Scrum Master @ HSBC Technology Poland

HSBC Technology Poland; Kraków; On-site; PLN 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Multisport card

Private medical care

Life insurance

Home office set-up reimbursement (800–

Cafeteria platform

Employee assistance program

PPK scheme contributions

Corporate parties & events

CSR initiatives

Nursery discounts

Training and education support

Social fund

Flexible working hours

Free parking

Job summary

HSBC Technology Poland is seeking an experienced Scrum Master to drive successful delivery of technology initiatives across Core Solutions SVS in Kraków. You will enable high-performing Agile teams, strengthen governance, remove impediments, and ensure measurable business outcomes.

You will lead end-to-end delivery planning, manage backlogs with Product Owners, and ensure alignment with security and architectural standards across multi-disciplinary teams.

Qualifications

• At least 10 years of IT experience with 5+ years in project, programme, or business management roles.
• Proven project delivery experience in banking or financial services.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Knowledge of Avaloq technology is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end delivery planning and execution across multiple technology workstreams.
• Partner with Product Owners to manage backlogs and priorities.
• Apply Agile methods including Scrum, Kanban, Lean, PI Planning, and Scrum of Scrums.
• Track progress, risks, and benefits; escalate blockers and provide recommendations.
• Facilitate governance forums such as Portfolio Syncs and Scrum of Scrums.
• Support capability prioritisation and investment cases.
• Ensure security, architecture, and standards compliance.
• Maintain visibility of resource demand and funding across the Value Stream.
• Deliver concise Value Stream reporting with dashboards for execs.

Skills

SDLC knowledge

Agile delivery

Scrum

Kanban

Lean

Stakeholder management

Resource management

Communication

Decision making

Mentoring

Tools

Avaloq

Job description

What you need to have to succeed in this role

• At least 10 years of IT experience, including 5+ years in project, programme, or business management roles.
• Proven project delivery experience within the banking or financial services domain.
• Strong knowledge of the SDLC and Agile delivery approaches, including Scrum, Kanban, Lean, and hybrid methodologies.
• Demonstrated ability to lead and support distributed, multi-disciplinary technology teams.
• Experience managing complex delivery portfolios, dependencies, risks, governance, and stakeholder expectations.
• Strong commercial and operational awareness, including capacity planning, resource management, budgets, and funding changes.
• Ability to translate strategic goals into practical delivery plans and make sound decisions in complex environments.
• Excellent communication, facilitation, negotiation, and influencing skills across senior business and technology stakeholders.
• Knowledge of Avaloq technology and private banking platforms is an advantage

HSBC is a global banking and financial services organisation operating in 64 countries and territories. We help businesses grow, economies prosper, and people realise their ambitions.

Our private banking business uses Avaloq, a leading end-to-end wealth management and banking platform supporting client management, investments, trading, lending, payments, risk, compliance, and back-office operations.

We are seeking an experienced Scrum Master to drive the successful delivery of technology initiatives across Core Solutions SVS. You will enable high-performing Agile teams, strengthen delivery governance, remove impediments, and ensure measurable business and technology outcomes.

WHAT WE OFFER

• Additional bonuses for recognition awards
• Multisport card
• Private medical care
• Life insurance
• One-time reimbursement of home office set-up (up to 800 PLN).
• Cafeteria platform
• Employee assistance program
• Additional contributions to PPK scheme
• Corporate parties & events
• CSR initiatives
• Nursery discounts
• Financial support with trainings and education
• Social fund
• Flexible working hours
• Free parking

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end delivery planning and execution across multiple technology workstreams, balancing scope, schedule, cost, quality, resources, and dependencies.
• Partner with Product Owners and technology teams to manage, refine, prioritise, and maintain effective backlogs.
• Apply and improve Agile ways of working, including Scrum, Kanban, Lean, PI Planning, and Scrum of Scrums.
• Track delivery progress, risks, issues, dependencies, and benefits; provide clear recommendations and upscale blockers where needed.
• Facilitate key governance forums, including Value Stream Reviews, Portfolio Syncs, PI Planning, QBRs, and Scrum of Scrums.
• Support Value Stream capability prioritisation, including Capability Investment Cases and Capability Hypothesis Statements.
• Ensure teams follow required controls, including security, architecture, capability management, and technology standards.
• Maintain visibility of resource demand, capacity, skills, locations, and funding requirements across the Value Stream.
• Deliver concise, actionable Value Stream reporting, including self-service dashboards and exception reports for senior stakeholders.

Requirements

Requirements: SDLC, Agile, Scrum, Kanban, Lean Additionally: Training budget, Private healthcare, Flat structure, International projects, Multisport card, Monthly remote work subsidy, Psychological support, Conferences, PPK option, Annual performance based bonus, Integration budget, International environment, Small teams, Employee referral bonus, Mentoring, Workstation reimbursement, Company share purchase plan, Childcare support programme, Bike parking, Playroom, Shower, Canteen, Free coffee, Free beverages, Free parking, In-house trainings, In-house hack days, No dress code, Modern office, Knowledge sharing, Garden, Massage chairs, Kitchen.