Job Description
Role Overview
The Business Scrum Lead drives agile delivery and business outcomes within a cross-functional business pod. Partnering closely with the Product Owner, stakeholders, and delivery teams, the Scrum Lead facilitates agile ceremonies, manages flow of work (inclusive of delivering business initiatives), removes impediments, manages cross platform dependencies, and continuously improves the team’s way of working. This role blends agile coaching, delivery orchestration, and stakeholder management of business centric pods to ensure value is delivered with transparency, robust timeframes and in alignment with strategic priorities.
In this role, you’ll make an impact in the following ways:
- Lead daily stand-ups, sprint planning, backlog refinement, reviews, and retrospectives.
- Foster a culture of collaboration, focus, and continuous improvement.
- Partner with the Product Owner to ensure a clear, value-driven backlog.
- Help the pod apply prioritization frameworks and maintain a healthy flow of work.
- Track and improve delivery metrics (e.g., velocity, cycle time, throughput, sprint goal completion).
- Identify and manage dependencies across teams and functions; escalate and resolve blockers quickly.
- Provide regular, concise updates on progress, risks, and decisions.
- Align stakeholders on scope, outcomes, timelines, and trade-offs; maintain a visible delivery roadmap.
- Surface delivery risks early and drive mitigation plans.
- Ensure the team follows applicable governance and control expectations in coordination with risk and compliance partners.
- Diagnose bottlenecks and inefficiencies; experiment with data-informed improvements.
- Coach team members and stakeholders in agile principles, roles, and practices.
- Translate initiatives into measurable outcomes and partner with business leads to define and track benefits.
Proactive problem-solving; quick to identify impediments and mobilize resolution.Influence without authority; coaching mindset that elevates team capability.Adaptability, curiosity, and continuous learning.Operates within a cross-functional business pod, collaborating closely with Product Owner, analysts, operations, and partner teams.Comfortable working across time zones and coordinating multiple stakeholder groups.Supports a culture of accountability, curiosity, and collaboration aligned to BNY’s principles: Be Client Obsessed, Spark Progress, Own It, Stay Curious, and Thrive Together.
About Us
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, BNY is where bold ideas meet advanced technology and exceptional talent. Together, we power the future of finance – and this is what is all about. Join us and be part of something extraordinary.
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.
BNY is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer - Underrepresented racial and ethnic groups/Females/Individuals with Disabilities/Protected Vet
erans.