Senior Scrum Master​/Agile Delivery Lead

Position: Contracts IT - Senior Scrum Master / Agile Delivery Lead
Senior Scrum Master/Agile delivery lead

Location:

Brussels (Hybrid)

Contract Duration: 12 months (220 days) - long-term engagement

Languages:

English mandatory + French or Dutch (strong advantage)

Openings:
Up to 10 positions

* urgent 12 month contract - role hiring now!
* This is a
* Belgium Hybrid
* based role with an excellent immediate start within a Global Consulting company working on
* supporting large-scale, long-term transformation and application delivery programmes within a complex, highly regulated environment.
* A major Belgian financial services organisation is seeking multiple Senior Scrum Masters/Agile Delivery Leads to support large-scale, long-term transformation and application delivery programmes within a complex, highly regulated environment.

This is a senior, hands-on delivery role for experienced Scrum Masters who go beyond facilitation and actively own delivery outcomes. You will work closely with Product Owners, developers, architects, testers, service managers, and business stakeholders to ensure predictable, high-quality delivery aligned with Agile principles and enterprise governance.

The role requires strong autonomy, delivery ownership, and the ability to operate credibly with both technical teams and senior stakeholders.

Key responsibilities

Agile delivery & Scrum mastery:

Act as Scrum Master for one or more Agile squads, ensuring the effective application of Scrum and Agile practices

Facilitate Agile ceremonies including Daily Stand-ups, Sprint Planning, Reviews, Retrospectives, PI Planning, and Scrum-of-Scrums where applicable

Ensure teams deliver sprint commitments aligned with agreed scope, quality, and timelines

Protect teams from external distractions while maintaining effective stakeholder engagement

Delivery ownership & planning:

Own and track end-to-end delivery for your squad(s), including sprint planning, dependency management, and delivery milestones

Track and report delivery metrics such as velocity, capacity, predictability, risks, and impediments

Identify delivery risks and issues early, propose mitigation actions, and escalate where necessary

Ensure alignment between delivery plans, technical constraints, and business priorities

Product owner & stakeholder support:

Support Product Owners with backlog structuring, refinement, prioritisation, and Definition of Done

Ensure user stories are clear, achievable, and sprint-ready

Provide transparent delivery status and reporting to stakeholders and management

Challenge assumptions constructively and promote realistic commitments

Coaching, leadership & continuous improvement:

Act as a servant leader and coach, fostering self-organisation, accountability, and continuous improvement

Promote Agile best practices and contribute to Agile maturity across teams and programmes

Encourage knowledge sharing, collaboration, and a culture of open feedback

Mentor less experienced Scrum Masters or team members when required

Mandatory skills & experience

Professional experience:

Typically 4 to 9+ years of experience as a Scrum Master, Agile Delivery Lead, or similar role

Proven experience in complex, enterprise-scale environments, preferably regulated

Demonstrated delivery ownership beyond ceremony facilitation

Agile & delivery expertise:

Strong knowledge of Agile frameworks and practices (Scrum, Kanban, SAFe, etc.)

Experience working with cross-functional teams (development, testing, architecture, operations)

Ability to manage dependencies, risks, and delivery constraints

Solid understanding of software delivery life cycles and modern engineering practices

Tooling:

Agile delivery tools such as Jira, Confluence, Rally, Azure Dev Ops, or equivalent

Familiarity with delivery metrics, reporting, and planning tools

Soft skills & mindset:

Strong communication and stakeholder management skills

Confident in challenging priorities and delivery assumptions constructively

Pragmatic, solution-oriented, and quality-focused

Team-oriented with leadership and coaching capability

Language requirements:

English: mandatory

French and/or Dutch: strong advantage

Nice to have:

Experience in financial services or other regulated industries

Exposure to Service Now or enterprise ITSM platforms

Experience supporting large-scale transformations, change initiatives, or Target Operating Model (TOM) delivery

Exposure to RPA or automation programmes

Experience operating at programme or ART level

Please send your CV or call alen to discuss further.

We are an equal opportunities employment agency and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation, or age.

We champion differences in technology recruitment and work with clients who actively wish to diversify their talent force - all applicants are welcome to apply.