Senior Scrum Master – Lending & Mortgage Transformation (Banking)
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About the Role
EchoData is seeking a highly experienced Scrum Master to lead Agile delivery for banking transformation initiatives in Riyadh, focusing on Lending and Mortgage products.
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Responsibilities
- Lead and facilitate all Agile ceremonies across multiple delivery squads
- Coach teams, Product Owners, and stakeholders on Agile best practices and continuous improvement
- Drive team effectiveness, accountability, delivery predictability, and operational excellence
- Support enterprise Agile initiatives and scaled delivery frameworks where applicable
- Identify and remove delivery blockers while managing dependencies across teams and vendors
- Monitor sprint progress, team performance metrics, and delivery health indicators
- Proactively manage risks, issues, and mitigation plans
- Ensure quality standards, acceptance criteria, and Definition of Done are consistently achieved
- Coordinate delivery across Lending, Mortgage, Core Banking, CRM, Middleware, and Digital Banking platforms
- Facilitate integration planning, testing readiness, and release coordination activities
- Work closely with architects, business teams, QA, and implementation partners to ensure successful execution
- Support UAT, business validation, and production readiness activities
Requirements
- 8+ years of Scrum Master, Agile Delivery, or Agile Program experience
- Minimum 4 years of experience within Banking or Financial Services
- Strong domain expertise in Lending, Mortgage, Retail Banking, or Loan Management ecosystems
- Proven experience delivering enterprise scale transformation programs
- Hands on experience managing Agile delivery across integrations, implementations, and migration projects
- Demonstrated success working with cross functional business and technology teams
- Strong stakeholder engagement and executive communication skills
- Active Scrum certification (CSM, PSM, SAFe Scrum Master, or equivalent)
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Position Overview
- We are seeking a highly experienced Scrum Master to lead Agile delivery across strategic banking transformation initiatives focused on Lending and Mortgage products.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and facilitate all Agile ceremonies across multiple delivery squads.
- Coach teams, Product Owners, and stakeholders on Agile best practices and continuous improvement.
- Drive team effectiveness, accountability, delivery predictability, and operational excellence.
- Support enterprise Agile initiatives and scaled delivery frameworks where applicable.
- Identify and remove delivery blockers while managing dependencies across teams and vendors.
- Monitor sprint progress, team performance metrics, and delivery health indicators.
- Proactively manage risks, issues, and mitigation plans.
- Ensure quality standards, acceptance criteria, and Definition of Done are consistently achieved.
- Coordinate delivery across Lending, Mortgage, Core Banking, CRM, Middleware, and Digital Banking platforms.
- Facilitate integration planning, testing readiness, and release coordination activities.
- Work closely with architects, business teams, QA, and implementation partners to ensure successful execution.
- Support UAT, business validation, and production readiness activities.
Requirements
- 8+ years of Scrum Master, Agile Delivery, or Agile Program experience.
- Minimum 4 years of experience within Banking or Financial Services.
- Strong domain expertise in Lending, Mortgage, Retail Banking, or Loan Management ecosystems.
- Proven experience delivering enterprise scale transformation programs.
- Hands on experience managing Agile delivery across integrations, implementations, and migration projects.
- Demonstrated success working with cross functional business and technology teams.
- Strong stakeholder engagement and executive communication skills.
- Active Scrum certification (CSM, PSM, SAFe Scrum Master, or equivalent).
- Experience working with banks or financial institutions in Saudi Arabia or the GCC (preferred).
- Exposure to major banking platforms such as Temenos, Oracle FLEXCUBE, Finastra, Mambu, or similar solutions (preferred).
- Experience working within regulated banking environments (preferred).
- Additional Agile or scaled delivery certifications (SAFe, RTE, SPC, etc.) (preferred).
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