Vice President, Scrum Leader

About the role

We’re seeking a Vice President, Scrum Leader to join our Enterprise Transformation Office in New York. As a leading global financial services company at the heart of the global financial system, BNY influences nearly 20% of the world’s investible assets. Our culture fosters innovation, growth, and success, where bold ideas meet advanced technology and exceptional talent to power the future of finance.

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.
• 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.

Pay

The base salary for this position is expected to be between $68,000 and $169,000 per year at the commencement of employment, determined on an individualized basis, including experience and market location. This is part of the BNY total compensation package, which may also include commission earnings, discretionary bonuses, short and long-term incentive packages, and company-sponsored benefit programs.