its mission by providing a diverse set of technical solutions and platforms. From supporting critical systems which underpin the UK economy, to evolving data analytics, reinventing our online presence, and introducing a fully digital workplace. Be part of a team that's constantly evolving, just like our industry.

The world of payments is changing rapidly. New innovative technologies are being developed to meet the changing needs but these can give rise to new threats to users of the payments system, and to the stability of that system as a whole. This means that we need ever stronger protections and more resilient infrastructure.

We take pride in our people, with backgrounds and experiences as diverse as the solutions they provide. You'll enjoy flexible working opportunities, a strong sense of community and well-being, and a collective mission to promote the good of the people of the UK. All of which add up to make the Bank a hugely rewarding place to work.

Department Overview

The Real Time Gross Settlement service (RTGS) and CHAPS, the wholesale payment service, are key to the UK's economy. Over £775 billion is settled each day across this critical national infrastructure. We are in the process of an exciting and transformational programme to renew RTGS, enhancing not just resilience but also promoting completion and innovation. And we are leading policy work to understand future demand for payments and international efforts to enhance cross-border payments.

Job Description

The role of scrum master will require championing agile delivery methodology and help build understanding and capability across Bank teams. Facilitating cross-functional groups to plan and deliver work - identifying which methodology best fits the needs and style of the team, will be a key part of this role.

Key responsibilities

• Facilitating agile ceremonies and overseeing production of relevant artefacts.
• Assisting teams with preparation and participating in quarterly PI planning.
• Supporting with coaching teams on agile ways of working.
• The agreement of scope, priority and delivery plans in conjunction with Platform Leads, Business representatives and Project Managers for Major and Minor initiatives.
• The coordination of Technology activities and management of dependencies to deliver the required work packages across everything from major programme delivery to small change and BAU releases.
• Creation and distribution of progress reports against plans to the relevant Technology and Business stakeholders, along with raising exceptions where appropriate.
• Develop internal and external partner relationships to facilitate effective negotiations.
• Hands on experience with SAFe Agile Practices (i.e., Quarterly PI Planning).
• Experience of setting up self-sustaining agile ceremonies and overseeing production of relevant artefacts.
• Delivery experience of IT related projects in both Agile and Waterfall methodologies.
• Strong coaching, communication, organisational & facilitation skills.
• Strong emphasis on quality, accuracy, and deadline adherence.
• Demonstrates forward planning of personal and delivery team workload in alignment with the overall deliverables and strategy.
• Good working knowledge of Jira & Confluence or similar tools.
• Be able to quickly identify and resolve bottlenecks, blockers, and flaws in process, calling out where appropriate.
• Awareness and management of Risk identification & mitigation.
• Have a proven track record of forming and maintaining strong relationships with business colleagues and be able to demonstrate an interest in and understanding of business processes.
• Relevant professional experience and appropriate industry qualifications.
• Experience of working in a financial services environment.
• Experience delivering to Cloud (SaaS and PaaS) platforms and services.
• Ideally experienced with associated IT qualifications such as ITIL, SAFe Agile or other associated indicators of a solid background in technology change management.
• Experience of financial management, commercial awareness and supplier management.

Our Approach to Inclusion

The Bank values diversity, equity and inclusion. We play a key role in maintaining monetary and financial stability, and to do that effectively, we believe we need a workforce that reflects the society we serve.

At the Bank of England, we want all colleagues to feel valued and respected, so we're working hard to build an inclusive culture which supports people from all backgrounds and communities to be at their best at work. We celebrate all forms of diversity, including (but not limited to) age, disability, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, race, religion, sexual orientation and socioeconomic status. We believe that it's by drawing on different perspectives and experiences that we'll continue to make the best decisions for the public.

We welcome applications from individuals who work flexibly, including job shares and part time working patterns. We've also partnered with external organisations to support us in making adjustments for candidates and employees in the recruitment process where they're needed.

For most roles where work can be carried out at home, we aim for colleagues to spend half of their time in the office, with a minimum of 40% per month. Subject to that minimum requirement, individuals and managers should work together to find what works best for them, their team and stakeholders.

Finally, we're proud to be a member of the Disability Confident Scheme. If you wish to apply under this scheme, you should check the box in the 'Candidate Personal Information' under the 'Disability Confident Scheme' section of the application.

Salary and Benefits Information

We encourage flexible working, part time working and job share arrangements. Part time salary and benefits will be on a pro-rated basis as appropriate.

We offer a salary as follows:

In addition, we also offer a comprehensive benefits package as detailed below:

• Currently a non-contributory, career average pension giving you a guaranteed retirement benefit of 1/80th of your annual salary for every year worked. There is the option to increase your pension (to 1/65th) or decrease (to 1/105th) in exchange for salary through our flexible benefits programme each year. The Bank has the discretion to vary standard accrual rates and dial up and dial down rates at any time and to withdraw dial up and dial down options at any time.
• A discretionary performance award based on a current award pool.
• A 8% benefits allowance with the option to take as salary or purchase a wide range of flexible benefits.
• 26 days' annual leave with option to buy up to 12 additional days through flexible benefits.
• Private medical insurance and income protection.

National Security Vetting Process

Employment in this role will be subject to the National Security Vetting clearance process (and typically can take between 6 to 12 weeks post offer) and the passing of additional Bank security checks in accordance with the Bank policy. Further information regarding the vetting and security clearance requirements for the role will be provided to the successful applicant, and information about how the Bank processes personal data for these purposes, is set out in the Bank's Privacy Notice.

The Bank of England welcomes applications from all candidates, but as a UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) approved sponsor, we have a responsibility to comply with the Immigration Rules and guidance. As such, our ability to employ individuals who require sponsorship for immigration purposes is limited. The Bank cannot guarantee that you and / or the role you are applying for will be eligible for sponsorship and that any application made to UKVI will be successful. Eligibility will therefore be considered on a case by case basis.

The Application Process

Important: Please ensure that you complete the 'work history' section and answer ALL the application questions fully. All candidate applications are anonymised to ensure that our hiring managers will not be able to see your personal information, including your CV, when reviewing your application details at the screening stage. It's therefore really important that you fill out the work history and application form questions, as your answers will form a critical part of the initial selection process.

This role closes on 6 May 2025.

The assessment process will comprise of two stages.

Please apply online, ensuring that you complete your work history and answer ALL the application questions fully and in detail as your application will not be considered if all mandatory questions are not fully completed.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Information Technology

• Industries

  Technology, Information and Internet

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