Senior Vice President, Scrum Leader

BNY Mellon; Berwyn (PA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

BNY Mellon’s Managed Account Solutions platform in Berwyn, PA (also Pittsburgh, PA or Lake Mary, FL) seeks a Senior Vice President, Scrum Leader to drive Agile delivery across multiple teams.

You will coach leaders, optimize flow, manage dependencies, and partner with Product Owners to align backlog with business objectives.

The role requires 8–10 years of Agile leadership, strong knowledge of Agile frameworks, and excellent communication.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or the equivalent combination of education and experience required.
• 8-10 years of experience in Scrum leadership or Agile delivery for software teams.
• Strong knowledge of Agile frameworks (Scrum, Kanban, SAFe, XP, Lean).
• Proven ability to coach teams and stakeholders and drive continuous improvement.
• Ability to identify dependencies and impediments and escalate when needed to maintain delivery flow.
• Experience with Jira, Confluence, CI, and automated testing.
• Excellent communication and influencing skills; Agile certifications preferred.

Responsibilities

• Optimize delivery outcomes by identifying flow constraints and impediments to improve team effectiveness.
• Champion Agile principles across teams and stakeholders to promote accountability and delivery excellence.
• Partner with leaders to resolve organizational barriers and dependencies affecting delivery.
• Guide teams in planning, execution, and value delivery aligned with customer and business objectives.
• Influence backlog management, prioritization, and commitment with Product Owners and stakeholders.
• Coach leaders and teams on prioritization, capacity awareness, and trade-offs.
• Use delivery metrics and flow data to identify improvements and improve predictability.
• Lead continuous improvement through feedback loops and sustainable organizational agility.

Skills

Agile coaching

Scrum Master

Stakeholder management

Jira

Confluence

Data-driven decision making

Cross-team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Jira

Confluence

CI/CD

Automated testing

Job description

We're seeking a future team member for the role of Senior Vice President, Scrum Leader to join our Managed Account Solutions platform team. This role is located in Berwyn, PA, Pittsburgh, PA or Lake Mary, FL.

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

• Optimize delivery outcomes by proactively identifying flow constraints, addressing systemic impediments, and navigating complex organizational relationships to improve team effectiveness.

• Champion Agile principles and practices across teams and stakeholders, fostering an environment that promotes accountability, transparency, continuous learning, and delivery excellence.

• Partner with leaders to identify, elevate, and resolve organizational barriers, dependencies, and decision-making challenges that impact delivery performance.

• Guide teams in delivering high-quality outcomes by strengthening planning, execution, and value delivery practices while maintaining focus on customer and business objectives.

• Influence backlog management, prioritization, and commitment practices by partnering with Product Owners, Product Leaders, and key stakeholders to improve alignment and execution.

• Coach leaders, teams, and stakeholders on prioritization, capacity awareness, and delivery trade-offs to improve decision-making, predictability, and focus.

• Leverage delivery metrics, flow data, and team insights to identify improvement opportunities, drive informed decisions, and enhance delivery predictability and performance.

• Lead continuous improvement efforts by fostering effective feedback loops, strengthening delivery discipline, and enabling sustainable organizational agility.

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

• Bachelor's degree or the equivalent combination of education and experience required.

• 8-10 years of experience as a Scrum Master, Scrum Leader, or Agile delivery professional supporting software development teams and large-scale initiatives.

• Strong knowledge of Agile frameworks and practices, including Scrum, Kanban, SAFe, XP, and Lean principles.

• Proven ability to coach teams and stakeholders, facilitate effective collaboration, and drive continuous improvement.

• Proven ability to identify and make visible dependencies, risks, and impediments, helping teams navigate obstacles and escalating when needed to maintain delivery flow.

• Ability to leverage delivery metrics and flow data to improve predictability, identify improvement opportunities, and support data-driven decision making.

• Experience with Agile engineering practices and tools, including User Stories, Jira, Confluence, Continuous Integration, and Automated Testing.

• Excellent communication, facilitation, and influencing skills, with the ability to translate ambiguity into actionable plans; Agile certifications (CSM, PSM, or SAFe SSM) and prior technical experience preferred.