Senior Technical Program Manager-Agile Release Train Leader

Technical Program Manager Agile Release Train LeaderOnly qualified candidates located near the Tampa Florida area to be considered due to the position requiring a hybrid presence 3 days in office and 2 days remote.Preferred Certifications:SAFe Release Train Engineer (RTE) certificationSAFe Program Consultant (SPC) certificationCertified Scrum Master (CSM) certificationProject Management Professional (PMP) certificationRequired Experience:10+ years of experience in technology delivery program management Agile leadership or software engineering environmentsProven experience leading large scale Agile programs Agile Release Trains or complex technology portfoliosExperience facilitating Program Increment (PI) Planning and ART level eventsStrong understanding of dependency management delivery governance and value stream managementExperience managing executive level reporting delivery metrics and stakeholder communicationsExperience working within large complex global organizationsFinancial Services Investor Services Securities Services Custody Fund Services or Transfer Agency technology experience preferredExperience working with geographically distributed teams and stakeholders preferredExperience with DevOps Continuous Delivery and modern software engineering practices preferredTech Skills:Advanced proficiency with JIRA and Agile reporting toolsStrong expertise in Agile Scrum Lean and Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) methodologiesExperience with value stream management principlesKnowledge of DevOps Continuous Delivery and Release on Demand practicesExperience tracking Epics Features and User StoriesExperience with delivery metrics including predictability velocity throughput business value flow efficiency quality and defect metricsExperience with Program Tracking System (PTS) updates and financial governance preferredSoft Skills:Strong leadership coaching facilitation and influencing skillsExcellent analytical problem solving and organizational capabilitiesStrong stakeholder management and communication skillsAbility to foster collaboration accountability continuous learning and improvementAbility to manage risks dependencies impediments and escalationsAbility to work effectively with geographically distributed teamsStrong executive communication and presentation skillsResponsibilities:Lead coach and facilitate one or more Agile Release Trains (ARTs)Establish and communicate annual Program Increment (PI) calendars and planning schedulesPartner with Agile leadership teams to ensure Agile standards best practices and governance are consistently appliedAlign Product Managers Product Owners Architects and business stakeholders on strategy priorities and executionFacilitate Pre PI Planning PI Planning Scrum of Scrums Product Owner Syncs System Demos and Inspect and Adapt workshopsConsolidate Team PI Objectives into Program PI Objectives and communicate progressLead execution of complex cross functional technology initiativesManage ART level risks dependencies impediments and escalationsMonitor delivery commitments and drive successful business outcomesOwn ART level metrics reporting and delivery performance trackingProvide delivery insights and recommendations to stakeholders and senior leadershipDrive Agile maturity through assessments coaching and actionable improvement plansCoach leaders teams Scrum Masters and Product Owners on Lean Agile principles and practicesFacilitate Scrum Master and Product Owner Communities of PracticeIdentify opportunities to improve delivery effectiveness team performance quality and predictabilityOptimize the flow of value through the ART and Continuous Delivery PipelineSupport DevOps improvements automation efficiency quality and deployment processesManage financial governance budget planning forecasting resource management and investment trackingIdentify assess manage and escalate delivery and operational risksEnsure adherence to organizational policies governance standards and regulatory requirementsPromote accountability transparency continuous improvement and operational excellence