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We are seeking an experienced Release Manager to join our Digital Commerce organization. The Release Manager will serve as a Release Train Engineer (RTE) and will be responsible for facilitating our release processes and execution, coordinating with teams and stakeholders, and driving continuous improvement. The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of Agile principles and the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe), exceptional organizational skills, and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
Flexible Work Policy: The work for the Release Manager position is completely 100% remote anywhere in the United States except Hawaii or United States Territories. This position may have the potential to travel up to 20% dependent on business needs.
Responsibilities
- Release Facilitation: Facilitate bi-weekly and hotfix releases. Serve as liaison between Change Management, Product, Engineering and Support Teams.
- Coordination and Communication: Communicate with stakeholders, Support teams and Product teams. Escalate impediments, manage risks, and drive relentless improvement.
- Quarterly/PI Planning: Plan and coordinate quarterly planning for a program with up to eight product teams. Manage and mitigate risk and dependencies.
- Team Support: Support and enforce the use of Agile and SAFe practices and behaviors. Assist teams in their adoption and implementation of Agile practices and principles. Support the teams' efforts to continuously improve communications and relationships with other teams.
- Risk Management: Identify and manage risks, dependencies, and bottlenecks amongst the teams. Facilitate decision-making processes to drive risk mitigation strategies.
- Special Projects: Coordinate cross-team special projects as needed. Determine scope, resources and schedule for development work that may fall outside of normal sprint cadence or may involve coordination with non-agile team resources.
- Other duties as assigned by manager.
RELATIONSHIPS
- Internal: Product Managers, Product Owners, Engineering teams, Scrum Masters, Enterprise Change Advisory Board, Digital Commerce leadership.
- External: N/A
Minimum Qualifications
- Minimum of 5 years of experience in a similar role within an Agile environment.
- Demonstrated experience in managing large-scale Agile projects or programs.
- Proven experience with SAFe or similar scaled Agile frameworks.
- No travel required.
EDUCATION
- Minimum of 5 years of experience in a similar role within an Agile environment.
- Demonstrated experience in managing large-scale Agile projects or programs.
- Proven experience with SAFe or similar scaled Agile frameworks.
CERTIFICATIONS/TRAINING
- SAFe Release Train Engineer (RTE) certification or equivalent preferred.
- Certified ScrumMaster (CSM) or other Agile certifications are a plus.
LICENSES
Preferred Qualifications
- Strong understanding of Agile principles and practices.
- Excellent organizational, communication, and facilitation skills.
- Ability to manage multiple tasks and projects in a fast-paced environment.
- Proficient in Agile project management tools such as Jira or similar.
- Leadership skills with a proactive approach to problem-solving.
The following information is provided in accordance with certain state and local laws. Compensation depends on experience, geographic locations, and other factors permitted by law. In California, the expected compensation for this role is between $102,100 and $136,200. In Colorado, the expected compensation for this role is between $91,100 and $121,500. In Connecticut, the expected compensation for this role is between $107,500 and $143,300. In Maryland, the expected compensation for this role is between $96,500 and $128,700. In Minnesota, the expected compensation for this role is between $91,100 and $121,500. In New York, the expected compensation for this role is between $107,500 and $143,300. In Rhode Island, the expected compensation for this role is between $96,500 and $128,700. In Washington, the expected compensation for this role is between $102,100 and $136,200. This role is also eligible for annual incentive plan bonus. Benefits for this role include health insurance, pre-tax spending accounts, retirement benefits, paid time off, short-term and long-term disability, employee stock purchase plan, and life insurance. To review available benefits, please click here: https://www.usfoods.com/careers/benefits.html.
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