ARC-One Solutions · 1 day ago
Director, Agile Release Train
United States
Full-time
Remote
Director/Executive
$139K/yr - $218K/yr
10+ years expARC-One Solutions is a company formed through a partnership between the American Red Cross and OneBlood, focused on providing software solutions for blood supply management. The Director, Agile Release Train is responsible for leading Agile Release Trains, promoting Agile values, and ensuring the development and performance of Scrum Masters while driving continuous improvement within the organization.
ConsultingInformation TechnologySoftware
Responsibilities
Facilitates work for the Agile Release Train (ART); escalates impediments, manages risk, and drives continuous improvement for the ART
Drives cost visibility, forecasting, and optimization across the ART
Optimizes the flow of value through the ART by facilitating ART level cadence inclusive of: ART Syncs, ART Backlog Refinement, System Demos, Inspect and Adapt Event, Remote PI Planning
Works with Product Managers, Product Owners, Scrum Masters, System Architect, Business Stakeholders, and customers as needed
Provides reporting on ART metrics and Planning Increment progress and impediments
Attracts, recruits, onboards, mentors, and retains capable Scrum Masters; provides career counseling and personal development
Evaluates performance and considers team input; provides guidance and issues corrective actions as needed
Partners with Transformation Coach and other leaders to set and reinforce agile team execution standards, and conduct SAFe and other trainings
Builds high-performing Scrum Masters; establishes mission and purpose for RTE(s) and Scrum Masters supporting the teams
Listens and supports teams in problem identification, root cause analysis, and decision-making
Eliminates impediments and evolve systems and practices in support of Lean-Agile development
Exercises discretion in team assignments, resolves issues that teams cannot handle, and implements personnel changes as needed
Handles vendor needs for contract scrum masters (time sheets, performance, etc.)
Maintains a close relationship with Scrum Masters and teams to offer value as an Agile Coach/RTE while allowing them the autonomy to solve problems independently
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Business or related field
Ten (10) years leadership experience in related area (RTE, SM, PM)
Five (5) years of managing people
SAFe SPC Certification required, SAFe SM or RTE preferred
Experience transitioning new agile teams in a SAFe environment
Experience with budget management for ART, tools and operational costs
Ability to collaborate and communicate with both technical and non-technical stakeholders
Excellent verbal & written skills with the ability to communicate progress, impediments, and actions across large stakeholder groups
Ability to use and create dashboards and metrics to communicate ART progress
Experience working in a SaaS-based product development organization or FDA-regulated medical device environment desired
ALM tool experience required, Jira experience preferred
Preferred
SAFe SM or RTE preferred
Jira experience preferred
Company
ARC-One Solutions
ARC-One Solutions is an IT company that specializes in software development, IT consulting, and quality management services.
51-200 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageLeadership Team
Sarah Plummer
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