Sr. Release Train Engineer; FURA

Description

• Drive enterprise-wide execution across multiple strategic initiatives, ensuring alignment between business objectives, engineering delivery, and operational readiness.
• Establish and reinforce accountability frameworks across teams to ensure delivery commitments, milestones, and release objectives are achieved.
• Proactively identify execution gaps, organizational bottlenecks, delivery risks, and dependency conflicts, driving rapid resolution and escalation where necessary.
• Operate as a strategic execution leader focused on outcomes, delivery predictability, and organizational effectiveness, not solely Agile process adherence.
• Drive urgency and ownership across teams while balancing execution discipline with agility and adaptability.

• Drive enterprise-wide execution across multiple strategic initiatives, ensuring alignment between business objectives, engineering delivery, and operational readiness.
• Establish and reinforce accountability frameworks across teams to ensure delivery commitments, milestones, and release objectives are achieved.
• Proactively identify execution gaps, organizational bottlenecks, delivery risks, and dependency conflicts, driving rapid resolution and escalation where necessary.
• Operate as a strategic execution leader focused on outcomes, delivery predictability, and organizational effectiveness, not solely Agile process adherence.
• Drive urgency and ownership across teams while balancing execution discipline with agility and adaptability.

• Partner directly with leadership to provide transparent visibility into delivery health, organizational risks, strategic dependencies, and execution readiness.
• Facilitate executive-level discussions focused on prioritization, tradeoff analysis, scope management, and delivery decisions.
• Prepare and deliver concise executive communications, dashboards, and operational updates that enable data-driven decision‑making.
• Influence organizational alignment across engineering, product, support, operations, and business teams to ensure strategic priorities remain synchronized.

• Drive integrated planning and execution management across multiple concurrent enterprise initiatives and release streams.
• Manage scope alignment and execution sequencing across complex cross‑functional programs to minimize delivery risk and maximize business impact.
• Ensure release coordination activities are effectively managed across engineering, QA, Dev Ops, operations, and customer‑impacting functions.
• Monitor program execution against milestones, commitments, and business objectives, proactively driving corrective actions where needed.

• Champion operational excellence and continuous improvement across delivery processes, execution models, and organizational collaboration.
• Drive improvements in delivery predictability, quality, execution efficiency, and organizational accountability.
• Promote practical Agile and Lean principles that improve execution outcomes rather than process overhead.
• Help teams mature operationally while balancing agility, speed, and execution discipline.

• Establish and track KPIs related to delivery execution, release predictability, quality, and Agile maturity.
• Maintain program governance standards and ensure alignment with organizational delivery processes.
• Analyze delivery trends and identify opportunities for process optimization and operational improvements.
• Support audit, compliance, and governance requirements where applicable.

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Business, Engineering, or a related field.
• 8+ years of experience in project management, program management, Agile delivery, or software engineering leadership roles.
• 4+ years of experience serving as a Release Train Engineer, Agile Program Manager, Scrum Master, or equivalent leadership role.
• Strong project and program management expertise with experience managing large‑scale, enterprise technology initiatives.
• Proven experience interacting directly with executives and senior leadership, including preparing executive presentations and facilitating strategic discussions.
• Deep understanding of Agile, Scrum, Lean, and SAFe methodologies.
• Strong organizational, problem‑solving, risk management, and conflict resolution skills.
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills.
• Experience using Agile and project management tools such as Jira, Azure Dev Ops, Confluence, or similar platforms.
• Preferred experience in enterprise SaaS, Fin Tech, healthcare, or regulated industries.

• Open paid time off
• Hybrid schedule
• Comprehensive healthcare and wellness programs
• 100% company‑paid volunteer time
• 401k with a company match
• Pet Insurance
• Tuition/Continuing Education reimbursement program