Director, Loans Enablement Platform Delivery Lead

BNY; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

BNY is seeking a Loans Enablement Platform Delivery Lead in New York City to drive execution across a complex portfolio of initiatives. The role combines Release Train Engineer and Program Manager responsibilities, partnering with product, engineering, operations, and business stakeholders to manage dependencies and ensure delivery aligns to platform outcomes.

The ideal candidate has 8+ years in program management, strong Agile experience, and a track record of removing blockers, improving

Qualifications

• 8+ years of program management or delivery leadership experience in a matrixed environment.
• Experience coordinating cross-functional teams across product, engineering, and operations.
• Strong communication skills with ability to influence stakeholders across multiple levels.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end delivery of the Loans Enablement Platform initiatives.
• Translate priorities into executable delivery plans with milestones and risks.
• Drive PI readiness, planning, and cross-team synchronization for predictable delivery.

Skills

Program management

Delivery leadership

Agile delivery

Stakeholder management

JIRA

Education

Bachelor’s degree

PMP/SAFe certification

Tools

JIRA

Job description

Job Description

We’re seeking a future team member for the role of Loans Enablement Platform Delivery Lead to join our Loan Enablement team. This role is located in New York City.

We are seeking a Loans Enablement Platform Delivery Lead to drive execution across a complex portfolio of initiatives. This role is ideal for a hybrid Release Train Engineer / Program Manager type of leader who can translate strategic priorities into coordinated delivery plans, drive alignment across cross-functional teams, and help teams execute with greater predictability, transparency, and speed.

This individual will partner closely with product, engineering, operations, and business stakeholders to manage dependencies, remove blockers, support planning and release readiness, and ensure delivery aligns to business priorities, controls, and platform outcomes.

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

• Bring strong delivery discipline, structured problem solving, sound judgment, and the ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced, matrixed environment.
• Lead end-to-end delivery of key initiatives across the Loans Enablement Platform
• Translate strategic priorities and roadmaps into clear, executable delivery plans with milestones, risks, dependencies, and decision points
• Drive PI readiness, planning, execution tracking, and cross-team synchronization to support predictable delivery
• Coordinate across product, engineering, operations, and business teams to manage interdependencies and maintain alignment on priorities and outcomes
• Identify, escalation, and help resolve delivery risks, impediments, and sequencing conflicts
• Support release readiness and integrated execution, ensuring teams are aligned on scope, timing, dependencies, and production preparedness
• Partner with stakeholders to align demand to capacity and support disciplined prioritization and sequencing of work
• Establish and maintain delivery reporting, dashboards, and metrics to provide transparency into progress, risks, dependencies, and outcomes
• Promote strong JIRA hygiene, delivery governance, and audit-ready evidence in line with enterprise standards and controls
• Help improve delivery ways of working by reducing friction, strengthening execution discipline, and driving continuous improvement across teams
• Prepare clear, concise updates and executive-level communications for senior stakeholders
• Foster accountability, collaboration, and momentum across a broad cross-functional delivery community

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

• 8+ years of experience in program management, delivery leadership, release train engineering, project management, business transformation, or product operations
• Demonstrated success leading complex, cross-functional initiatives across business and technology teams
• Strong experience coordinating delivery in agile environments, including planning, dependency management, execution tracking, and risk management
• Experience driving initiatives across multiple stakeholders in a matrixed organization
• Strong program and project management skills, with the ability to bring structure to ambiguity and drive execution forward
• Excellent communication skills, including the ability to deliver clear updates and influence across a wide range of stakeholders
• Strong analytical, organizational, and prioritization skills
• Proven ability to identify risks, remove blockers, and drive accountability for results
• Experience using delivery tools such as JIRA and producing delivery reporting and status materials
• Strong sense of ownership, urgency, and bias for action
• Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree, PMP, Scrum, SAFe, or similar certification is a plus

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working in a Release Train Engineer, Delivery Lead, or hybrid PM / RTE capacity
• Experience with PI Planning, cross-team synchronization, release coordination, and dependency management
• Experience supporting complex delivery with outcome focused execution
• Loans or broader financial services experience preferred
• Experience supporting platform modernization, transformation, or large-scale operating model change is a plus

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 – and this is what is all about. Join us and be part of something extraordinary.

About The Team

At BNY, our culture speaks for itself, check out the latest BNY news at BNY Newsroom & BNY LinkedIn

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

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.

BNY assesses market data to ensure a competitive compensation package for our employees. The expected base salary for this position when employment commences can be found in the Job Info section at the bottom of the posting.

Base salary offered 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, which may include eligibility for an annual discretionary incentive award. Subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable plans then in effect, eligible employees may enroll in a 401(k) plan as well as participate in Company-sponsored medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance plans for the employee and the employee’s eligible dependents. Eligible employees also may receive other benefits (including various paid time off benefits, such as vacation and sick time), dependent on the position offered. Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer of employment.

If hired, the employee will be in an “at will” position and the Company reserves the right to modify base salary (as well as any other discretionary payments or compensation programs) at any time, including for reasons related to individual performance, Company or individual department/team performance, and market factors.