Release Train Engineer

Pacific Life

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On-site
Location
Newport Beach, CA
Employment
Full-time
Posted
68 days ago
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About Pacific Life

Pacific Life is a life insurance company offering a wide range of life insurance, annuity, and investment products and services to individuals, businesses, and pension plans. Industry: Life Insurance & Annuities

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TL;DR · Release Train Engineer

The Release Train Engineer joins the Consumer Markets Division Portfolio and Program Management Office team to serve as a delivery orchestration leader. This role involves coordinating execution across multiple teams, facilitating planning and alignment events, and managing dependencies and risks to establish a reliable delivery cadence. You will lead Lean-Agile planning, remove delivery obstacles, and ensure business, product, and technology teams remain synchronized. Key responsibilities include translating high-level objectives into actionable roadmaps and utilizing flow signals to address bottlenecks. You will use tools including Azure DevOps, Power BI, and Planview to track KPIs like throughput and cycle time. The role requires expertise in Scrum, Kanban, and the Scaled Agile Framework, as well as experience with waterfall methodologies within the life insurance or annuity business.

What you'll do

  • Lead Lean-Agile planning and alignment events to coordinate execution across multiple teams.
  • Translate high-level objectives into actionable, prioritized roadmaps with clear value delivery expectations.
  • Identify and mitigate program-level risks while proactively managing cross-team dependencies and sequencing constraints.
  • Remove delivery obstacles and drive continuous improvement initiatives using flow signals to address bottlenecks.
  • Utilize tools like Azure DevOps and Power BI to provide real-time insights into program performance and delivery flow.
  • Define and track KPIs focused on outcome-based value delivery, including throughput, cycle time, and work in progress.
  • Act as a mentor in Lean principles to foster a culture of agility and responsiveness across the portfolio.
  • Lead cross-team synchronization forums to align priorities, surface blockers, and confirm ownership.

What we're looking for

  • Proven experience as an agile practitioner in Product Management, Release Train Engineering, Portfolio Management, or Program Management.
  • Expertise in using Scrum, Kanban, and the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe).
  • Strong track record of implementing agile techniques in various work cultures and environments.
  • Excellent communication and leadership skills.
  • Ability to facilitate learning and development through individual and team coaching.
  • Experience in managing projects utilizing both waterfall and agile methodologies.
  • Strong understanding of the technology development and delivery processes (preferred).
  • Ability to identify and analyze organizational impacts for internal stakeholders affected by new initiatives (preferred).

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