Vice President, Release Train Engineer II

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.