Senior Project Manager - Release Train Engineer

Technology Project Manager Opportunity in Financial Services

Project Manager (IT) Senior Release Train Engineer

Location(s):

Atlanta: 2300 Windy Ridge Pkwy SE, Suite750, Atlanta, GA 30339

La Vista:12325 Port Grace Blvd, La Vista, NE 68128

Oakdale: 7755 3rd St. N, Oakdale, MN 55128

Scottsdale: 18700 N Hayden Rd, Suite 255, Scottsdale, AZ 85255

St. Petersburg: 877 Executive Center Dr. W, Suite 300, St. Petersburg, FL 33702

Osaic is not considering remote candidates at this time.

Osaic has returned to the office on a hybrid schedule requiring a minimum of 4 days weekly in the office. Applicants should be located at one of our hubs listed above and must be willing to work this schedule.

Role Type:        Full-time

Salary:             $147,000 – $162,000 per year + annual bonus

Actual compensation offered will be determined individually, based on a number of job-related factors, including location, skills, licensure, experience, and education.

Our competitive compensation is just one component of Osaic’s total compensation package. Additional benefits include health, vision, dental insurance, 401k, paid time away, volunteer days and much more. To view more details of what you can look forward to, visit our careers page: https://careers.osaic.com/Creative/Benefits.

Summary:

The release train engineer (RTE) coaches and supports an agile “team of teams” known as an agile release train (ART). The RTE is focused primarily on relentless improvement via Program Increment (PI) planning/execution, measuring delivery and flow of the ART, and tracking the execution of features and capabilities.    

Education Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree preferred, high school diploma (or equivalent) in combination with significant practical experience will be considered in lieu of degree.  Minimum of high school diploma or equivalent is required.   

Responsibilities:

Supporting Program Increments (PI) 

• Plan, organize and facilitate ART ceremonies (e.g. program increment (PI) planning, ART sync, product owner (PO) sync, scrum of scrums, ART system demos, and inspect & adapts).  These events help track progress, escalate problems, and resolve dependencies.   

• Support PI execution – significant responsibility for the successful execution of the PI, including tracking execution of the features in the ART Kanban, ensuring the ART meets its definition of done. 

• Encourage collaboration between teams, following the SAFe methodology and framework.  Contributing

to the advancement and improvement of agile practices within the organization. 

Measuring Delivery and Flow 

• Ensure ART delivery, maturity, and performance by establishing ART flow measures and dashboards, overseeing development of reports and analysis to track progress towards goals, ex: 

• Program Boards 

• Delivery Plans 

• PI Predictability, Feature/PBI Burndown, Cycle Time and Velocity 

• Status Reporting/OKRs 

• Govern best practice usage of Azure DevOps (ADO), ensuring data quality and integrity for the ART via ADO queries, audits, and coaching/training of teams. 

Assist in Tracking the Execution of Features and Capabilities 

• Facilitate agreement of milestones, cadence of increments and releases for the ART 

• Coordination of deployment and release activities for the ART 

• Manage and coordinate ART and Solution dependencies 

• Work with the business, product, and delivery teams to identify risks or impediments to achieving objectives.  

Basic Requirements:

• 5 + years of understanding and experience with SAFe. 

• Experience with agile frameworks such as Scrum or Kanban. 

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills (written, verbal, presentation). 

• Experience in supervising or leading teams; demonstrated ability to drive and influence peers. 

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills. 

• Experience in coaching and mentoring teams in agile principles and practices. 

• Experience in leading and facilitating agile ceremonies. 

• Experience fostering team self-organization and continuous improvement. 

• Experience with Azure DevOps (preferred) 

• Experience using enterprise agile planning tools (e.g. Azure DevOps, Planview Leankit/EnterpriseOne, Atlassian Jira Align, Broadcom Rally, Apptio Targetprocess). 

Preferred Requirements:

• Agile, Scrum, SAFe or project management certifications preferred (e.g. SA, SPC, RTE, CSM, CSP, PMI). 

• Background in wealth management or finance industry is preferred