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**About this role:** Wells Fargo is seeking a Lead Scrum Master to join our team in London. This role reports directly to the Technology Director and will manage 2-4 scrum or kanban teams. We need someone who can work independently, drive teams to achieve their best, and promote a culture of professionalism and honesty. The ideal candidate will be skilled at identifying and resolving issues and blockers, handling challenges in a way that improves team performance, and will be dedicated to becoming a key part of the team, ensuring everyone succeeds together. **In this role, you will:** + Manage and develop Scaled Agile portfolios of the highest complexity, ensuring alignment with industry standards and our agile delivery model. + Guide the teams to follow Agile and Scrum practices to promote prioritization, team readiness, and commitment for each Sprint. + Optimize scrum team velocity, identify improvement opportunities to achieve higher levels of team performance. + Oversee systemic impediments to team agility and guide the teams on methods to escalate. + Deliver capabilities using agile practices while following the Software Development Lifecycle, business process mapping, and various release processes to ensure all risk, security, and development requirements are met. + Collaborate closely with product owners, engineering leaders, and release delivery leaders to communicate delivery of work products from the teams and escalate key risks and issues impeding scrum team effectiveness. + Collaborate and consult with peers, colleagues, and managers to resolve issues and achieve goals. + Interact with internal customers as part of your daily responsibilities. + Receive direction from leaders and exercise independent judgment while developing the knowledge to understand function, policies, procedures, and compliance requirements. + Foster continuous learning and a culture of relentless improvement. Promote modern engineering practices, CICD enablement, and frequent release on-demand practices. + Ensure metrics are assessed, reviewed, and continuous improvement targets are defined regularly. + Coach and champion innovation, new ways of working, and experimentation through agile practices, processes, and behaviors. + Coordinate Tech Demand backlog intake, exception processes, and alignment to target due dates. + Ensure appropriate communication, priority, and timely remediation of dependencies and blockers. + Partner with Product Manager and Product Technology Leader to facilitate, influence, and negotiate quarterly transformation objectives and KPI targets. **Required Qualifications:** + Experience in Scrum, Agile, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education. + Deep understanding of Agile principles and cadences. + Experience in using Jira and Confluence for managing Agile projects. + Experience in facilitating workshops and meetings. + Strong interpersonal skills and ability to create a culture of inclusion. + Experience in conflict resolution and creative problem-solving. **Desired Qualifications:** + Scrum and Kanban training/certifications. + Proven track record of driving continuous improvement and innovation within Agile teams. + Ability to coach and mentor team members to higher levels of Agile maturity. + Strong understanding of business process mapping and software development lifecycle. + Experience with Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) or similar methodologies. + Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams. **Posting End Date:** 19 Jun 2025 **_*Job posting may come down early due to volume of applicants._** **We Value Equal Opportunity** Wells Fargo is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other legally protected characteristic. Employees support our focus on building strong customer relationships balanced with a strong risk mitigating and compliance-driven culture which firmly establishes those disciplines as critical to the success of our customers and company. They are accountable for execution of all applicable risk programs (Credit, Market, Financial Crimes, Operational, Regulatory Compliance), which includes effectively following and adhering to applicable Wells Fargo policies and procedures, appropriately fulfilling risk and compliance obligations, timely and effective escalation and remediation of issues, and making sound risk decisions. There is emphasis on proactive monitoring, governance, risk identification and escalation, as well as making sound risk decisions commensurate with the business unit's risk appetite and all risk and compliance program requirements. Candidates applying to job openings posted in Canada: Applications for employment are encouraged from all qualified candidates, including women, persons with disabilities, aboriginal peoples and visible minorities. Accommodation for applicants with disabilities is available upon request in connection with the recruitment process. **Applicants with Disabilities** To request a medical accommodation during the application or interview process, visit Disability Inclusion at Wells Fargo ( . **Drug and Alcohol Policy** Wells Fargo maintains a drug free workplace. Please see our Drug and Alcohol Policy ( to learn more. **Wells Fargo Recruitment and Hiring Requirements:** a. Third-Party recordings are prohibited unless authorized by Wells Fargo. b. Wells Fargo requires you to directly represent your own experiences during the recruiting and hiring process. **Req Number:** R-454551

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