Vice President, Scrum Leader

BNY Mellon

$135K — $160K *
Information Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
  • 4-8 years in a similar role with a technical background
  • Experience as a Scrum Master on large software initiatives
  • Knowledge of Agile methodologies like Scrum, SAFe, XP, Kanban, and Spotify
  • Proficient in Agile techniques such as User Stories and Automated Testing
  • Familiarity with tools like Jira and Confluence
  • Excellent communication and problem-solving skills
  • Preferred Agile certifications like CSM, PSM, SAFe SSM.

Responsibilities

  • Establish and maintain Scrum practices for the Team
  • Remove impediments to Team progress and ensure productive Scrum events
  • Coach Teams on self-management and cross-functionality
  • Facilitate collaboration between stakeholders and support Product Owners
  • Help organization adopt an empirical approach for complex work

Benefits

  • Highly competitive compensation and benefits
  • Access to flexible global resources and tools
  • Focus on health and personal resilience
  • Generous paid leaves including volunteer time
  • Support for meaningful moments for you and your family
Full Job Description
Vice President, Scrum Leader

We're seeking a future team member for the role of Vice President, Scrum Leader to join our Enterprise Transformation Office. This role is located in Pittsburgh, PA.

In this role, you'll make an impact in the following ways:
  • Establish and maintain Scrum practices, facilitating understanding of Scrum theory and practice within the Scrum Team and the organization.
  • Remove impediments to the Team's progress and ensure all Scrum events take place, are positive, productive, and kept within the timebox.
  • Coach Teams in self-management, cross-functionality, and help focus on creating high-value increments that meet the Definition of Done.
  • Facilitate stakeholder collaboration, support Product Owners in backlog management and empirical product planning and help the organization adopt an empirical approach for complex work.


To be successful in this role, we're seeking the following:
  • Bachelor's degree or the equivalent combination of education and experience.
  • 4-8 years of relevant experience in a similar role, preferably with technical experience.
  • Experience as a Scrum Master for software development teams on large initiatives and knowledge of Agile approaches such as Scrum, SAFe, XP, Kanban, and Spotify.
  • Proficiency with Agile techniques including User Stories, ATDD, TDD, Continuous Integration, Continuous Testing, Pairing, Automated Testing, and Agile Games.
  • Experience using tools such as Jira and Confluence.
  • Ability to quickly learn new technology and translate ambiguous topics into actionable plans with multiple stakeholders.
  • Excellent communication, mentoring, and problem-solving skills.
  • Preferred Agile certifications including CSM, PSM, SAFe SSM.
  • Talent for driving change, building consensus, and resolving conflicts across multiple parties.


About the Team

At BNY, our culture speaks for itself, check out the latest BNY news at BNY Newsroom & BNY LinkedIn

Here's a few of our recent awards:
  • America's Most Innovative Companies, Fortune, 2025
  • World's Most Admired Companies, Fortune 2025
  • "Most Just Companies", Just Capital and CNBC, 2025

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.

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