Agile Program Manager

Job Title: Agile Program Manager

Work Location: Boston, MA - days a week onsite

Long Term Contract

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Job Description

Asset Management Industry experience is required.

Overview:

• Lead Agile Release Train (ART) planning, execution, and delivery
• across multiple Scrum teams, ensuring alignment to business
• priorities, milestones, and dependencies.
• Facilitate PI Planning, Scrum of Scrums, risk management, and
• cross-team coordination to drive predictable program outcomes.
• Track program health, delivery metrics, and impediments, providing
• executive-level reporting and stakeholder communication.
• As a Senior Manager Agile Program Management serving as a Release
• Train Engineer (RTE), you will be responsible for driving Agile
• Release Trains (ARTs) to deliver value at scale. You will facilitate
• Program Increment (PI) planning, manage dependencies, and ensure
• seamless execution of Agile programs. Your leadership will enable
• teams to align with business objectives, optimize flow, and
• continuously improve Agile practices.

Your Impact

• Lead Agile Release Trains (ARTs) to ensure successful delivery of
• large-scale programs.
• Facilitate Program Increment (PI) planning, ensuring alignment across
• teams and stakeholders.
• Manage and resolve cross-team dependencies, risks, and impediments.
• Drive Agile maturity by coaching teams, Scrum Masters, and Product
• Owners on SAFe best practices.
• Establish and track key Agile performance metrics to improve
• predictability and delivery efficiency.
• Foster a culture of continuous improvement, encouraging Agile mindset
• adoption at all levels.
• Collaborate with business and technology leaders to ensure strategic
• alignment and value delivery.
• Implement Lean Portfolio Management principles to optimize funding and
• value streams.
• Utilize Agile tools such as Jira, Rally, or Azure DevOps to manage
• program execution and reporting.

Skills & Experience

• 10+ years of experience in Agile program management, with at least 5
• years in a Release Train Engineer (RTE) or similar role.
• Strong expertise in SAFe, Scrum, Kanban, and Lean Agile methodologies.
• Proven experience leading Agile Release Trains (ARTs) and facilitating
• PI planning.
• Deep understanding of Agile metrics, flow optimization, and value
• stream management.
• Ability to manage dependencies, risks, and impediments in a complex,
• enterprise-scale environment.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills, with
• experience working with C-level executives.
• SAFe Program Consultant (SPC), SAFe Release Train Engineer (RTE), or
• equivalent Agile certifications preferred.
• Proficiency in Agile tools such as Jira, Rally, or Azure DevOps.

Set Yourself Apart With

• Experience in Lean Portfolio Management and Agile funding models.
• Strong background in enterprise Agile transformation and scaling Agile
• frameworks.
• Expertise in DevOps, CI/CD, and Agile engineering practices.