Vice President, Release Train Engineer II

BNY Mellon; Jersey City (NJ); On-site; USD 100,000 - 179,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Vice President, Release Train Engineer II, where you will lead Agile Release Trains and facilitate development processes. This role is pivotal in driving value delivery, managing risks, and fostering a culture of continuous improvement. You will coach teams in Agile methodologies and ensure alignment between strategy and execution. With a commitment to innovation and inclusivity, this company offers a dynamic environment where your contributions will significantly impact the organization and its clients. Embrace the opportunity to grow and succeed while making a difference in the financial services industry.

Benefits

Generous paid leaves

Paid volunteer time

Flexible global resources

Wellbeing programs

Competitive compensation

Employee forums

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of Lean-Agile principles and frameworks.
• Experience successfully running agile projects of varying size and complexity.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate Agile Release Train (ART) events and processes.
• Drive continuous improvement and integration.
• Manage risks and dependencies, ensuring alignment between strategy and execution.

Skills

Agile Leadership

Agile Methodologies

Business Process Improvement

Cross-Functional Team Leadership

Facilitation

Kanban

Lean

Project Management

Project Planning

Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe)

Scrum

Servant Leadership

Written and Oral Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in business or technical-related discipline

Advanced degree preferred

Job description

Vice President, Release Train Engineer II

At BNY, our culture empowers you to grow and succeed. As a leading global financial services company at the center of the world's financial system we touch nearly 20% of the world's investible assets. Every day around the globe, our 50,000+ employees bring the power of their perspective to the table to create solutions with our clients that benefit businesses, communities and people everywhere.

We continue to be a leader in the industry, awarded as a top home for innovators and for creating an inclusive workplace. Through our unique ideas and talents, together we help make money work for the world. This is what #LifeAtBNY is all about.

We're seeking a future team member for the role of Vice President, Release Train Engineer II to join our team. This role is located in our Jersey City, NJ Offices.

Overview: The Release Train Engineer (RTE) is a servant leader and coach for the Agile Release Train (ART) or product. The RTE's major responsibilities are to facilitate development events and processes, assist teams in delivering value, and drive relentless improvement. This role involves communication with stakeholders, escalation of impediments, risk management, and fostering a culture of continuous improvement.

Key Responsibilities:

• Facilitate Agile Release Train (ART) events and processes.


• Assist teams in delivering value and achieving objectives.


• Communicate with stakeholders and escalate impediments.


• Manage risks and dependencies, ensuring alignment between strategy and execution.


• Drive continuous improvement and integration.


• Coach leaders, teams, and Scrum Masters in SAFe and Agile methodologies.


• Manage and optimize program flow, facilitating PI Planning and readiness.


• Aggregate Team PI Objectives into Program PI Objectives.


• Track and report status, ensuring value delivery.


• Institutionalize the adoption of Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) within the Release Train and teams


• Act as a liaison between Engineering, Product management and Practice teams

Competencies:

• Agile Leadership: Intermediate


• Agile Methodologies: Advanced


• Business Process Improvement: Intermediate


• Cross-Functional Team Leadership: Intermediate


• Facilitation: Intermediate


• Kanban: Advanced


• Lean: Advanced


• Project Management: Intermediate


• Project Planning: Intermediate


• Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe): Advanced


• Scrum: Advanced


• Servant Leadership: Advanced


• Written and Oral Communication: Advanced

Skills and Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in business or technical-related discipline, or equivalent work experience required; advanced degree preferred.


• Strong knowledge of Lean-Agile principles, practices, frameworks, and methods.


• Understanding of company organizational model, structure, and Agile journey history.


• Effective facilitation and teaching methods.


• Coaching and mentoring approaches, including the distinction between the two.


• Ability to drive decisions and resolve conflicts across multiple parties.


• Strong problem-solving skills.


• Understanding of Agile Value Stream


• Experience successfully running agile projects of varying size and complexity.

Personal Attributes:

• Strong communication


• Adaptability


• Collaboration


• Decision Making


• Extended Network Thinking


• Feedback Avocation


• Intellectual Curiosity


• Optimism


• Resilience


• Servant Leadership


• Social Intelligence


• Strategic Communication


• Systemic Thinking


• Team Orientation

Additional Information:

• No direct reports.


• Modified based upon local regulations/requirements.

At BNY, our culture speaks for itself. Here's a few of our awards:

• America's Most Innovative Companies, Fortune, 2024


• World's Most Admired Companies, Fortune 2024


• Human Rights Campaign Foundation, Corporate Equality Index, 100% score, 2023-2024 * Best Places to Work for Disability Inclusion, Disability: IN - 100% score, 2023-2024


• "Most Just Companies", Just Capital and CNBC, 2024


• Dow Jones Sustainability Indices, Top performing company for Sustainability, 2024


• Bloomberg's Gender Equality Index (GEI), 2023

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

Equal Employment Opportunity: BNY is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. Minorities/Females/Individuals with Disabilities/Protected Veterans. Our ambition is to build the best global team-one that is representative and inclusive of the diverse talent, clients, and communities we work with and serve-and to empower our team to do their best work. We support wellbeing and a balanced life, and offer a range of family-friendly, inclusive employment policies and employee forums.

BNY assesses market data to ensure a competitive compensation package for our employees. The base salary for this position is expected to be between $100,000 and $179,000 per year at the commencement of employment. However, base salary if hired will be determined on an individualized basis, including as to experience and market location, and is only part of the BNY total compensation package, which, depending on the position, may also include commission earnings, discretionary bonuses, short and long-term incentive packages, and Company-sponsored benefit programs.
This position is at-will and the Company reserves the right to modify base salary (as well as any other discretionary payment or compensation) at any time, including for reasons related to individual performance, change in geographic location, Company or individual department/team performance, and market factors.