Vice President, Release Train Engineer II

Overview

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  Release Train Engineer  to join our team.  This role can be based out of our Lake Mary, FL, or Pittsburgh, PA offices – Hybrid.  

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.

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.
• 8-10 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.
• 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.
• Experience successfully running agile projects of varying size and complexity.

Personal Attributes:

• 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.

Equal Employment Opportunity: BNY Mellon 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.

 
Employer Description:
For over 230 years, the people of BNY Mellon have been at the forefront of finance, expanding the financial markets while supporting investors throughout the investment lifecycle. BNY Mellon can act as a single point of contact for clients looking to create, trade, hold, manage, service, distribute or restructure investments and safeguards nearly one-fifth of the world's financial assets. BNY Mellon remains one of the safest, most trusted and admired companies. Every day our employees make their mark by helping clients better manage and service their financial assets around the world. Whether providing financial services for institutions, corporations or individual investors, clients count on the people of BNY Mellon across time zones and in 35 countries and more than 100 markets. It's the collective ambition, innovative thinking and exceptionally focused client service paired with a commitment to doing what is right that continues to set us apart. Make your mark: bnymellon.com/careers.
EEO Statement:
BNY Mellon 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.