Job Description Summary
GE Vernova is seeking a strategic Lean-Agile Leader to take up the role of Release Train Engineer to play a pivotal role in driving our DS Agile ART (Agile Release Train). The Release Train Engineer (RTE) is the servant leader and coach for an Agile Release Train (ART) operating in a Scaled Agile (SAFe) context. This role orchestrates planning, execution, and continuous improvement across multiple Agile teams to deliver customer and business value aligned to solution strategy while ensuring on time delivery (OTD), within scope and budget and of desired quality. The RTE partners closely with Product Management, System Architecture/Engineering, Business Owners, and Scrum Masters. This role is process- and flow-focused (not a content authority) and enables decentralized decision-making, relentless improvement, and high-performing teams.
Job Description
Roles and Responsibilities
- Responsible for GA NPI Business Reviews, ART events: PI Planning (including readiness), ART Sync (Scrum of Scrums and PO Sync), System Demos, and Inspect & Adapt workshops.
- Ensure effective preparation (vision, prioritized epics, ART capacity, enablers, dependencies, risks) and follow-through (PI objectives, plans, ROAMed risks, improvement items).
- Establish and manage the Program Board to visualize and optimize flow from discovery to delivery; help limit WIP and reduce bottlenecks.
- Coordinate cross-team and external dependencies; maintain dependency boards and facilitate resolution.
- Coach Scrum Masters, Product Owners, and leaders in Lean-Agile and SAFe principles, roles, and practices.
- Partner with ART Product Owner, System Architect and internal stakeholders (PSL, CTH) to align scope, sequencing, and readiness criteria.
- Track execution against PI Objectives and epic/milestone commitments; drive impediment removal and escalation paths. Define, collect, and socialize meaningful metrics (e.g., velocity, SDR, quality and defect trends etc..) and provide clear status reporting and risk visibility to stakeholders.
- Facilitate risk management, champion built-in quality practices, Definition of Done, and nonfunctional requirements.
- Promote DevOps and Continuous Delivery Pipeline maturity (continuous exploration, integration, deployment, release on demand).
- Coordinate with other ARTs and RTEs in case of dependencies; support Pre- and Post-PI Planning and the Solution Demo.
- Ensure consistent program-level tooling (e.g., Jira, Jira Align, Confluence, Git, Jenkins) for consistent work item hierarchy, traceability, and reporting.
- Responsible for multi-PI view, Release Plan, Budgeting & Scheduling. Align delivery plans with business readiness, change management, and support models.
- Responsible for On Time Delivery & Quality KPIs at ART level
Desired Characteristics
- Servant leader mindset with a strong coaching orientation
- Expert facilitator with outstanding event design and time management
- Strong systems thinking and dependency/risk management skills
- Data-driven, analytical, and comfortable with flow metrics and insights-to-action
- Exceptional communication and stakeholder management across business and technology
- Conflict resolution, negotiation, and influence without authority
- Proven change agent who can evolve culture and practices incrementally
- Deep knowledge of Lean-Agile and SAFe; SAFe RTE certification preferred
- Working knowledge of DevOps, CI/CD, automated testing, and release practices
- Pragmatic problem solver who balances process rigor with adaptability
- High integrity, resilience, and calm under pressure; promotes psychological safety and inclusion
- Tool proficiency at scale (e.g., Jira, Jira Align, Confluence) and comfort with dashboards/reporting
- Outcome and customer-value orientation; focuses on delivering measurable business results
Additional Information
Relocation Assistance Provided: No
