Scrum Master with Front Arena focus, Zürich, 100% (f / m / d)

At Julius Baer, we celebrate and value the individual qualities you bring, enabling you to be impactful, to be entrepreneurial, to be empowered, and to create value beyond wealth. Let’s shape the future of wealth management together.

At Julius Baer, we celebrate and value the individual qualities the candidates bring, enabling them to be impactful, to be entrepreneurial, to be empowered, and to create value beyond wealth.

Our Global Products & Solutions (GPS) Technology department support the Structured Products, Equities, Fixed Income and Derivatives businesses, and we are currently looking for an experienced Scrum Master with solid Front Arena know-how to join our Agile team in the GPS domain in Zurich.

The Scrum Master and Front Arena Practitioner plays a dual role in driving both technical excellence and agile ways of working within high-performing development teams. This unique position combines servant leadership in agile delivery with Front Arena trading platform management experience.

In the Agile Team Facilitator capacity, you will enable high-performing teams by fostering collaboration, proactively removing impediments, and championing a culture of continuous improvement.

You will be responsible for embedding agile principles and practices across the team and broader organisation, ensuring effective execution through structured ceremonies, transparent communication, and strong facilitation skills.

YOUR CHALLENGE

Coach Scrum teams in Agile and SAFe practices; facilitate ceremonies (Sprint / PI Planning, stand-ups, retrospectives)

Enable team self-organisation, backlog health, and continuous improvement using Jira and Lean-Agile methods

Remove impediments, monitor team performance (lead time, quality), and support PI planning and ART alignment

Promote agile maturity across GPS in partnership with Scrum Masters, POs, and leadership

Support Front Arena teams to enable optimal team performance

Work closely with Developers, Product Owners, Traders, Risk, Mid- / Backoffice and Quants to deliver value efficiently

Support change management, release planning, and compliance with firm-wide risk and regulatory standards

Uphold integrity, due diligence, and fair dealing in line with Julius Baer’s values

Contribute to long-term software strategy and engineering culture within GPS

YOUR PROFILE

5+ years as a Scrum Master or Agile Coach in financial services, with direct experience in trading environments considered a distinct advantage

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, IT, Business Admin, or related field.

Solid understanding of Front Arena environment management, including Windows OS administration and in-depth knowledge of Front Arena components and workflows

Knowledge of equity derivatives, structured products, and end-to-end trading flows

Understanding of market data, trading platforms, and risk systems

Able to communicate technical topics clearly to non-technical stakeholders

SAFe Scrum Master certification is advantageous

Excellent communication, coaching, and facilitation skills

Solution-focused, proactive, and driven to improve processes

Strong collaborator with global, cross-functional teams

Self-motivated, adaptable, and performs well under pressure

Demonstrates a strong personality with the ability to challenge the status quo and initiate difficult conversations to drive process and workflow improvements

Strong problem solver committed to quality, resilience, and compliance

Aligned with Julius Baer’s values : integrity, excellence, and risk responsibility

We are looking forward to receiving your full job application through our online application tool.