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Worldpay · 1 day ago

Release Train Engineer and Agile Coach

New York, NY

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

$147K/yr - $221K/yr

Worldpay is a leading name in the payments industry, seeking a Release Train Engineer & Agile Coach to join their OCTO organization. The role involves building and directing Agile Release Trains, providing transformational coaching, and ensuring alignment with Agile delivery best practices to enhance organizational efficiency.

BankingPaymentsRisk Management

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Builds and provides direction and day-to-day operations of one or more Agile Release Trains (ARTs). Scope may include technical and/or non-technical programs for a Worldpay segment or division

Provides transformational coaching in support of teams and leaders that allows for greater alignment with the organizational Agile Operating Model, in a way that respects and preserves team culture and best practices already being leveraged

Oversees and provides guidance to the personnel responsible for the organization’s portfolio of deliverables

Develops and supports Agile delivery best practices, processes and policies to ensure alignment with corporate strategy and goals

Partners with multi-departmental leadership and other stakeholders to locate opportunities and develop and prioritize deliverables according to relevant measurement criteria

Maintains the effectiveness of the Agile delivery lifecycle, including such as scaled planning, risk assessment, dependency management, system thinking and continuous improvement stewardship

Provides executive management with forecasts of work, delivery status, system impacts and measurable improvements to delivery flow

Ensure that ART(s) and teams are leveraging the best application of the SAFe framework and Agile and Product mindsets and practices

Promotes continual growth of those in the role through direct mentorship and feedback on development and opportunities

Other related duties assigned as needed

Qualification

Agile methodologiesSAFe frameworkAgile Delivery softwareFinancial services knowledgeTransformational coachingProblem-solving skillsCommunication skillsTeam managementConflict managementTime management

Required

Extensive knowledge of Agile ways of working including SAFe, Scrum, Kanban, XP, DevOps, etc

Knowledge of various types of IT project methodologies and life cycles, e.g., conversions, incremental, rapid delivery, classic or traditional waterfall phases of analysis, design, development, testing, implementation

Knowledge of standards relevant to the software industry, e.g., ISO, CMM, Lean Six Sigma

Knowledge of financial services industry

Knowledge of Worldpay products and services

Evidence of transformational coaching leveraging many different types of strategies with measurable successes

Evidence of critical thinking and creative problem-solving using root cause analysis tool and Lean thinking

Advanced skill in use of Agile Delivery software to manage work, e.g., Jira and Jira Align as well as supporting tools such as Confluence, SharePoint, etc

Demonstrated skill in managing value drops, expectations management and timelines

Skill in use of negotiation techniques to reach agreement when viewpoints vary

Excellent analysis, problem-solving, team, conflict management and time management skills

Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Ability to interact effectively with executives at both Worldpay and clients

Ability to set clear expectations, manage team performance and build high morale among team members

Benefits

Eligible for bonus

Company

Worldpay

Worldpay is a global payment processing company offering secure, scalable solutions for online, in-store, and mobile transactions.

Founded in 1971

Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

5001-10000 employees

https://worldpay.com

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