VP, Digital Release Train Engineer (L12)

synchrony; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 6,000,000 - 9,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Synchrony invites a seasoned VP, Digital Release Train Engineer (L12) to lead the PayPal Credit Agile Release Train within its Digital Servicing unit in India. You will guide agile transformation, coordinate with scrum masters, product owners, and business leaders, and ensure alignment with strategic roadmaps.

The role requires strong leadership, communication, and budgeting skills to deliver high-impact capabilities across teams and partners in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree plus 10 years of technology leadership or equivalent experience.
• High School Diploma/GED plus 12 years IT experience.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in developing and implementing information systems.
• Minimum 5 years in project management and/or scrum master roles with strong Agile understanding.

Responsibilities

• Lead large enterprise agile initiatives using Scaled Agile.
• Facilitate PI planning events.
• Directly manage team of scrum masters.
• Lead cross-functional IT and Business resources across the Agile lifecycle.
• Coordinate with multiple teams to plan dependencies and priorities.
• Track execution of features and capabilities.
• Communicate status, milestones, and risk to stakeholders.
• Manage multi-million-dollar budget and governance.
• Coach leaders and teams in lean agile practices.

Skills

Agile methods

Project management

Scrum Master

Communication

Budget management

Education

Bachelor's Degree

High School Diploma/GED

Job description

VP, Digital Release Train Engineer (L12)

Synchrony (NYSE: SYF) is a premier consumer financial services company delivering one of the industrys most complete digitally enabled product suites. Our experience, expertise and scale encompass a broad spectrum of industries including digital, health and wellness, retail, telecommunications, home, auto, outdoors, pet and more.We have recently been ranked #2 among Indias Best Companies to Work for by Great Place to Work. We were among the Top 50 Indias Best Workplaces in Building a Culture of Innovation by All by GPTW and Top 25 among Best Workplaces in BFSI by GPTW. We have also been recognized by AmbitionBox Employee Choice Awards among the Top 20 Mid-Sized Companies, ranked #3 among Top Rated Companies for Women, and Top-Rated Financial Services Companies.We provide best-in-class employee benefits and programs that cater to work-life integration and overall well-being.We provide career advancement and upskilling opportunities for all to take up leadership roles.

This role will be a part of the Technology and Operations organization in the Digital Servicing teams and will support the PayPal Credit Agile Release Train. This role will report to the VP, Technology Program Leader.

The VP, Digital Release Train Engineer will be responsible for leading and coaching the PayPal Credit Agile Release Train, developing new capabilities and releasing these capabilities with our partners. The release train engineer will also be responsible for driving process improvements for the train with the goal of increased speed to market of new features and capabilities.The release train engineer will work across multiple agile teams with the goal of leading innovative banking solutions to production. This role is responsible for collaborating with scrum masters, product owners, program manager and business leaders in setting the agile roadmap for this train, driving new innovations, and leading the agile teams to deliver technical capabilities in partnership with other teams within the company. The PayPal Credit Agile Release Train is a key part of the digital organization at Synchrony and this role will be responsible for cross-train collaboration in planning and managing dependencies across various teams and trains within the company, ensuring that resources are properly aligned and dependencies prioritized across the stakeholder group.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead large/enterprise agile initiative, utilizing Scaled Agile Methodology
• Facilitate PI planning events
• Directly manage team of scrum masters
• Lead, manage and direct cross-functional resources (IT and Business) as required throughout agile lifecycle
• Manage collaboration across agile team/s, ART, Large Solution, Dependency teams, 3rd Parties, waterfall teams and any other area that aligns with the teams PI Commitments
• Track execution of features and capabilities
• Plan and communicate with business, Technology leadership, and other key stakeholders regarding agile program status, milestones, issue resolution and escalation.
• Manage risks, dependencies and priority or scope changes that are introduced to the ART
• Manage multimillion- dollar budget
• Coach leaders and teams in lean agile practices and mindset
• Develop effective communication strategy across projects and constituencies

Required Skills/ Knowledge

• Bachelor's Degree and 10 years of Technology experience or equivalent leadership program experience or in lieu of degree
• High School Diploma/GED and 12 years of IT experience, experience in developing and implementing information systems and project management experience
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in developing and implementing information systems
• Minimum 5 years of experience in project management and/or scrum master with strong understanding of Agile

Desired Characteristics

Good listening and communication Problem solver and conflict resolver Analytical and strong problem solving with a common sense approach to resolving problemsExcellent negotiation skills and ability to execute at a high level with a sense of urgencyExcellent organizational skills and ability to collaborate with other team members to achieve cooperative global resultsSelf-motivated and ability to work independently with minimal directionAbility to shepherd multiple concurrent priorities to completion without significant guidance.Superior oral, written and client communication skills

Eligibility Criteria

Bachelor's Degree and 10 years of Technology experience or equivalent leadership program experience or in lieu of degree High School Diploma/GED and 12 years of IT experience, experience in developing and implementing information systems and project management experience

Work Timings

4:00 PM to 1:00 AM ISTThis role qualifies for Enhanced Flexibility offered in Synchrony India and will require the incumbent to be available between 06:00 AM Eastern Time 11:30 AM Eastern Time .