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The Hartford · 1 month ago

Release Train Engineer

Columbus, OH

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level

$137K/yr - $205K/yr

7+ years exp

The Hartford is an insurance company dedicated to making a difference and helping others achieve their goals. They are seeking a high-caliber Release Train Engineer to lead the execution and governance of the Product Transformation value stream, ensuring delivery, predictability, and risk management across various teams.

Auto InsuranceCommercial InsuranceEmployee BenefitsFinanceFinancial ServicesInsuranceLife InsuranceProperty Insurance

No H1B

Responsibilities

Own end-to-end delivery execution of epics and capabilities across multiple ARTs and teams

Drive predictable delivery through flow metrics, capacity planning, dependency mapping, and risk management

Ensure budget adherence, resource utilization visibility, and proactive forecasting

Operate with a mindset of continuous improvement and operational excellence

Translate VS strategy into executable roadmaps and PI objectives

Run pre-PI activities to eliminate ambiguity before planning

Coordinate sequencing, scope negotiation, and trade-offs with product, engineering, and architecture

Ensure intake → estimation → prioritization → execution → release is smooth, scalable, and data-driven

Build a proactive risk culture, not reactive fire-fighting

Identify systemic blockers early using flow metrics, not opinions

Maintain a transparent, no-surprises cadence with leadership

Resolve multi-team conflicts with clarity, data, and executive presence

Promote engineering fundamentals — design, quality, observability, testing, and technical debt visibility

Ensure RTE function supports engineering, not substitutes for it

Never operate as a “status collector”; own the details personally through systems, metrics, and direct engagement

Give full credit to engineering leads and team members; reinforce high trust and high ownership culture

Present status differently depending on audience:

CIO-level: outcomes, risks, decisions needed, high-level flow indicators

Value Stream Leader: timeline, budget, cross-team risks, dependencies, bottlenecks, mitigation clarity

Engineering/Team level: scope, impediments, alignment, actions, next steps

Drive alignment without noise and create a predictable flow of communication

Coach Scrum Masters, Program Teams, and Product partners on Lean-Agile practices and flow optimization

Improve team health, team accountability, and cross-team collaboration

Shift culture from “ceremony-driven” to data-driven, system-driven, and outcome-driven

Qualification

Agile environments experienceFlow metrics expertiseRisk managementExecutive-level communicationPI Planning orchestrationWSJF prioritizationDevOps understandingConflict resolutionData-driven decision makingEmpathyHigh integrityCalm under pressure