Senior Vice President, Agile Coach

Senior Vice President, Agile Coach

At BNY, our culture allows us to run our company better and enables employees' growth and success. As a leading global financial services company at the heart of the global financial system, we influence nearly 20% of the world's investible assets. Every day, our teams harness cutting-edge AI and breakthrough technologies to collaborate with clients, driving transformative solutions that redefine industries and uplift communities worldwide.

Recognized as a top destination for innovators and champions of inclusion, BNY is where bold ideas meet advanced technology and exceptional talent. Together, we power the future of finance - and this is what #LifeAtBNY is all about. Join us and be part of something extraordinary.

We're seeking a future team member for the role of Senior Vice President, Agile Coach to join our Agile team. This role is located in Pittsburgh, PA .


In this role, you'll make an impact in the following ways:

• Help teams across lines of business adopt and improve Agile methods and practices to solve complex business improvement problems.
• Operate at an enterprise level to solve systematic problems in a structured manner and propose long-term strategy roadmaps across the entire line of business before pilot projects.
• Serve as a servant leader and mentor, supporting and evangelizing best practices for Agile and ways of working without being part of the scrum team.
• Facilitate and conduct trainings and workshops at lines of business and enterprise level, helping teams measure success through metrics and improve current practices by providing recommendations and best 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.
• 10-12 years of experience providing consulting advice to senior IT and business management; experience in the securities or financial services industry is a plus.
• Strong knowledge of Lean-Agile principles, practices, frameworks, and methods, including Scaled Agile Frameworks, Kanban, Scrum, and Lean.
• Expertise in cross-functional team leadership, coaching and mentoring approaches, effective facilitation and teaching methods, and conflict resolution.
• Ability to drive decisions and resolve conflicts across multiple parties, with strong problem-solving skills and experience running agile projects of varying size and complexity.
• Experience with Apptio and Jira is a plus, supporting effective financial and project management within agile environments.
• Proven ability to coach platform and group leadership and teams to adopt agile mindsets and leverage data-driven metrics to continuously improve delivery, manage dependencies, and align work to OKRs.
• Skilled in facilitating agile ceremonies, supporting effective use of tools like Jira and TPro, and collaborating with stakeholders to provide actionable insights that optimize team performance and workflow.
• Communicate regularly with senior leadership to provide insights on how the Platform, Group, and Pods are progressing in mindset, culture, and effectiveness, using data-driven metrics to highlight improvements and areas for growth.

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• 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.

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