Vice President, Release Train Engineer II - eFinancialCareers : Job Details

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, Vice President to join our Investments Engineering team. This role is located in London (hybrid). About us BNY Investments Engineering is a professional, friendly and collegiate place to work offering attractive benefits and opportunities for progression. The firm looks to attract individuals who are keen to work as part of a team, in a meritocratic environment, and who are driven to help make the organisation a great place to work. BNY employees are bright, inquisitive, thoughtful and collaborative. They are highly motivated to deliver performance and service to clients. BNY prides itself on being an employer of choice, with a commitment to diversity. Job Purpose The role of a Release Train Engineer at BNY is to lead and serve agile teams as well as being an advocate and coach of agile processes. Release Train Engineers will also work closely with our Project Managers and may actively manage small projects themselves. The Release Train Engineer may oversee one or many Agile/Product teams at any one time. In this business and technology facing role, you should be resourceful, energetic, and ready to hit the ground running. You'll need to work well in a team, but also be self-sufficient. You should be ready to share ideas and fresh perspectives. In this role, you'll make an impact in the following ways:

• Release Train Engineers are responsible for establishing and maintaining scrum accountabilities, events and artifacts for the our Agile teams, utilizing best practices.
• Release Train Engineers are leaders who serve and steer Agile across technology using BNY standards and processes.
• Uphold the process, while protecting the team from over-committing or complacency
• Coach scrum teams; remove impediments; look to resolve conflicts and issues
• Provide consultancy to projects and business departments in matters relating to Agile best practice, process, procedures and management of the PBIs (Product Backlog Item) and resources (where appropriate).
• Actively partner with:
• Business and technology Product Owners
• Other Release Train Engineers to agree a shared understanding of the Scrum Framework and a set of common best practices all teams should aim to achieve, and participate in a Release Train Engineer Guild;
• Project Managers in the company to help develop project processes and procedures, and participate in appropriate forums to help address this responsibility
• Provide regular reporting to stakeholders and management, automating wherever possible.
• Administration of JIRA and Releases information.
• Seek to explore and coach outside of the scrum team, helping others on their agile journey:
  • Coach teams on agile philosophy
  • Integrate related frameworks and tools within the company
  • Develop a common understanding and requirements for the agile process
  • Provide training to staff to improve their knowledge, capabilities, through direct communication as well as participation in training efforts, course specification, training delivery and so on.
  • Help teams navigate agile tools and software
  • Encourage employee and stakeholder buy-in

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

• Formal education in Computer Science, Engineering or related discipline preferred.
• Accreditation / Certification to Professional group preferred.
• Strong knowledge of Lean-Agile principles, practices, frameworks, and methods
• Coaching and mentoring approaches, including the distinction between the two
• Experience successfully running agile projects of varying size and complexity.
• Experience with SAFe framework, Experience playing hands-On Release Train Engineer/ Or a leadership role in a SAFe Train

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. BNY is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer - Underrepresented racial and ethnic groups/Females/Individuals with Disabilities/Protected Veterans.