Vice President, Scrum Leader

About the role

The Vice President, Scrum Leader role is located in New York and is part of the Enterprise Transformation Office at BNY.

Responsibilities

• 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 positive, productive, and kept within the timebox.
• Coach Teams in self-management, cross-functionality, and help focus on creating high-value increments that meet the Definition of Done.
• Facilitate stakeholder collaboration, support Product Owners in backlog management and empirical product planning and help the organization adopt an empirical approach for complex work.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or the equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 4-8 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 and knowledge of Agile approaches such as Scrum, SAFe, XP, Kanban, and Spotify.
• Proficiency with Agile techniques including 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 and translate ambiguous topics into actionable plans.
• Excellent communication, mentoring, and problem-solving skills, with a talent for driving change, building consensus, and resolving conflicts.
• Preferred Agile certifications including CSM, PSM, and SAFe SSM.
• Strong problem-solving skills, ability to drive consensus, resolve conflicts, and lead change across multiple stakeholders.

Qualifications

BNY assesses market data to ensure a competitive compensation package for our employees. The base salary for this position is expected to be between $68,000 and $169,000 per year at the commencement of employment. However, base salary if hired will be determined on an individualized basis, including as to experience and market location, and is only part of the BNY total compensation package, which, depending on the position, may also include commission earnings, discretionary bonuses, short and long-term incentive packages, and company- sponsored benefit programs.

Skills

• Scrum Master certification (CSM, PSM, SAFe SSM preferred).
• Agile methodologies (Scrum, SAFe, XP, Kanban, Spotify).
• User Stories, ATDD, TDD, CI, CD, Pairing, Automated Testing, Agile Games.
• Jira and Confluence proficiency.
• Communication, mentoring, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to drive change, build consensus, and resolve conflicts.

Benefits

BNY offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes:

• Competitive compensation package based on market data and individual performance.
• Short and long-term incentive packages.
• Company-sponsored benefit programs.

Pay

The base salary for this position is expected to be between $68,000 and $169,000 per year at the commencement of employment. However, base salary if hired will be determined on an individualized basis, including as to experience and market location.

Schedule

This position is at-will and the Company reserves the right to modify base (as well as any other discretionary payment or compensation) at any time, including for reasons related to individual performance, change in geographic location, Company or individual department/team performance and market factors.