Job Title: Scrum Master - Financial Crime
Location: Sydney
Job Type: 12M contract | Max $900 + super p.d
Industry: Financial Services
Role Overview:
As a Scrum Master, you will be responsible for facilitating Agile delivery within our Financial Crime project delivery teams, ensuring smooth execution of projects that enhance our ability to prevent and mitigate financial crime risks. You will work closely with Product Owners, Business Analysts, and key stakeholders to drive Agile adoption, remove impediments, and foster a culture of continuous improvement.

Key Responsibilities:

• Act as a servant leader and coach for multiple Agile teams within the Financial Crime space.
• Facilitate Agile ceremonies, including Sprint Planning, Daily Stand-ups, Sprint Reviews, and Retrospectives.
• Remove blockers and impediments to ensure the team can deliver high-quality outcomes.
• Work with Product Owners to ensure backlog refinement, prioritization, and alignment with business goals.
• Promote Agile best practices and continuous improvement within teams and across the organization.
• Monitor and report on team performance using Agile metrics to drive accountability and improvement.
• Champion a culture of collaboration and transparency between business and technology teams.
• Drive compliance with financial crime regulatory requirements in Agile delivery processes.
• Support stakeholder communication and expectation management.

Required Skills & Experience:

• Proven experience as a Scrum Master within Financial Services Financial Crime-related domain.
• Strong understanding of Agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban, SAFe) and Agile frameworks.
• Experience working with teams involved in fraud detection, anti-money laundering (AML)
• Excellent facilitation, coaching, and servant leadership skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and work effectively in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Proficiency with Agile tools such as JIRA, Confluence, Azure DevOps, or similar.
• Certified Scrum Master (CSM, PSM) or equivalent certification preferred.

Candidates must be based in Sydney with full work rights. Candidates without the specific experience will not be considered for the role.
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