Release Train Engineer/Agile Coach

Responsibilities

• Coach delivery teams and release train participants on agile principles, ways of working, and continuous improvement practices to raise performance and quality.
• Lead key Agile Release Train ceremonies and planning activities, ensuring teams remain aligned to shared goals, timelines, and portfolio priorities.
• Identify, track, and help resolve cross-team risks, blockers, and dependencies that may affect program execution across multiple workstreams.
• Champion lean and scaled agile practices, helping the organization strengthen adoption of framework-based delivery approaches.
• Guide leaders, Product Owners, Product Managers, and Scrum Masters in applying effective planning, prioritization, and team coaching methods.
• Promote a balanced operating model by establishing consistent agile standards while enabling teams to refine their local practices for better outcomes.
• Support the development of Scrum Masters through mentorship, hands-on coaching, and knowledge sharing across the broader agile community.
• Contribute to communities of practice and enterprise agile initiatives to help expand best practices across the division.

Requirements

• 7+ years of overall agile experience, including at least 3-5 years in Agile Coaching and 3-5 years serving as a Release Train Engineer.
• Demonstrated success coaching in environments with multiple projects, distributed teams, and cross-functional stakeholders.
• Strong knowledge of agile delivery methods, lean principles, and scaled agile frameworks used in large organizations.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to influence teams and leaders through coaching rather than directive management.
• Proven leadership, facilitation, and organizational skills, with the flexibility to respond effectively to changing priorities.
• Strong collaboration, negotiation, relationship-building, and conflict resolution capabilities.
• Experience using agile delivery tools such as Jira and familiarity with Azure DevOps is preferred.
• Background in the life insurance industry is beneficial but not required.