Scrum Master (Agile Delivery Lead)

Contract Type: Permanent
Location: Alderley Park (Wilmslow)
Working Style: Hybrid - 50% from home / 50% office based

Right To Work: Only candidates who possess a valid right to work in the UK or Eligibility to work in Ireland will be able to undertake this role.  Unfortunately, Royal London are unable to offer visa sponsorship

We have exciting opportunities for two experienced delivery professionals to join Royal London as Scrum Masters (Agile Delivery Leads), supporting teams across our Long Standing Customer business. This isn't a traditional Scrum Master role. You'll combine agile leadership and coaching with genuine accountability for delivery, working with multidisciplinary teams across a varied portfolio of change. You'll have the opportunity to help establish and mobilise new squads, shape their ways of working and support them to deliver meaningful outcomes for our customers.

Our teams operate in a hybrid delivery environment, drawing on approaches including Scrum, Agile, Lean, and traditional project management. We're therefore looking for someone who is comfortable adapting their approach to the needs of the team and the work, rather than being tied to one methodology. You'll join at an exciting time of growth and change. The wider area is scaling significantly, with work spanning multiple large-scale programmes, digital propositions, system migrations, regulatory change and operational efficiencies.

About you

We're looking for someone who can demonstrate strong delivery experience and who is comfortable taking ownership from mobilisation through to successful outcomes.

You don't necessarily need to have held the title of Scrum Master before. We're interested in people with transferable experience from roles such as Agile Delivery Lead, Delivery Manager, Product, Project Management or other leadership positions where you've been accountable for teams and delivery.

You'll be someone who:

• Has experience taking accountability for end-to-end delivery, rather than solely facilitating delivery activities.
• Can establish and mobilise teams, helping them develop effective ways of working.
• Is comfortable working across a blend of Agile and traditional delivery approaches.
• Can adapt your approach in a changing environment and help teams navigate ambiguity.
• Brings strong influencing, facilitation and coaching skills alongside a clear focus on delivery.
• Has experience leading teams and bringing people together around shared objectives.

Most importantly, we're looking for someone with the right delivery mindset. If you've built strong experience in an adjacent delivery role and believe your skills are transferable, we'd encourage you to apply.

What you'll be doing

• Taking ownership of delivery across multidisciplinary squads.
• Mobilising new squads and establishing effective ways of working.
• Supporting teams to plan, organise and successfully deliver change.
• Adapting delivery approaches to suit different teams, projects and programmes.
• Coaching and influencing colleagues to continuously improve how they work together.
• Working across wider programmes and services to manage dependencies and support delivery.
• Helping teams operate effectively through a period of significant growth and change.

Why Royal London?

This is an opportunity to join an evolving area where you won't simply inherit an established Scrum team and existing ways of working. You'll have the scope to shape how teams operate, build capability and take real ownership for delivery across a varied portfolio of change.

If you're an experienced delivery professional looking for a role where you can combine agile ways of working with hands-on delivery leadership, we'd love to hear from you.

If you feel you’d be a great fit for Royal London but don’t meet every requirement, we’d still love to hear from you. Research shows some candidates are less likely to apply unless they meet 100% of the criteria - if you meet most requirements and are keen to learn, we encourage you to apply!

About Royal London

We’re the UK’s largest mutual life, pensions and investment company, offering protection, long-term savings and asset management products and services.   

Our People Promise to our colleagues is that we will all work somewhere inclusive, responsible, enjoyable and fulfilling. This is underpinned by our Spirit of Royal London values; Empowered, Trustworthy, Collaborate, Achieve. 

We've always been proud to reward employees by offering great workplace benefits such as 28 days annual leave in addition to bank holidays, an up to 14% employer matching pension scheme and private medical insurance.

Inclusion, diversity and belonging

We’re an inclusive employer. We celebrate and value different backgrounds and cultures across Royal London. Our diverse people and perspectives give us a range of skills which are recognised and respected – whatever their background.