Job Description

Role Title: VP, Cloud Agile Lead (L12)Company Overview:Synchrony (NYSE: SYF) is a premier consumer financial services company delivering one of the industrys 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 Indias Best Companies to Work for by Great Place to Work. We were among the Top 50 Indias 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.Synchrony celebrates ~51% women diversity, 105+ people with disabilities, and ~50 veterans and veteran family members.We offer Flexibility and Choice for all employees and 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, focusing on Advancing Diverse Talent to take up leadership roles.Organizational Overview:Synchrony's Engineering Team is a dynamic and innovative team dedicated to driving technological excellence. As a member of this Team, you'll play a pivotal role in designing and developing cutting-edge tech stack and solutions that redefine industry standards.Role Summary/Purpose:The VP, Engineering Cloud Agile Lead will be responsible for coordination of multiple agile Scrum/Kanban Teams and Testing resources executing on Cloud migration initiatives in Engineering. This role is responsible for collaborating with, cloud migration testers, scrum masters, product owners, product managers and business leaders in leading cross-team cloud migration initiatives within the roadmap for the Engineering Cloud Migration journey.Key Responsibilities:Strong communication, analytical, tactical and technical skill set used to drive requirements, testing and production validation.Develop, maintain, and ensure compliance of application release management, outage management and change processes and standards.Assist in managing the Program Increment (PI) planning process including the management of Agile ceremonies, support ART backlog refinement/prioritization and coordinate planning with other ARTsProgram Increment (PI) planning in person; Planning and Coordinating events with internal employees and contractors within the ART at the Hyderabad locationPeople management for the team: Regularly communicates with team about the day-to-day activities; coaches on different business tasks; offers feedback for teams and individuals; leads by example; solicits feedback from employees; and performance managementRequired Skills/Knowledge:Strong cross-functional team player with the ability to work seamlessly across a matrix OrganizationExperience and knowledge working in SAFe (Scaled Agile Framework)Jira and Jira Align experience; Epic conditioning, capacity planning, sprint progress, program and team dependency and risk tracking and program status reportingAbility to understand technical requirements of projects and effectively manage resources, vendors and test effortsProven track record of leading and executing on critical business initiatives on-time and within budgetDesired Skills/Knowledge:SAFe Certified Scrum Master/Release Train EngineerCreativity, enthusiasm and energy with a strong customer "can do" attitude and resultoriented.Hands on, self-motivated professional style with the ability to effectively communicate and prioritize multiple initiativesExperience working in CloudDemonstrated ability to drive change and work effectively across business boundariesEligibility Criteria:Bachelor's Degree and 10+ years of Technology experience or equivalent leadership program experience.Minimum 5 years of experience in developing and implementing information systemsMinimum 5 years of experience as a release train engineer (RTE)/or scrum master with strong understanding of AgileWork Timings :(This role qualifies for Enhanced Flexibility and Choice 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. Please discuss this with the hiring manager for more details.)For Internal Applicants:Understand the criteria or mandatory skills required for the role, before applyingInform your manager and HRM before applying for any role on WorkdayEnsure 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, PIP)L10+ Employees who have completed 18 months in the organization and 12 months in current role and level are only eligible.L10+ Employees can applyGrade/Level: 12Job Family Group: Information Technology

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