JOB_POSTING-3-78945
Job Description
Role Title: VP, Digital Release Train Engineer (L12)
Company Overview : Synchrony (NYSE: SYF) is a premier consumer financial services company delivering one of the industry's most complete digitally enabled product suites. Our experience, expertise and scale encompass a broad spectrum of industries including digital, health and wellness, retail, telecommunications, home, auto, outdoors, pet and more.
- We have recently been ranked #2 among India's Best Companies to Work for by Great Place to Work. We were among the Top 50 India's Best Workplaces in Building a Culture of Innovation by All by GPTW and Top 25 among Best Workplaces in BFSI by GPTW. We have also been recognized by AmbitionBox Employee Choice Awards among the Top 20 Mid-Sized Companies, ranked #3 among Top Rated Companies for Women, and Top-Rated Financial Services Companies.
- We provide best-in-class employee benefits and programs that cater to work-life integration and overall well-being.
- We provide career advancement and upskilling opportunities for all to take up leadership roles.
Organizational Overview
This role will be a part of the Technology and Operations organization in the Digital Servicing teams and will support the PayPal Credit Agile Release Train. This role will report to the VP, Technology Program Leader
Role Summary/Purpose
The VP, Digital Release Train Engineer will be responsible for leading and coaching the PayPal Credit Agile Release Train, developing new capabilities and releasing these capabilities with our partners. The release train engineer will also be responsible for driving process improvements for the train with the goal of increased speed to market of new features and capabilities.
The release train engineer will work across multiple agile teams with the goal of leading innovative banking solutions to production. This role is responsible for collaborating with scrum masters, product owners, program manager and business leaders in setting the agile roadmap for this train, driving new innovations, and leading the agile teams to deliver technical capabilities in partnership with other teams within the company.
The PayPal Credit Agile Release Train is a key part of the digital organization at Synchrony and this role will be responsible for cross-train collaboration in planning and managing dependencies across various teams and trains within the company, ensuring that resources are properly aligned and dependencies prioritized across the stakeholder group.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead large/enterprise agile initiative, utilizing Scaled Agile Methodology
- Facilitate PI planning events
- Directly manage team of scrum masters
- Lead, manage and direct cross-functional resources (IT and Business) as required throughout agile lifecycle
- Manage collaboration across agile team/s, ART, Large Solution, Dependency teams, 3rd Parties, waterfall teams and any other area that aligns with the team's PI Commitments
- Track execution of features and capabilities
- Plan and communicate with business, Technology leadership, and other key stakeholders regarding agile program status, milestones, issue resolution and escalation.
- Manage risks, dependencies and priority or scope changes that are introduced to the ART
- Manage multimillion- dollar budget
- Coach leaders and teams in lean agile practices and mindset
- Develop effective communication strategy across projects and constituencies
Required Skills/ Knowledge
- Bachelor's Degree and 10 years of Technology experience or equivalent leadership program experience or in lieu of degree High School Diploma/GED and 12 years of IT experience, experience in developing and implementing information systems and project management experience
- Minimum of 5 years of experience in developing and implementing information systems
- Minimum 5 years of experience in project management and/or scrum master with strong understanding of Agile
Desired Characteristics
- Good listening and communication
- Problem solver and conflict resolver
- Analytical and strong problem solving with a common sense approach to resolving problems
- Excellent negotiation skills and ability to execute at a high level with a sense of urgency
- Excellent organizational skills and ability to collaborate with other team members to achieve cooperative global results
- Self-motivated and ability to work independently with minimal direction
- Ability to shepherd multiple concurrent priorities to completion without significant guidance.
- Superior oral, written and client communication skills
Eligibility Criteria
- Bachelor's Degree and 10 years of Technology experience or equivalent leadership program experience or in lieu of degree High School Diploma/GED and 12 years of IT experience, experience in developing and implementing information systems and project management experience
Work Timings
This role qualifies for Enhanced Flexibility offered in Synchrony India and will require the incumbent to be available between 06:00 AM Eastern Time 11:30 AM Eastern Time (timings are anchored to US Eastern hours and will adjust twice a year locally). This window is for meetings with India and US teams. The remaining hours will be flexible for the employee to choose. Exceptions may apply periodically due to business needs)
We are proud to offer flexibility at Synchrony. Our way of working allows you the option to work from home or workspaces in our Regional Engagement HubsHyderabad, Bengaluru, Pune, Kolkata, or Delhi/NCR.
As directed by the management, you will be required to commute or travel to Hyderabad or one of the Regional Engagement Hubs for in-person engagement activities such as business/ team meetings, trainings, and events
For Internal Applicants
- Understand the criteria or mandatory skills required for the role, before applying.
- Inform your Manager or HRM before applying for any role on Workday.
- Ensure that your Professional Profile is updated (fields such as Education, Prior experience, Other skills) and it is mandatory to upload your updated resume (Word or PDF format)
- Must not be any corrective action plan (First Formal/Final Formal LPP)
- L10+ Employees who have completed 18 months in the organization and 12 months in current role and level are only eligible.
- L10+ Employees can apply
Grade/Level: 12
Job Family Group
Information Technology
