Senior Vice President, Agile Coach

BNY; New York (NY); On-site; USD 250,000 - 360,000; Full time

Job summary

BNY seeks a Senior Vice President of Agile Coaching to lead the Agile Delivery Practice in New York City. You will partner with senior IT and business leaders to advance lean-agile methods, design enterprise roadmaps, and drive transformational change across lines of business.

As a servant leader, you mentor teams, evangelize best practices, and run trainings and workshops. You will measure impact with metrics and help organizations scale Scrum, Kanban, and SAFe across complex programs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business or technical-related discipline, or equivalent work experience required; advanced degree preferred.
• 10-12 years of experience in providing consulting advice to senior IT and business management; securities/financial services experience is a plus.
• Strong knowledge of Lean-Agile principles, practices, frameworks, and methods, including SAFe, Kanban, Scrum, and Lean.
• Expertise in cross-functional team leadership, coaching/mentoring, conflict resolution, and facilitation/teaching.
• Experience running Agile projects of varying size and complexity.

Responsibilities

• Help teams across lines of business adopt and improve Agile methods and practices.
• Operate at an enterprise level to propose long-term strategy roadmaps before pilot projects.
• Serve as a servant leader and mentor, evangelizing Agile best practices.
• Facilitate trainings and workshops, measuring success through metrics.

Skills

Lean-Agile principles

Cross-functional leadership

Coaching and mentoring

Facilitation and teaching

Agile project execution

Education

Bachelor's degree in business or technical-related discipline

Advanced degree preferred

Tools

SAFe

Job description

Senior Vice President, Agile Coach

We’re seeking a future team member for the role of Senior Vice President, Agile Coach to join our Agile Delivery Practice team. This role is located in New York City.

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

• Help teams across lines of business adopt and improve Agile methods and practices to solve complex business improvement problems.
• Operate at an enterprise level to solve systematic problems in a structured manner and propose long‑term strategy roadmaps across the entire line of business before pilot projects.
• Serve as a servant leader and mentor, supporting and evangelizing best practices for Agile and ways of working without being part of the scrum team.
• Facilitate and conduct trainings and workshops at lines of business and enterprise level, helping teams measure success through metrics and continuously improve practices.

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

• Bachelor's degree in business or technical‑related discipline, or equivalent work experience required; advanced degree preferred.
• 10‑12 years of experience in providing consulting advice to senior IT and business management required; experience in the securities or financial services industry is a plus.
• Strong knowledge of Lean‑Agile principles, practices, frameworks, and methods, including Scaled Agile Frameworks, Kanban, Scrum, and Lean.
• Expertise in cross‑functional team leadership, coaching and mentoring approaches, conflict resolution, and effective facilitation and teaching methods.
• Experience successfully running Agile projects of varying size and complexity.

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.