Senior Vice President, Agile Coach

Location: Manchester.

• Operate as an Agile SME. Contribute to design of a bespoke agile operating model. Help solve systematic problems with operationalization in structured manner. Facilitate implementation of long term strategy across the entire organization. Support iterative development of BNY's change policies, framework, and procedures.
• Review and advise on tailored Agile rollout plans for LoB/CF.
• Participate in and enhance Agile Coach Communities of Practice (COPs).
• Coach and mentor LoB/CF agile leads, senior managers and product managers in the Lean and scaled agile mindset, principles, practices, behaviours, and values needed to transform the organization.
• Conduct trainings and workshops at LoB and Enterprise level. Deliver training classes (virtually and in person as applicable) for large numbers of people.
• Champions continuous learning culture to refine BNY agile operating model, alongside increasing knowledge, competence, performance, and innovation across the Enterprise. Coordinate and encourage change and continuous improvements to increase the team's productivity and quality of all deliverables.
• Design agile performance metrics and key risk indicators.

• Bachelor's degree in Business Management, Change Management, Information Systems, Computer Science or a related discipline, or equivalent work experience required.
• Relevant years of experience as an Agile Coach, and working directly with multiple agile teams.
• Deep expertise in Agile methodologies and frameworks. Expert in Agile, Scrum, Kanban, Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) or other formal software engineering frameworks and practices.
• Proven experience in leading complex initiatives, coaching, and training; formal training experience with large, cross functional teams is preferred.
• Ability to take ambiguous topics and translate into actionable plans working with multiple business, operational and technical stakeholders.
• Very strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Preferred to have Agile certifications (e.g. SAFe SA, PM/PO, SPC, PMI ACP, CSM, CSPO and Kanban).
• Preferred experience with Agile work management tools like Planview and Jira.
• Experience in the securities or financial services industry would be a plus.

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.