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The right candidate will drive processes and execution oversight for Agile Release Train (ART). Resolve or raise impediments, handle risk, and promote committed improvement throughout the train. Responsible for facilitating train/release level events such as Program Increment planning, Inspect and Adapt, and the ART Synchs. This position will be part of the E2E Product Delivery & Integration under the Global Services Group Technology team.  

 Responsibilities 

• Facilitate and Leads ART Execution
• Drives train/release level processes demonstrating servant leadership coupled with domain knowledge and technical savvy.
• Facilitates Program Increment (PI) planning meetings with leadership, product management, delivery teams, and Business Partners on the ART(s).
• Support train level meetings in partnership with product management and system architect(s) to ensure the preparation, readiness and prioritization of features for future PI planning sessions.
• Partners with Product Managers, Product Owners, and Business Partners to help assure strategy, vision, and road map alignment and execution.
• Ensure value is achieved by the train on behalf of end users.
• Assist with train prioritization.
• Collaborates with other Release Train Engineers (RTE) to coordinate cross train dependencies and other organizations and teams.
• Create data-driven insights into the delivery and execution of the ART using relevant portfolio, Release Train, and team level metrics.
• Raises impediments, handles risks, dependencies, and resourcing needs.
• Support and encourage innovation through continuous exploration.
• Encourages continuous improvement, facilitating Inspect & Adapt and other retrospective sessions to support the train to continuously reflect on their past experiences, learn from them and take action to improve.
• Aggregates and drives team PI objectives into train/release objectives to ensure successful delivery.
• Provide visibility into gaps, issues, risks, and opportunities across Agile teams.
• Track and measure feature and capability execution

• Works in partnership with Product Management and Owners, as well as the core and extended Technology teams including Architect(s)
• Coaches and mentors teams to adopt the AET SDLC process, Agile values, principles and practices, and actively inspire teams to reflect upon and improve their value delivery capacity.

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, computer engineering, or other technical discipline, or equivalent work experience required; advanced degree preferred.

• 5+ years of Release Train Engineer experience

• Experience with design and coding across one or more platforms and languages.

• Experience facilitating Agile, Scrum, or other rapid application development teams to deliver solutions.

• Agile certifications a plus

Salary Range: $110,000.00 to $190,000.00 annually + bonus + benefits

The above represents the expected salary range for this job requisition. Ultimately, in determining your pay, we’ll consider your location, experience, and other job-related factors.

We back our colleagues and their loved ones with benefits and programs that support their holistic well-being. That means we prioritize their physical, financial, and mental health through each stage of life. Benefits include:

• Competitive base salaries 
• Bonus incentives 
• 6% Company Match on retirement savings plan 
• Free financial coaching and financial well-being support 
• Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and disability benefits 
• Flexible working model with hybrid, onsite or virtual arrangements depending on role and business need 
• 20+ weeks paid parental leave for all parents, regardless of gender, offered for pregnancy, adoption or surrogacy 
• Free access to global on-site wellness centers staffed with nurses and doctors (depending on location) 
• Free and confidential counseling support through our Healthy Minds program 
• Career development and training opportunities

For a full list of Team Amex benefits, visit our Colleague Benefits Site.

American Express is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, disability status, age, or any other status protected by law.

We back our colleagues with the support they need to thrive, professionally and personally. That's why we have Amex Flex, our enterprise working model that provides greater flexibility to colleagues while ensuring we preserve the important aspects of our unique in-person culture. Depending on role and business needs, colleagues will either work onsite, in a hybrid model (combination of in-office and virtual days) or fully virtually.

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