Senior Vice President, Release Train Engineer

Senior Vice President, Release Train Engineer

At BNY, our culture allows us to run our company better and enables employees' growth and success. As a leading global financial services company at the heart of the global financial system, we influence nearly 20% of the world's investible assets. Every day, our teams harness cutting-edge AI and breakthrough technologies to collaborate with clients, driving transformative solutions that redefine industries and uplift communities worldwide.

Recognized as a top destination for innovators and champions of inclusion, BNY is where bold ideas meet advanced technology and exceptional talent. Together, we power the future of finance - and this is what #LifeAtBNY is all about. Join us and be part of something extraordinary.

We're seeking a future team member for the role of Senior Vice President, Release Train Engineer to join our Wealth Services team. This role is located in Lake Mary, FL

In this role, you'll make an impact in the following ways:

Group Leadership & Facilitation:

• Leads a group within a Platform consisting of multiple cross-functional development pods that are aligned with the vision of the platform.
• Orchestrates quarterly Program Increment (PI) planning sessions for the Platform Group, ensuring delivery aligns with strategic benefits and quality standards.

Agile Practices:

• Operates as the Group Level coach in target state to instill agile management best practices.
• Owns adherence to BNY delivery principles, optimizations, and general hygiene.
• Creates a culture that promotes continuous learning and continuous innovation.

Planning & Execution:

• Drives cross-functional collaboration with Product Managers, Product Owners, Scrum Leads, Architects, QE, Ops Leads, and development teams.
• Facilitates group synchronization meetings with pods to keep delivery aligned.
• Coordinates readiness activities across Pods, focusing on dependency management, risk mitigation, and seamless integration with the organization's benefits objectives.
• Promotes a clean and well-organized backlog in partnership with the Product Manager.
• Organizes and ensures release management processes are executed successfully.
• Ensures adherence to the Agile Delivery Framework controls and BNY PtX process for the group.

Continuous Improvement:

• Facilitates the identification and removal of impediments impacting the group's progress.
• Drives continuous improvement in system architecture, DevOps, and release processes via workshops at the end of each PI (Inspect & Adapt).
• Identifies and facilitates improvements to the Group's operational health maturity.
• Owns and drives forward all Flow Metrics aligned to the Group.

Risk & Resiliency Management:

• Ensures delivery risk is identified and managed.
• Oversees group risks, dependencies, and issue resolution; escalating impediments as necessary.

To be successful in this role, we're seeking the following:

Expertise / Experience:

• 4+ years of experience as a Release Train Engineer, Scrum Leader, or Program Manager.
• 5+ years of experience with Agile Enablement Tooling.
• Typically requires 5 years of Agile experience.
• Strong understanding of agile methodologies and practices.
• Proven track record of managing multiple stakeholders and driving alignment.
• Understanding and experience in software engineering and IT Infrastructure.

Individual Skills:

• Excellent leadership, communication, and facilitation skills.
• Effective coach and collaborator, fostering a high-performing culture.
• Proficiency in JIRA or other agile tools and the ability to learn POM tooling.
• Problem-solving confidence navigating through impediments.
• Strong teamwork skills.
• Risk management.
• Ability to learn and support both business and technical aspects of the group.
• Strong time management and organizational skills.

Mindset & Behavior:

• Servant leadership to empower and support groups and pods.
• Systems thinking to understand the bigger picture and how different components interact.

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Our Benefits and Rewards:

BNY offers highly competitive compensation, benefits, and wellbeing programs rooted in a strong culture of excellence and our pay-for-performance philosophy. We provide access to flexible global resources and tools for your life's journey. Focus on your health, foster your personal resilience, and reach your financial goals as a valued member of our team, along with generous paid leaves, including paid volunteer time, that can support you and your family through moments that matter.

BNY is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer - Underrepresented racial and ethnic groups/Females/Individuals with Disabilities/Protected Veterans.