Assistant Manager - Release Train Engineer

Main responsibilities will include the following core responsibilities:

• Lead, optimize and coach Agile Release Trains (ART)
• Assist Solution Train Engineer manager during the release cycle, and drive all kinds of necessary delivery activity
• Leading and improving the flow of value through the ART
• Monitor, support in managing risks and raise impediments
• Support ART to deliver the committed changes e.g. help in formalizing SIT Test Strategy and Scenarios, coordinating and steering of end to end SIT across the CoC applications
• Supporting market UAT, follow up open issues/items/bugs/changes that are identified while UAT as well as ensuring the deployment readiness
• Plan and facilitate PI planning by encouraging continuous exploration that drives direction for a Vision, a Roadmap, and Backlogs, and through Pre- and Post PI Planning meeting
• Identify dependencies, ensure the alignment for integration and monitor, track the topics
• Providing input and support on resource to mitigate critical bottlenecks
• Collaborate with rollout managers to maintain positive program rollout
• Manage program KPIs and support in measuring program success in collaboration with the product teams

QUALIFICATIONS

Education & Experience

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
• 5+ years of experience in an enterprise level technology organization in roles of either Project Management or Integration Management or Release Manager or Scrum Master or Release Train Engineer
• Experience in ALM tools like Jira, Confluence
• Experience with Agile methodology like Kanban, Scrum, SAFe
• Any organizational change management experience would be an added advantage
• Any Scaled Agile certification like SAFe Agilist (SA), SAFe Program Consultant (SPC), SAFe Release Train Engineer would be an added advantage
• Multi-linguistic abilities would be an added advantage

Required Skills:

• Deep understanding of Agile Principles and how they are applied in a workplace culture
• Strong facilitation, flexibility with the ability to adapt to change
• Experience in leading teams through analysis and resolution of program issues
• Leadership skills in driving all phases of a release from concept to plan to execution to completion
• High enthusiasm and motivation to work in a pressure and agile transformation environment
• Exceptional collaboration, listening, written, and verbal communication skills, including an ability to clearly communicate with business users, management and IT teams
• Ability to work in an international and intercultural context
• Highly motivated independent worker with minimum guidance required