Release Train Engineer (Delivery Manager)

Scope

We are looking for a passionate Release Train Engineer to help us manage our Agile Release Trains and Programs within EVS.As a Release Train Engineer, you will manage and optimize the flow of value through the Agile Release Train (ART). You will ensure the ART delivery value by following up on the deliveries of ART teams and their dependencies. You will act as a Servant Leader for the Agile Release Train, by facilitating and coordinating the different ART events and processes.You will coach leaders, teams, and Scrum Masters in Agile practices and mindsets. Finally, you will communicate with stakeholders, track, solve and escalate impediments, help manage risks, and drive relentless improvements.

Job Description

Delivery Management

• Manage and optimize the flow of value through the Agile Release Train (ART).
• Ensure the ART delivers value.
• Ensure the planning (PI/Release) is followed to allow taking the right decisions.
• Manage risks and dependencies.
• Escalate and track impediments.
• Identify critical bottlenecks (resources, processes, …) and raise them to the appropriate people.
• Work with Product Management, Product Owners, and other stakeholders to help ensure strategy and execution alignment.

Program Governance Team (PGT) Servant-Leadership.

• Coach PGT members (Software Architect, Chief Product Owner and Program Quality Coordinator) on correctly following the processes.
• Ensure PGT works as a Team.
• Ensure PGT members understand their roles and responsibilities.
• Facilitate PGT meetings.
• Ensure continuous improvements inside the PGT.
• Ensure the PGT makes decisions, through collective intelligence.
• Ensure active collaboration between PGT’s.

Coaching

• Coach leaders, teams, and Scrum Masters of the ART in Agile practices and mindsets while being a Servant Leader.
• Encourage collaboration between Delivery Teams and Program Governance Team and Management.
• Drive relentless improvement via Inspect and Adapt workshops; assess the agility level of the ART and help them improve.

Facilitation

• Facilitate PI Planning readiness by implementing an efficient preparation process that drives the synthesis of a Vision, Roadmaps, and Backlogs.
• Facilitate the Scaling events.
• Ensure Product Features and Team Features are created and estimated, to allow a correct scope of decision-making, based on facts.
• Facilitate decision-making on transversal topics throughout the whole ART.

Communication

• Establish and communicate the annual calendars for Iterations and Program Increments.
• Ease communications throughout the whole ART.
• Drive transformation with the help of Change Management plans.
• Monitor progress on ART by providing KPI/Metrics and ensure they are used.

Profile

• Tech savvy and have an entrepreneurial mindset.
• Know enough tech to talk tech and enough business to talk business.
• Excellent communication and leadership skills.
• Project management skills.
• Believe in an "Agile" approach to product development which is focused on a constant cycle of feedback, measurements, and optimization.
• Knowledge of the SAFe Framework is an asset.
• Able to give and receive feedback.
• Able to manage and set expectations with stakeholders and displays strong negotiation skills.
• Able to make critical decisions quickly.
• Able to execute tasks autonomously.
• Open to changes and continuous learning.
• Result-oriented and strong team player.
• Deep understanding of high technology with the ability to understand the details of experience in the video and/or broadcast/media industry is a strong asset.
• Fluent in English and French.

Offer

Becoming Part of the EVS Team not only means that you will receive a competitive salary in line with your skills and the market, but also a range of other additional wellness and healthcare benefits. Our flexible schedules and hybrid way of working (homeworking) policies will help you preserve your work-life balance. 

EVS will give you the tools to develop your skills and your career by giving you the opportunities of internal mobility.

You will benefit from working in a friendly, lively environment having ambitious commercial objectives. Our dynamic and young team brings the best out of motivated potentials. In addition, you will receive a competitive salary and a range of other employee benefits.

Check out our website if you want to know more about why you should join EVS!