Scrum Master

Join Us as a Scrum Master

Are you passionate about fostering a collaborative team environment that promotes mutual support and continuous improvement? Do you have an experimental mindset to remove obstacles that block the team’s progress? If so, join us as a Scrum Master for the Analytics Platform Area and become part of a dynamic and diverse team of over 30 professionals dedicated to driving innovative analytics solutions in the banking industry.

Our Vision

At Rabobank, we’re pioneering the future of analytics with our innovative Analytics Platform (One!Lab). This platform is at the core of Rabobank’s analytics strategy, enabling the safe and secure development of cutting-edge machine learning models. It fosters team collaboration, knowledge sharing, and the reuse of analytics building blocks, reducing costs and accelerating time-to-market for new models. Leveraging the latest technologies, our platform enhances Rabobank’s data analytics capabilities, providing significant value to our users.

Position Overview

We are seeking an experienced and dynamic Scrum Master to join our Analytics Platform development teams. In this role, you will facilitate the Agile development process and ensure our teams deliver a high-quality platform for model development across Rabobank. You will play a crucial role in fostering a collaborative and productive environment, guiding our teams through Scrum ceremonies, and helping to remove any impediments that may arise. A data-driven approach to Scrum is essential, as is the ability to formulate a clear vision and roadmap for Agile maturity and guide the team towards achieving these milestones.

Key Responsibilities

Facilitation of Scrum Events

• Lead all Scrum ceremonies, including Daily Stand-ups, Sprint Planning, Sprint Reviews, and Retrospectives.
• Ensure that meetings are productive and stay focused on objectives.

Team Support and Development

• Foster a collaborative team environment that promotes mutual support and continuous improvement.
• Develop and articulate a vision/roadmap for achieving Agile maturity within the team and execute the roadmap effectively, tracking progress and making adjustments as necessary.
• Guide and mentor team members on Agile best practices and personal development.
• Support the Product Owner in maintaining a clear and prioritized product backlog.
• Bridge cultural differences to create cohesive teams that thrive in a dynamic environment.

Impediment Removal and Continuous Improvement

• Use data to identify areas for improvement and implement actionable solutions.
• Promote a data-driven approach to Scrum, ensuring that decisions are backed by metrics and analytics.
• Promote a culture of continuous improvement within the team.
• Identify and help remove impediments that block the team’s progress.
• Facilitate problem-solving and conflict resolution within the team.

Leadership Collaboration

• Act as a sparring partner for the leadership team providing insights and feedback to help shape strategic decisions to enhance the maturity and agility of our organization.
• Collaborate closely with leadership to align the teams with organizational objectives.

Additional Information

Position: Scrum Master

Duration: 01-07-2025 - 31-12-2025 (with extension option)

Language: English mandatory

Location: Utrecht

Freelance: Not allowed

Application deadline: 29-06-2025, 16:00

Qualifications

• Educational Background: University-level education with a Bachelor's or Master's degree, preferably in an IT related field.
• Experience: 3+ years of proven experience as a Scrum Master in an Agile development environment, preferably with cloud platform teams.
• Certifications: Relevant certifications such as Certified Scrum Master (CSM), Professional Scrum Master (PSM-I) or equivalent.
• Agile Facilitation: Hands-on experience in facilitating Agile ceremonies and coaching teams on Agile principles, preferably in a hybrid setting.
• Scaled Agile Understanding: Strong understanding of Scaled Agile methodologies and preferably experience in SAFE/LeSS/Spotify Model.
• Project Management Tools: Experience with Agile project management tools such as Azure DevOps.
• Communication Skills: Excellent communication, facilitation, problem solving and interpersonal skills are part of your nature.
• Personality Traits: Emphatic and people oriented personality with a proactive approach to matters.
• Relationship Building: Skilled in fostering strong relationships with team members and stakeholders from diverse cultural backgrounds, demonstrating essential cultural sensitivity.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in the financial industry or a similarly regulated environment.
• Preferably, you have prior experience working as a developer or business analyst in previous functions.

Join Us in Making a Difference!

Sharing would be appreciated!

Do you want to work for our client in The Netherlands? Let’s meet! Are you the person we’re looking for? If you are, we are happy to receive your application including your motivation.

Growing a Better World Together

You'll already be aware that our client is a financial services provider for 7.1 million customers in 40 countries. But did you know that we aim to contribute to real change with our 'Growing a better world together' mission? We do so in countless ways, such as:

• A third of all the food we purchase is thrown away. Together with Nature & Environment, we’re working to increase awareness among consumers of how to reduce food waste.

• As part of a project with Humanitas, we are helping people who are experiencing financial difficulties to get their household finances in order.

• Together with ‘Vluchtelingenwerk Nederland’ (the Dutch Council for Refugees), we are helping 1,500 refugees find suitable jobs.

Interested? Do you want to become the ideal version of yourself? We would love to help you fuel and invest in your career and ambitions in an environment where you keep learning every day. We give you the space to innovate and initiate. In this way, we offer you numerous opportunities to grow and help you exceed your expectations, to do the right thing exceptionally well, and to therefore grow as a professional.

About Rabobank

At Rabobank, we embrace diversity and inclusion, fostering a collaborative environment where every team member can thrive. We are committed to innovation and excellence, ensuring our solutions meet the highest standards for our customers.

Talking of Rabobank: we are a Dutch bank that operates in 38 countries for over 9.5 million customers. Together with these customers, our members, and partners, we stand side by side to create a world in which everyone has access to enough healthy food. In the Netherlands, we work to create a country in which people are happy with how they live, work, and do business.

Rabobank is a global leader in the Food & Agri value chain, sharing knowledge, networks, and financing to help farmers, suppliers, processors, distributors, and retailers worldwide. Our mission is to contribute meaningfully to the challenge of sustainably feeding 10 billion people by 2050. Growing a better world together.

Rabobank is a financial services provider for over 8.5 million customers in 40 countries. We work together to create a better world in many ways, such as:

• Raising awareness about food waste with Natuur & Milieu.

• Being climate-neutral since 2007 and promoting sustainable living environments.

Working Conditions

This job role is split between operational (run) and project (build) work, with a 75%/25% distribution. Some changes are planned outside business hours to minimize impact on the business. This job vacancy is for the location Utrecht (NL).

Do You Want This Too?

Be the best version of yourself! We are here to help by focusing on your development and investing in an environment where you can continue to learn. We provide the space for you to innovate and undertake new challenges. For example, we offer plenty of growth opportunities to help you surpass your expectations and excel in doing the right things exceptionally well, allowing you to grow as a professional.

On top of that, you can count on us (based on a 36-hour working week):

• An Employee Benefit Budget (10% of your monthly income). How you spend this budget is up to you! Consider purchasing extra holiday days or adding to your pension.

• Relatively high flexibility in working hours and location-independent work, depending on the team’s planning.

• 100% reimbursement of commuting costs if you travel by OV! If you drive a car or motorcycle, you can choose a commuting fee.

• A pension scheme where you only contribute 5%.

Let’s get acquainted!

Are You the One?

Are you the new colleague who wants to strengthen our clientele and make a difference for yourself, our customers, and society? We would love to receive your application for this vacancy.

Useful to Know:

Even if you do not meet the profile 100%, but you believe you can fulfill the role perfectly, we encourage you to apply. We invest in your growth and development.

Responses are handled in accordance with vacancy management. Felix de Bruin, our IT Recruiter, is happy to answer any questions about the application process via email or through the provided application link.

Screening is part of the application process. We conduct checks based on the screening procedures that apply within our client to ensure that new employees are sufficiently reliable to carry out work with our clients. For this vacancy, individual assessments and skill tests may be part of the application process.

Everyone is different, and it's precisely these differences that help us become an even better bank. That's why we are curious about you!