Release Train Engineer
Are you an experienced Release Train Engineer ready to lead complex credit card initiatives? Apply Now!
Working with one of our top financial clients, this role calls for a Release Train Engineer. This position is pivotal in facilitating high-stakes credit card projects, coordinating multiple stakeholders, and delivering strategic value in a fast-paced environment. The successful candidate will manage and optimize Agile Release Trains, ensuring seamless delivery of multiple features aligned with organizational goals.
Responsibilities
- Facilitate Agile Release Train processes, including PI Planning, System Demos, and Pre- and Post-PI meetings
- Coordinate cross-functional teams to ensure dependencies, architecture, and delivery order are managed effectively
- Escalate impediments, identify risks, and develop mitigation strategies
- Manage and optimize flow of value through ARTs using various tools like Kanban
- Lead, coach, and train a small team of Agile professionals
- Communicate status, risks, issues, and financials to senior leadership
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives across the enterprise
- Ensure deliverables meet quality standards and deadlines
- Collaborate closely with internal and external stakeholders to align priorities and expectations
Desired Skill-Set
- 10+ years of experience delivering high-complexity credit card features within Agile frameworks in cross-functional teams
- 5+ years of direct experience with data conversions, preferably in a credit card environment
- 5+ years of experience presenting status updates, risks, issues, mitigations, and financials to senior leaders
- Strong financial management skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Proven ability to mitigate risks, manage ambiguity, and solve problems creatively
- Confident storytelling abilities tailored for diverse stakeholders
- Ability to lead through change and pressure effectively
Nice to Have
- Certified SAFE Release Train Engineer (RTE), SAFE Program Consultant (SPC), Certified Scrum Master (CSM), PMP, or other Agile certifications
- Prior experience within the banking or financial services sector, particularly with credit card products
BeachHead is an equal opportunity agency and employer. We advocate for our candidates and welcome applicants regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, or physical or mental disability. BeachHead or our clients may use technology-enabled tools, including automation and artificial intelligence (AI), to support parts of the recruitment process such as resume screening, application management, and candidate matching. These tools assist our recruiters and our clients, and do not replace human decision-making. This job posting represents a current or anticipated vacancy. The position may be filled at any time, and the posting may be removed without notice once the role has been filled.