Scrum Master (Expert) - BNP Paribas Fortis
Description
BNP Paribas Fortis is seeking an Expert Scrum Master for its Information Technology function in Brussels. The assignment belongs to the S4 - IT Transversal role category. The Scrum Master acts as the key reference for a project using an Agile framework such as Scrum. The mission runs from 19 October 2026 to 30 November 2027.
The consultant ensures that the project team understands and applies the methodology. The role includes facilitating Scrum ceremonies, following methodology milestones and removing impediments. Support is provided to the Product Owner on the Product Backlog and to the team on the Definition of Done and Sprint Backlog. Capacity and velocity metrics support planning and progress monitoring.
The Scrum Master coaches the project team, business lines and stakeholders and promotes self-organization. The role includes reporting on Scrum deployment and managing risks and issues. It can also involve feature delivery ownership across dependencies outside the squad. Candidates need at least six years of relevant experience, a Bachelor/Master or equivalent experience, good Dutch and French, and fluent English.
Top Reasons to Apply
Shape Agile delivery
Coach cross-functional teams
Coordinate complex dependencies
Engage business stakeholders
Drive continuous improvement
Detailed Responsibilities and Skills
Additional Responsibilities
- Support Product Owner backlog management.
- Support team delivery of the Definition of Done (DoD), Sprint Backlog and related outputs.
- Track capacity and velocity metrics for planning and progress monitoring.
- Coach and challenge project teams.
- Resolve team difficulties and promote gradual self-organization.
- Remove effectiveness barriers and protect the team from outside distractions.
- Champion company Agile methods.
- Report Scrum deployment to superiors.
- Manage risks and issues.
- Coordinate feature delivery across multiple dependencies outside the squad when taking the feature delivery owner role.
General skills
- At least 6 years of relevant experience.
- Bachelor/Master degree or equivalent by experience.
- Although team members have a primary discipline, they are expected to take on other roles and contribute to analysis, development, testing or other disciplines whenever this helps reach the sprint goal.
- Good knowledge of Dutch.
- Good knowledge of French.
- Fluent in English.
- Represent and embody the Agile spirit and act as a servant leader.
- Maintain a positive attitude.
- Demonstrate empathy.
- Demonstrate excellent communication skills.
- Take a pragmatic approach.
- Listen to the team.
- Support the team in solving its problems.
- Create an environment of open feedback.
- Create an environment of trust.
- Encourage sharing of knowledge.
- Encourage sharing of best practices.
- Take a proactive approach to developing the competences of the team and each individual member.
- Treat outcomes as lessons and adjust actions based on feedback; the stated Agile principle is that there is no failure, only feedback.
- Be a team player and encourage team building based on collaboration.
- Encourage team building based on autonomy.
- Use persuasive power before authority.
- Ask questions before giving instructions.
- Support the team in resolving problems before providing the answers.
- Look beyond day-to-day objectives and enable actions in line with the IT strategy.
Technical skills
- Expert knowledge of Agile methodology and techniques, for example Kanban.
- Understand tooling for automated unit testing.
- Understand tooling for automated functional testing.
- Understand continuous integration tooling.
- Sound knowledge of software development methodology; mainframe is preferred.
- Knowledge of project management methodology.
Tools
- Knowledge of Agile reporting tools; Jira is given as an example.
- Knowledge of Agile follow-up tools; Jira is given as an example.
Preferred requirements
- Software development methodology knowledge preferably in a mainframe environment.
- Investment banking knowledge is a plus.
- Experience working with hybrid teams is a plus; this does not establish a hybrid work arrangement for the assignment.