Scrum Master; Senior Delivery Manager RTGS

Join to apply for the Scrum Master (Senior Delivery Manager) RTGS role at Bank of England
.

Scale F

Permanent, Full-time

Location:
Leeds or London

This role presents an exciting opportunity for an experienced Scrum Master. Reporting to the RTGS Release Train Engineer, you will be part of the RTGS Technology team that provides day-to-day support and development of new capabilities for the Bank of England Real Time Gross Settlement solution.

Being a Scrum Master at the Bank of England 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.

This role requires core RTGS hours to be supported and brings the opportunity for staggered starts or ends to the standard working day.

RTGS settles on an average day 800 billion pounds and is critical national infrastructure. Each day brings new challenges and opportunities, creating an environment suited for those who work well in a fast-paced setting. An individual whose approach is getting it right in tight timescales can make a real difference.

A typical day would start by checking the team
20as digital work spaces for overnight updates, blockers, and any urgent issues. In our hybrid arrangement, this could include syncing calendars to ensure remote and in-office participants are aligned for the day's ceremonies.

Next, the daily stand-up is held via video call where you facilitate updates on progress, blockers, and priorities. This is a key moment to spot emerging risks or dependencies that may affect sprint goals.

After that, you facilitate backlog grooming. They help clarify user stories, estimate effort, and ensure alignment with SAFe PI objectives.

Lunch may include informal chats with team members - either in person or via virtual coffee catchups.

Mid-afternoon, you liaise with business stakeholders, platform leads, and project managers to communicate progress, raise risks, and align on delivery expectations. This may involve drafting reports or facilitating cross-functional syncs.

The day ends with a review of tomorrow's schedule, updates to the team dashboard, and follow-ups on unresolved blockers. You may also prepare notes for the next day's stand-up or update the RAID log.

You are a dedicated Scrum Master within an Agile environment, and you champion best practice in agile processes. You have a clear collaborative approach to working with others, and are keen to share knowledge with colleagues.

You also understand that the RTGS environment is critical to the UK Payments Systems which requires a methodical approach and be flexible to work outside core hours as required.

We're looking for someone who has the following key skills and experience:

• 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.
• Demonstrable experience supporting with coaching teams on agile ways of working.

We are interested in hearing from candidates who have the following capabilities:

• 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 internal and external partners and be able to demonstrate an interest in and understanding of business processes.
• Leading the agreement of scope, priority and delivery plans in conjunction with Platform Leads, Business representatives and Project…