Release Train Manager

Manage Agile Release Train (ART): Serve as the leader of the Agile Release Train (ART), coordinating the efforts of multiple Agile teams to ensure timely and high-quality delivery.

Facilitate Program Increment (PI) Planning: Organize and lead PI planning sessions, ensuring alignment between business goals and technical delivery. Guide the teams in defining the program backlog, objectives, and deliverables.

Track Program Execution: Continuously monitor the progress of features and capabilities, remove roadblocks, and ensure that the ART is meeting deadlines and delivering on commitments.

Coordinate Cross-Team Dependencies: Collaborate with Product Owners, Scrum Masters, and other key stakeholders to manage interdependencies across teams, resolving bottlenecks and risks that may impact delivery.

Ensure Alignment with Business Objectives: Work with business stakeholders to align the ART's work with organizational priorities and goals. Ensure that features and user stories are aligned with business needs and that business value is being delivered.

Facilitate Key ART Events: Lead ART-level ceremonies, including PI planning, System Demos, Scrum of Scrums, Inspect & Adapt workshops, and regular synchronization meetings to keep teams on track.

Risk Management: Identify and mitigate risks that could impede progress, ensuring that all issues are surfaced, documented, and addressed in a timely manner.

Foster Continuous Improvement: Encourage a culture of continuous improvement within the ART by facilitating retrospectives and promoting innovation and collaboration among teams.

Report Program Progress: Provide clear and concise reports on ART progress to leadership and stakeholders, tracking metrics such as velocity, quality, and feature delivery.

Coach and Mentor: Act as a mentor and coach to Scrum Masters, Product Owners, and other key stakeholders, ensuring adherence to Agile principles and the SAFe framework.

Drive Agile Maturity: Lead efforts to increase the Agile maturity of the teams within the ART, identifying opportunities for process improvements and coaching teams on best practices.

PI Objectives and Roadmap: Ensure that PI objectives are set and met, with alignment to long-term roadmaps and strategies. Work with stakeholders to adjust as needed throughout the program lifecycle.