M&T Bank
ReleaseTrainEngineer
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“Release Train Engineer at M&T Bank. Skills: Agile Release Trains (ARTs), Program Increment (PI) planning, Agile principles, AI-enabled agile operations. Lead and facilitate program-level agile ceremonies. Ensure ART readiness across scope, teams, architecture, and dependencies”
What You'll Achieve.
delivering complex, cross-functional initiatives; predictable, high-quality delivery of business value; deliver value to the organization; maintaining transparency; delivery predictability; alignment to strategic outcomes; align execution with business objectives; improve flow; reduce manual overhead; accelerate decision-making; successful PI execution and outcomes; successful delivery of value; improve efficiency and reporting; improve ART performance and decision-making; alignment of epics, features, and execution to business outcomes, OKRs, and strategic objectives
Industry & Context.
removal of obstacles; Identify bottlenecks; optimize flow; Identify, track, and mitigate risks and impediments; escalating where necessary
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Bachelor’s degree and a minimum of 7 years’ experience working at the program level across multiple cross-functional teams, with a focus on work prioritization, removal of obstacles and leading communication with stakeholders to ensure successful delivery of value for the organization, or in lieu of a degree, a combined minimum of 11 years’ higher education and/or work experience, including a minimum of 7 years’ experience working at the program level across multiple cross-functional teams, with a focus on work prioritization, removal of obstacles and leading communication with stakeholders to ensure successful delivery of value for the organization, Minimum of 2 years’ proven managerial, supervisory and/or work leadership experience
Nice to Have
Minimum of 5 years’ experience as a member of an Agile team, Minimum of 3 years’ experience as a Scrum Master and/or Product Owner, Depth of knowledge in an IT execution role (e. g. , Scrum Master, Release Train Engineer, Product Owner), Proven track record in scaled Agile environments (e. g. , SAFe), Experience with program-level reporting, forecasting, and delivery metrics, Experience fostering team self-organization and continuous improvement, knowledge of Agile and Lean principles and practices, Experience developing or managing digital or institutional technology capabilities, Familiarity with AI-enabled delivery tools and agile analytics (e. g. , Jira Rovo or similar), Understanding of Design Thinking principles, verbal and written communication skills, Proven ability to lead through influence across senior stakeholders
What You'll Do.
Lead and facilitate program-level agile ceremonies
Ensure ART readiness across scope
Drive delivery predictability through proactive management
Establish and maintain transparency into ART execution
Keep stakeholders informed of ART progress
Leverage data and analytics to identify bottlenecks
Partner with Senior Product Owners to ensure program backlog
and distribution of work
Coordinate cross-team and cross-ART dependencies
and mitigate risks and impediments
Drive release planning activities and ensure successful delivery
Lead and coach Scrum Masters within the ART
Influence senior leaders and stakeholders to adopt Lean-Agile principles
Drive continuous improvement through retrospectives
Collaborate with other Release Train Engineers to standardize practices
Participate in Agile Communities of Practice
Lead adoption of AI-enabled agile capabilities
Leverage AI tools to automate reporting
Continuously evaluate emerging AI capabilities
Ensure alignment of epics
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Partner with Product, Engineering, and Business leadership; Partner with Senior Product Owners; Coordinate cross-team and cross-ART dependencies; Collaborate with other Release Train Engineers; Influence senior leaders and stakeholders
Communication Scope
verbal and written communication skills; leading communication with stakeholders
Process & Methodology
Program Increment (PI) planning, ART synchronization, Continuous improvement, Predictable, high-quality delivery, Program-level execution, Risk management, Dependency management, Forecasting, Release planning
Full Job Description
The Release Train Engineer (RTE) is a senior leader responsible for enabling high-performing Agile Release Trains (ARTs) delivering complex, cross-functional initiatives. This role drives program-level execution through orchestration of Program Increment (PI) planning, ART synchronization, and continuous improvement while ensuring predictable, high-quality delivery of business value. Provides servant leadership and coaching to a program-level Agile Release Train (ART) containing multiple cross-functional agile teams through effective application of Agile principles. Ensures all teams within the ART are positioned to deliver value to the organization while maintaining transparency, delivery predictability, and alignment to strategic outcomes. The RTE establishes transparency across the ART, proactively manages risks and dependencies, and partners with Product, Engineering, and Business leadership to align execution with business objectives. Additionally, this role champions the adoption of AI-enabled agile operations, leveraging tools such as Jira Rovo and advanced analytics to improve flow, reduce manual overhead, and accelerate decision-making. ## ## **Primary Responsibilities:** * Lead and facilitate program-level agile ceremonies including Program Increment (PI) Planning, Scrum of Scrums, ART Syncs, system demos, Inspect & Adapt events, and retrospectives * Ensure ART readiness across scope, teams, architecture, and dependencies to drive successful PI execution and outcomes * Drive delivery predictability through proactive management of progress, forecasting, risks, dependencies, and impediments * Establish and maintain transparency into ART execution through program-level dashboards, metrics, and real-time reporting * Keep stakeholders informed of ART progress, ensuring alignment with program objectives, Institutional Services priorities, and strategic outcomes * Leverage data and analytics to identify bottlenecks, optimize flow, and support data-driven decision
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