Technical Scrum Lead

Provides agile methodology services to cross-functional teams, demonstrating a understanding of the technology-related product(s) and associated business areas. Applies technical expertise to improve productivity of teams and quality of work processes and outcomes. Products often have divisional implications.

About The Job

The Technical Scrum Lead partners with technology and product teams to drive Agile delivery, improve execution, and foster a culture of continuous improvement. This role focuses on facilitating Agile ceremonies, enabling high‑performing teams, and coordinating delivery across multiple stakeholders in a fast‑paced technology environment.

This is a delivery and facilitation role and is ideal for an experienced Scrum Lead who can confidently guide teams, remove obstacles, and adapt Agile practices to meet business needs.

Responsibilities

• Provide guidance on Agile best practices to support high‑performing technology delivery teams, ensuring work is aligned to defined goals and priorities.

• Facilitate Agile ceremonies including sprint planning, daily stand‑ups, reviews, retrospectives, and backlog refinement.

• Enable team learning and continuous improvement by coaching teams on Agile and Scrum principles and adapting processes as needed.

• Partner with product owners, technical leaders, and management to define, prioritize, and deliver technology‑related outcomes.

• Maintain transparency with stakeholders around scope, priorities, dependencies, delivery timelines, and risks, addressing concerns as they arise.

• Support the integration of changing customer inputs and business conditions into Agile delivery plans.

• Identify trade‑offs between short‑term deliverables and long‑term value to support shared decision‑making.

• Apply Agile frameworks to improve the effectiveness, predictability, and quality of technology delivery.

• Identify and help remove blockers impacting team execution or architectural work.

• Contribute to cross‑team initiatives, special projects, and other delivery‑related efforts as needed.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.

• Minimum of three years related work experience. Two years of leading large cross-functional teams on major organizational technology projects preferred.

• Proven experience supporting technology delivery teams in Agile environments.

• Strong working knowledge of Agile principles and Scrum practices.

• Hands‑on experience with Agile tools such as Jira, Confluence, Azure DevOps, or similar.

• Understanding of technical concepts and terminology (no coding required).

• Excellent communication skills with the ability to collaborate across product, technology, and business stakeholders.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working in financial services or enterprise technology environments.

• Familiarity with Kanban or SAFe frameworks.

• Experience working with DevOps or cloud‑based delivery teams.

• Scrum or Agile certification (CSM, PSM, SAFe, or similar).

Special Factors

Sponsorship

Vanguard is not offering visa sponsorship for this position.

About Vanguard

At Vanguard, we don't just have a mission—we're on a mission.

To work for the long-term financial wellbeing of our clients. To lead through product and services that transform our clients' lives. To learn and develop our skills as individuals and as a team. From Malvern to Melbourne, our mission drives us forward and inspires us to be our best.

How We Work

Vanguard has implemented a hybrid working model for the majority of our crew members, designed to capture the benefits of enhanced flexibility while enabling in-person learning, collaboration, and connection. We believe our mission-driven and highly collaborative culture is a critical enabler to support long-term client outcomes and enrich the employee experience.