Scrum Master in Digital Delivery

Ikano Bank’s Digital organization is on an exciting transformation journey to advance our mindsets, ways of working and solutions. Our vision is to establish user friendly digital capabilities for the many people by unlocking the full potential of our co-workers, partners. As our Scrum Master you will be in the centre of that effort and lead the organization towards the vision!

In Ikano Bank, we create possibilities for a better living by providing banking and financial services for the many. We do it with different perspectives, natural curiosity and long-term focus. A unique chance for greater responsibility and future opportunities. Let’s achieve great things together!

Let’s make a difference in finance for the many people

You will join the Digital Delivery organization that currently has one ART setup, consisting of five tribes, with approximately 19 squads (agile teams) in total. We are currently in a ramp-up phase which means that soon we will have more than one ART, additional squads and we need you in this journey!

Your team colleagues in the Delivery chapter are working as Scrum Masters, Release Train Engineers, Tribe leads, Project Managers and Agile Coaches and are spread across Europe. You will be interacting closely with other team members from our chapters such as architecture, requirement & products and automation & processes plus other key stakeholders.

What you will do

• Build solid relationships with the squad and create a trusting environment
• Facilitate all scrum and SAFe events and ceremonies
• Facilitate preparation and readiness for ART events
• Support the Product Owner in helping the squad to focus on daily and Iteration Goals in the context of the current Program Increment (PI) Objectives
• Make sure communication is flowing well between the squad and other stakeholders
• Facilitate the squad’s progress towards team goals and objectives - improve performance in the areas of quality, predictability, flow, and velocity
• Coordinate with other squads – The Scrum Master supports the team’s efforts to continuously improve communications and relationships with other teams
• Coach squads to ensure they make realistic estimates and do not overcommit.
• Gather, document and instill learnings
• Work closely with Tribe Leads to coach, empower and support teams
• Encourage self-organization and ownership
• Support SAFe adoption – The Scrum Master supports the overall adoption of SAFe across the enterprise by coaching stakeholders and other non-agile teams on effective interactions with agile teams and participating in the Scrum Master Community of Practice
• Be an active member in Lean-Agile Center of Excellence (LACE)

Key competencies

• Experience and knowledge of SAFe framework and agile methods is a must
• Experience of Scrum/Kanban practices
• Skills to create a safe environment for meaningful collaboration and healthy conflict resolution
• Being open and appreciating openness in others
• Experience from the banking / financial industry is a plus
• SAFe Scrum Master certification is a plus
• Experience working with squads consisting of consultants is a plus

We offer you

Operating at the centre of events, you will have an active role in various decision forums, represent us to external partners and create a great foundation for further development. This position is more than what meets the eye. You will get the chance to push boundaries and influence your daily work whilst being part of a caring and open culture where we live our values, work hard, have fun and operate with a long-term perspective. We believe that where opportunities arise, growth follows.

Are you the one for Ikano?

We want our customers, partners and co-workers to choose us for what we stand for, what we deliver and how we deliver it. Three basic values guide our work: common sense and simplicity, working together, and daring to be different. These values should feel natural to you.

Join us now – together we will find a better way

This position is a full-time employment. More information about the position can be provided by Marit Eriksson, marit.eriksson@ikano.se

We look forward to receiving your application with a CV and cover letter until 31st of August 2021. We continuously evaluate candidates and therefore might close the position before the given deadline. Please note that we are unable to accept applications via email.

About us

Ikano Bank offers simple and attractive savings and loan products for consumers, sales support services for retailers, and leasing and factoring solutions for corporate customers. Ikano Bank has a presence in Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Norway, the UK, Poland, Germany and Austria. Ikano Bank is part of Ikano Group, who is an international group of companies operating in the areas of banking, insurance, residential and retail. At Ikano, our vision is to create possibilities for better living. We do this by working together to create simple and meaningful solutions based on fair terms that bring value to our customers. Ikano Group was established in 1988 and is owned by the Kamprad family. Find out more about us on www.ikanogroup.com