Lead Release Train Engineer job vacancy

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Primary Location: 6325 Peachtree Dunwoody Rd NE, Atlanta, GA, USA

Division: Cox Automotive

Job Level: Individual Contributor

Travel: Yes, 5 % of the Time

Schedule: Full-time

Shift: Day Job

Requisition Number: 214796 The Lead Enterprise Release Train Engineer will have responsibility for the successful delivery of complex, large scale cross-Cox initiatives where technology solutions span multiple delivery streams and/or portfolios and require a sustained plan for delivery. This role will serve to create and execute agile program plans to ensure that sequencing and dependencies are defined, monitored and managed, while escalating deviations from plans and commitments. The Lead Enterprise RTE must resolve and escalate as needed a wide range of impediments, manage risk, assure value delivery, and drive program level continuous improvement to refine and evolve cross-Cox agile program management processes. Critical to this role is the ability to create clear visibility into status and progress through forecasting and projections of delivery completion dates. The Lead Enterprise RTE will play a critical link between multiple delivery teams; facilitating communications, opening the flow of information, and sharing important progress updates to ensure all teams involved in the ART and/or program are focused on successful delivery. This role is accountable for the overall coordination, execution and delivery of value through the program while ensuring alignment with company strategy, commitments and goals. Primary Duties & Responsibilities:

Create, execute and track milestone-based agile program plans. Accountable for successful program outcomes.
Engage and drive multiple agile delivery teams/trains across different business units to develop solutions to important, highly complex problems, where cross department considerations are present.
Facilitate kickoffs, big room planning sessions, deep dives, and sequencing and dependency mapping sessions across multiple teams, trains, delivery streams and portfolios. Ability to identify when these sessions are needed and organize/orchestrate them.
Serve as a critical link between portfolios to identify and remove blockers in both planning and execution. Collaborate and communicate often with cross-portfolio counterparts to ensure clear understanding of the work, dependencies, risks and status at all times.
Excel at informing the organization at all levels (team to executive) of the progress of the work. Ability to work with product and engineering to produce forecasts and projections, in some cases based on various risk scenarios involving reduced scope to meet launch timelines.
Actively manage the program backlog, as well as ALM tool data integrity for accurate reporting. This includes the collection of metrics and KPIs.
Coordinate major feature releases across portfolios and ongoing delivery of value to customers where multiple teams, release trains, or solution groups are involved in development.
Oversee integration activities, including integration testing.
Regularly participate in the RTE Community of Practice helping the organization to maintain alignment, learn new techniques, and improve technical and quality practices. Work with RTE community to determine ways to help ARTs across the company improve cross train and solution group coordination and collaboration.
Apply Agile principles and methodology solutions with a pragmatic, stakeholder management approach

Qualifications:

7 years experience as an RTE or Agile Project/Program Manager. Experience leading large complex agile projects/programs
Demonstrated planning, analytical and organization skills with an ability to manage competing demands
Demonstrated ability to facilitate large planning and solutioning sessions
Strong technical aptitude and experience leading teams in delivering quality software
Effective communicator with strong interpersonal skills and the ability to influence peers and stakeholders
Experience using ALM tools; Rally experience is a plus
Experience leveraging and interpreting agile metrics is preferred
Experience with Organizational Change Management practices is preferred
Experience working in an Agile organization using Scrum, XP, Kanban, or Agile at scale practices is preferred

Who We Are

About Cox AutomotiveTheres nothing ordinary about Cox Automotive. We are people of every background driven by our passion for mobility, innovation, client success and community outreach. We make buying, selling and owning (or simply using) cars easier for everyone. Touching more than 40,000 clients across five continents, we bring together the best brands and the best teams to propel the automotive industry forward. Some of those team members work for our iconic consumer brands like Autotrader and Kelley Blue Book, while others are creating the future of automotive at industry-facing brands like Dealer.com, Manheim and vAuto.

About Cox We are the Cox family of businesses. Weve been making our mark since 1898 by building and evolving world-class businesses, staying true to our values, and encouraging top talent to always look for growth and impact while building a career with us. Our primary divisions - Cox Communications and Cox Automotive - are driving a new wave of innovation, powering smart cities with powerhouse broadband communications and pioneering greener, more progressive transportation alternatives for individuals and fleet operators. Were also expanding into new spaces like cleantech and healthcare to rev up our momentum toward building a better future for the next generation. Were looking for the talent today who will be our leaders tomorrow. Sound intriguing? Learn more about where we are today, where we hope youll be going with us, and the common purpose that unites us at coxenterprises.com.Benefits of working at Cox may include health care insurance (medical, dental, vision), retirement planning (401(k)), and paid days off (sick leave, parental leave, flexible vacation/wellness days, and/or PTO). For more details on what benefits you may be offered, visit our benefits page .Cox is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer - All qualified applicants/employees will receive consideration for employment without regard to that individuals age, race, color, religion or creed, national origin or ancestry, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, physical or mental disability, veteran status, genetic information, ethnicity, citizenship, or any other characteristic protected by law.Statement to ALL Third-Party Agencies and Similar Organizations: Cox accepts resumes only from agencies with which we formally engage their services. Please do not forward resumes to our applicant tracking system, Cox employees, Cox hiring manager, or send to any Cox facility. Cox is not responsible for any fees or charges associated with unsolicited resumes.

Vacancy expired!

ID	#15568242
State	Georgia
City	Atlanta
Job type	Permanent
Salary	USD TBD TBD
Source	COX Enterprises
Showed	2021-06-18
Date	2021-06-17
Deadline	2021-08-16
Category	Architect/engineer/CAD
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