Experienced Scrum Master Local Systems

Job ID: 5713

Would you like to be part of the journey to create an even better version of us? At Nordea, we know our customers’ needs are changing – and we’re deeply committed to meeting them with financial solutions of tomorrow.

We are looking for an Experienced Scrum Master to join our Local Systems Capability team in Sweden - a team loaded with experience, professionalism and passion. As an Scrum Master you will help the execution teams into creating solutions for the future, that are reliable, scalable, highly performant and easy to interact with. Our Local Systems execution teams is the forerunner for us to make us more agile, more Nordic, more aligned - to be better version of us. As an Scrum Master you will together with your Nordic colleagues play an important role in our success to reach this goal.

Local Systems is on an AI journey, aiming to work smarter and more efficient while keeping security, responsibility and customer trust at the centre of everything we do. In this role, you will be part of a technology environment where curiosity, collaboration and continuous improvement help turn AI opportunities into practical value for our customers and colleagues.

About our team

You’ll join a great Agile Release Train of professional and experienced Scrum Masters and Release Train Engineer working in versatile assignments across Local System Technology. Most of our deliveries are organized according to SAFe and agile methodology. You will join Local Systems execution team developing features in Local Systems Sweden.

What we offer

Welcome to the Local System Capability Team in Sweden. You will join a great team of professional and experienced Scrum Masters and IT Developers.

We’re creating an agile environment where we’re able to harness the power of technology – environment where you will make a difference. Bring your skills, ideas and unique background. With us, you’ll find plenty of opportunities to grow and make your mark on something bigger.

About this opportunity:

We are responsible for the existing core systems in Nordea Technology organisation. We add value by delivering stable core services for all of Nordea and thus enabling among others digital banking services. As a Scrum Master you will be working with one or two teams depending on their maturity, complexity and size. You will contribute to raising agile maturity in Local Systems Sweden by growing cross-functional, self-organized, empowered teams that deliver customer value. In this role you will be supported and coached by peer Scrum Masters and Release Train Engineers in our active community.

What you’ll be doing:

• Facilitate scrum events (daily stand-up, sprint planning, retrospective and refinement)
• Build solid relationships with the team and create a trusting environment
• Inspire others
• Encourage self-organization and ownership
• Learn a lot and encourage continuous improvement
• Driving a great communication and cooperation among all stakeholders
• Drive complex deliverables across teams which require additional attention or stakeholder management.

Who you are

We imagine that you enjoy learning and are excited about bringing your ideas to the table. You are dependable, willing to speak up – even when it’s difficult – and committed to empowering others. You are a great listener with experience or interest in coaching, a good team builder, open and honest, and proven ability to work on team dynamics and morale.

Your profile and background:

• At least 10 years of experience working as a Scrum Master or Project Manager/Driver in IT, preferably in financial sector
• Technical background from mainframe
• Good understanding of agile methodologies (SAFe/Scrum) and preferably also traditional project/program management
• You have experience in business development and working in an agile environment
• Analytical skills and ability to deal with complex and demanding issues
• Understanding of IT processes and software development lifecycles
• You have proven experience in risk and dependency management
• Experience of building strong stakeholder relationships
• Excellent English skills, both verbal and in writing
• Good to have; Jira, MS Teams, Excel, SharePoint and Confluence experience

To succeed in this role, we believe that you: 

• Have great People leadership skills, are able to coach, mentor and empower team members
• Have genuine interest in the business context and the solution area
• Have excellent communication and facilitation skills
• Have capability to handle multiple tasks at the same time in written and spoken English.
• Have strong problem-solving skills and feel comfortable in challenging situations
• Have growth mindset and want constantly to improve yourself and others

This role is based in Stockholm, Sweden. This is a new permanent, full-time position and preferred starting time is during Q3 2026.

If this sounds like you, get in touch!

Next Steps

For more information, you are welcome to contact Marina Hensman, [email protected] if you want to know more about this opportunity and Ritu Mittal [email protected] for HR related matters.

For union information, please contact Finansförbundet at [email protected] or SACO at [email protected].