Transformation Scrum Master / Agile Lead – Finance Platform

Senior Agile Transformation Lead / Scrum Master Consultant – Finance Platform
Senior consulting engagement | Vienna, Austria | Hybrid (1 on-site day per month) | English

Engagement at a Glance

• Start: 1 November 2026
• Length: 7 months, extension possible
• Workload: 160 hours per month
• Work mode: hybrid – 1 on-site day per month, location Vienna (Austria)
• Seniority: Senior
• Language: English
• Headcount: 1

Engagement Overview

A senior Agile Transformation Lead / Scrum Master consultant is sought to support the continuous improvement and agile transformation of a large finance platform organisation. The platform is business-critical for finance-related processes and serves a very large internal user base across several entities of an international group. The assignment combines organisational transformation, agile coaching, mentoring and hands-on Scrum Master support, with the aim of improving delivery effectiveness, team collaboration, stakeholder alignment, transparency, predictability and agile ways of working. A key objective is to develop and mentor internal Scrum Masters and to strengthen long-term agile capability in-house.

Environment

A large, multi-entity enterprise platform organisation. The consultant works with Product Owners, Solution Managers, Scrum Masters, development teams, management and leadership teams, and further stakeholders, in a complex setting with several teams and organisational dependencies. The business drivers are better delivery performance, stronger collaboration and ownership, sustainable agile adoption and organisational change.

Scope of Work

• Assess current ways of working and agile maturity; identify improvement opportunities.
• Drive agile transformation initiatives across the organisation.
• Coach Product Owners, Solution Managers, Scrum Masters, development teams, stakeholders, management and leadership.
• Mentor internal Scrum Masters in coaching, facilitation and servant leadership.
• Support Scrum events and the removal of impediments.
• Improve backlog management, prioritisation, planning and stakeholder engagement.
• Facilitate workshops, retrospectives, alignment sessions and continuous improvement activities.
• Identify dependencies, bottlenecks and organisational impediments.
• Promote agile principles and support organisational change and agile adoption.

Deliverables

• Assessment of current agile maturity and improvement opportunities.
• Transformation roadmap with prioritised recommendations.
• Coaching and development plan for internal Scrum Masters.
• Improved delivery and collaboration practices.
• Facilitation of key workshops and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Recommendations for sustainable agile governance and team operating models.
• Knowledge transfer and capability building.

Expected Outcomes

Measurable improvements in team effectiveness, delivery predictability, transparency, delivery flow, collaboration and overall organisational performance.

Methods & Tooling

Scrum, Agile software development, Kanban and Lean; Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe); change management processes; performance systems analysis; agile operating model design. Platform and tooling context includes SAP applications, Planview LeanKit and PSOS; awareness of communications security requirements is expected. The consultant provides both strategic transformation leadership and operational Scrum Master support, working across multiple teams, stakeholders and complex dependencies in an enterprise environment.

Requirements

• Minimum 5 years of hands-on experience as a Scrum Master, Agile Coach or Agile Transformation Lead.
• Proven experience leading agile transformation in complex enterprise environments.
• Demonstrated, measurable improvements in delivery or team performance.
• Strong coaching, facilitation, communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience developing Scrum Masters and agile practitioners.
• Fluent English.

Desirable

• Experience in banking, finance or other regulated industries.
• Experience in large SAP-based environments.
• Scrum / Agile certifications: PSM, CSM, PSPO, SAFe, ICAgile or equivalent.

Evaluation Criteria

Agile transformation experience; measurable improvements in team and organisational performance; coaching and mentoring capability; track record of developing Scrum Masters and agile practitioners; effectiveness in complex enterprise environments; management of multiple stakeholders and dependencies; availability; proposed commercial model.

This is a remote position.

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