Release Train Engineer

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The Personal Insurance IT Organization is seeking a results oriented individual with strong execution and leadership skills for the role of a Release Train Engineer. This role is to play a servant leader and coach for the Agile Release Train (ART). This role is considered the Chief Scrum Master who facilitates program-level processes and program execution, escalates impediments, manages risk, and helps drive program-level continuous improvement. In addition to facilitating program events, RTEs are responsible for keeping both scrum team members and business and technology leaders apprised of progress against objectives.

The RTE’s focus is to deliver value by managing and/or facilitating program level processes, execution, Innovation, Program Dashboard Management, Team Integrations, Escalate Impediments, Manage Risk, and continuous improvement to deliver value.

Be an advocate, Coach, and educator within The Hartford of Agile best practices (e.g., epics, features, program backlog management and facilitation, train-level metrics).

Maintain a strong connection with people outside the organization to bring in recent research, data, and tools that can continue to mature Agile at The Hartford especially enabling Built-In Quality Practices.

This role will have a Hybrid work schedule, with the expectation of working in an office (Columbus, OH, Chicago, IL, Hartford, CT or Charlotte, NC) 3 days a week (Tuesday through Thursday). 

Responsibilities:

Serve as a servant leader and coach for the Agile Release Train (ART)

Facilitate program-level processes and execution

Escalate impediments, manage risk, and drive continuous improvement

Manage relationships with Product Managers, AVPs, VPs, and other leaders

Facilitate agile processes at the program level (e.g., ART Synch, Release Planning, System Demos)

Establish and communicate Iterations and Program Increments (PIs) cadence

Collaborate to translate business strategy into technology strategy

Foster communication and collaboration between Agile teams and stakeholders

Manage the program backlog and remove barriers to ART effectiveness

Facilitate Program Increment (PI) Planning readiness and events

Track and communicate key ART metrics

Financial Management including forecasting 

Qualifications:

•    5+ years of Agile experience (5+ years as SM in an ART or RTE)

•    Advanced Scrum Master certification (A-CSM, CSP-SM, PSM II, PSM III)
•    RTE or SPC certification

•    Strong communication, collaboration, and influencing skills

•    Experience with Excel, PowerPoint, and MS Teams

•    Insurance industry experience and AWS Cloud Practitioner certification are 
      a plus

Candidate must be authorized to work in the US without company sponsorship. 

The company will not support the STEM OPT I-983 Training Plan endorsement for this position.

Compensation

The listed annualized base pay range is primarily based on analysis of similar positions in the external market. Actual base pay could vary and may be above or below the listed range based on factors including but not limited to performance, proficiency and demonstration of competencies required for the role. The base pay is just one component of The Hartford’s total compensation package for employees. Other rewards may include short-term or annual bonuses, long-term incentives, and on-the-spot recognition. The annualized base pay range for this role is:

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