Senior Vice President, Release Train Engineer

at  BNY Mellon

Overview
Senior Vice President, Release Train Engineer
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 Senior Vice President, Release Train Engineer to join our Ireland Fund Accounting team. This role is located in Dublin, Ireland and will be working in a hybrid capacity. (20 days per quarter in the office).

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

IN THIS ROLE, YOU’LL MAKE AN IMPACT IN THE FOLLOWING WAYS:

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 the development events and processes and assist the teams in delivering value.
RTEs communicate with stakeholders, escalate impediments, help manage risk, and drive relentless improvement.
The RTE facilitates process and execution and drives a culture of continuous improvement and integration by fostering community of practice.
They drive and/or participate in lean-agile transformations, coach direction, and other teams in agile mindsets and new processes.
They work with the Agile Program Management Office on program execution and operational excellence and understand and operate within Lean Budgets to ensure adherence to Guardrails.
Coach leaders, teams and Scrum Masters in SAFe
Oversee cross pod coordination, prioritization, risks and dependencies
Manage and optimize the flow through the program and facilitate PI Planning and readiness
Aggregate Team PI Aims into Program PI Objectives
Work with the Agile Program Management Office on program execution and operational excellence
Understand and operate within Lean Budgets and ensure adherence to Guardrails
Escalate and track impediments
Ensure strategy and execution alignment
Help manage risks and dependencies and report status
Drive continuous improvement and continuous integration
Foster Communities of Practice and the use of engineering and Built-In Quality practices

TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN THIS ROLE, WE’RE SEEKING THE FOLLOWING:

Bachelor’s degree in business or technical-related discipline, or equivalent work experience required; advanced degree preferred
Experience in providing consulting advice to senior IT and business management required
Experience with interpreting, documenting and driving execution of client requirements
Experience in the securities or financial services industry is a plus
Experience with fund accounting is required; experience with InvestOne is a plus
Strong knowledge of Lean-Agile concepts, practices, frameworks, and methods
Understands company organizational model, company structure, and Agile journey history
Effective facilitation and teaching methods
Coaching and mentoring approaches, including the distinction between the two
Ability to drive resolutions and settle conflicts across multiple parties
Experience in the following would be advantageous: Agile Program Management, Agile Tools and Methodologies, Change Management, Coaching, DevOps Practices, Facilitation, Lean Methodology,Lean User Experience,Mentoring, Risk Management, Teaching, Value Realization, Adaptability, Collaboration, Decision Making, Extended Network Thinking, Feedback Avocation, Intellectual Curiosity, Optimism Resilience, Servant Leadership,Social Intelligence, Strategic Communication,Systemic Thinking, Team Orientation, Strong problem-solving skills, Experience successfully running agile projects of varying size and complexity, Agile management, Budgeting, Business Process Improvement, Cross functional team guidance, Enterprise Architecture, Kanban, Project management & planning, Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe), Scrum, Vendor Management.
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