Senior Vice President, Scrum Leader

About the role

This role is located in Pittsburgh, PA. In this position, you will make an impact in the following ways:

• Establish and maintain Scrum practices, facilitating understanding of Scrum theory and practice within the Scrum Team and the organization.
• Remove impediments to the Team’s progress and ensure all Scrum events take place, are productive, and kept within timeboxes.
• Coach Teams in self-management, cross-functionality, and focus on creating high-value increments that meet the Definition of Done.
• Facilitate stakeholder collaboration, support product goal definition and backlog management, and help establish empirical product planning for complex environments.
• Track and resolve team dependencies, support problem identification, root cause analysis, and decision-making to enable programs to meet expected outcomes.
• Foster innovation and continuous improvement to increase team productivity and quality of deliverables, integrating DevOps, QA, Architecture, UX, and customer-driven agile strategies.
• Mentor less experienced Scrum Leaders and promote high-performing teams through coaching and development techniques.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 8-10 years of relevant experience in a similar role, preferably with previous technical experience.
• Experience as a Scrum Master for software development teams on large initiatives.
• Knowledge of Agile approaches including Scrum, SAFe, XP, Kanban, and Spotify.
• Proficiency with Agile techniques such as User Stories, ATDD, TDD, Continuous Integration, Continuous Testing, Pairing, Automated Testing, and Agile Games.
• Experience using tools such as Jira and Confluence, with the ability to quickly learn new technologies in an engineering environment.
• Excellent communication, mentoring, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to drive change, build consensus, and resolve conflicts across multiple parties.
• Preferred Agile certifications including CSM, PSM, and SAFe SSM.

About Us

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, BNY is where bold ideas meet advanced technology and exceptional talent. Together, we power the future of finance.

About The Team

At BNY, our culture speaks for itself. Here’s a few of our recent awards:

• America’s Most Innovative Companies, Fortune, 2025
• World’s Most Admired Companies, Fortune 2025
• “Most Just Companies”, Just Capital and CNBC, 2025

Benefits

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.

• Eligibility for an annual discretionary incentive award.
• 401(k) plan participation.
• Company-sponsored medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance plans for the employee and eligible dependents.
• Various paid time off benefits, such as vacation and sick time, depending on the position offered.

Pay

BNY assesses market data to ensure a competitive compensation package for our employees. The expected base salary for this position may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Base salary is only part of the total rewards package.