Expert Scrum Master
Sector: Banking
Location: Brussels
Contract length: 12 months
Estimated daily rate (EUR): 680 - 800
Languages: English · Dutch or French
Estimated daily rates are Rivant market estimates for guidance — not a client rate card.
Role details
Start date: 2026-10-26
Duration: 12 months
Extension possible: Not specified
Education: Master's degree or equivalent by experience
Location detail: Brussels (5 min walk from Central Station) - hybrid ~50% on site / 50% homeworking. Remote/telework from Belgium only
About the role
A major Belgian bank in Brussels needs an Expert Scrum Master for a transversal squad delivering enterprise document and record-management capabilities (ingestion, archiving, consultation and content onboarding). You coach the squad and Product Owner on Agile delivery, make dependencies and impediments transparent across technical and functional stakeholders, and turn complex multi-application work into predictable delivery.
Responsibilities
- Set up and facilitate Scrum ceremonies and additional coordination sessions when needed
- Help the squad turn objectives into a realistic delivery plan and track milestones, risks and dependencies
- Support the Product Owner on an actionable, prioritised backlog and continuous improvement of DoR/DoD
- Coach the squad toward self-organisation, ownership and transparent escalation
- Coordinate testing, releases, operational readiness and production follow-up across stakeholders
Business experience
| Skill | Level | Priority |
|---|---|---|
| Previous experience in a banking or financial-services environment | ≥5 years relevant | Mandatory |
| Experience with transversal/platform squads serving multiple consumers | Not specified | Mandatory |
| Experience coordinating delivery across several applications or teams, including distributed/external partners | Not specified | Mandatory |
Functional experience
| Skill | Level | Priority |
|---|---|---|
| Facilitate Scrum ceremonies and support backlog quality, DoR/DoD and delivery metrics | Expert | Mandatory |
| Experience with complex application integrations, APIs or document/content-management environments | Not specified | Mandatory |
Technical experience
| Skill | Level | Priority |
|---|---|---|
| Expert knowledge of Agile frameworks (Scrum and Kanban) and coaching cross-functional teams | ≥5 years | Mandatory |
| Agile delivery and reporting tools (Rally and/or Jira) | Not specified | Mandatory |
| Software development lifecycle, dependency/risk/delivery management, and CI/CD awareness | Not specified | Mandatory |
| Technical affinity to follow integration and architecture discussions | Not specified | Mandatory |
Language requirements
English · Dutch or French
| Language | Speaking | Reading | Writing | Mandatory |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | Good | Good | Good | Yes |
| Dutch | Good | Good | Good | No |
| French | Good | Good | Good | No |
Soft skills
- Positive, pragmatic attitude with empathy and strong communication
- Create trust, transparency and constructive challenge
- Proactive impediment handling; influence before authority
- Stay structured and calm with ambiguity and competing priorities
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