Release Train Strategist - SAFe​/Agilist

Are you an Agile leader who can keep releases moving and teams aligned at pace? Apply Now!

Working with one of our top financial clients, this role calls for a Release Train Strategist - SAFe/Agilist to facilitate release processes, manage risks and impediments, and coach leaders and teams to deliver measurable value in an Agile-at-scale environment.

• Manage and optimize the flow of value through releases using Agile frameworks (Scrum and Kanban)
• Facilitate PI readiness by coaching teams and supporting roadmap, feature, and release planning
• Coordinate and support key release ceremonies, including system demos and pre-/post-PI planning
• Coordinate the successful delivery of release features by managing dependencies, sequencing, and architecture considerations
• Summarize and publish Team PI Objectives to ensure alignment to organizational vision, BAGs, and OKRs
• Track release metrics and produce dashboards to monitor delivery health and outcomes
• Facilitate synchronization meetings (e.g., release sync) to keep delivery aligned to business outcomes
• Escalate and track impediments arising within release scope
• Manage risks and dependencies across teams and stakeholders
• Provide input on required resourcing to support release delivery
• Coach leaders, teams, and Scrum Masters to enable high performance and collaboration
• Partner with business owners, product managers, and product owners to support roadmap and execution alignment
• Drive continuous improvement in Dev Ops and “Release on Demand” practices
• Support Lean-Agile continuous delivery mindset and servant leadership behaviors across the release process

• 3+ years of experience as a Release Train Engineer/Release Train Strategist
• Post-secondary education (university preferred)
• Strong working knowledge of Agile management tools (Confluence, SharePoint, and Jira)
• Experience with in a banking or financial institution environment
• Very strong written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to influence stakeholders and drive alignment across teams
• Strong problem-solving and attention-to-detail skills
• Self-motivated, well organized, and able to work both independently and collaboratively

• RTE Safe Agilist certificate and/or Scrum Master certification
• PMP certification (asset)
• Prior experience in Asset Management and Wealth
• Experience working within banking organizations.

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