Release Train Eng/agile Coach

Toronto 6 days agoFull-time External
Negotiable
**About Versapay** Versapay is focused on transforming accounts receivable efficiencies and accelerating companies’ cash flow by connecting AR teams with their customers over the cloud. Through the Versapay Network we make billing and payments easy for buyers and sellers, reducing costs and eliminating paper, checks, and manual business processes. Check out how our product works here Since Versapay’s inception in 2006, the company has grown into a global network of 8,000+ clients and 500,000+ users driving $10 billion in payment volume annually. Versapay goes beyond simply automating back-office AR processes to deliver customer-driven experiences. The results? Our clients benefit from improved payment times and stronger customer relationships. Over 80% of our clients’ customers are embracing the online services available through the platform. Think you might be the next Veep to join? Read on • Our Values* - ️ We obsess over our customers. - ️ We help each other. - ️ We embrace diversity. - ️ We find better ways. - ️ We get things done. - ️ We own it. You will be leader for a product Agile value stream, who possesses a strong understanding of Agile and can execute Agile processes and manage it. You will work closely with QA, Product, DevOps, Delivery, Architecture and Engineering to directly impact the product organizations ability to meet Program-increment (PI) or quarterly goals. You will be the master organizer of the Agile Teams’ workload for each Program Increment (PI) and will define the agenda for and orchestrate the activities during each PI planning session. • *Duties/Tasks and Responsibilities**: - Act as a release train engineer for selected value stream (group of product teams). - Act as scrum master for the teams in release train. - Ensure that the Agile processes are fully executed. - Work to guide and coach others (scrum leaders) about Lean-Agile practices. - Assign, coordinate, and review work and activities of programming personnel. - Coordinate product releases from the release train - Reporting status updates and metrics to senior leadership. - Support the Product manager when necessary. • *Qualifiations** - Bachelor’s degree plus 5 years’ experience - Knowledge and experience in Agile Processes and procedures (including SAFe framework, metrics, and in the implementation of Agile Release Train) - Must be certified Scrum Master from a major alliance - Must have a minimum of 3 years of experience as a Scrum Master - Must have a minimum of 3 years of experience in leading teams, including the management of project dashboards. - Background in information technology management - Complex Problem Solving, identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement new ones. - Working knowledge on JIRA and other agile tools • *Nice to haves** - Past experience and functional knowledge in FinTech industry - Certified SAFe Release Train Engineer Past experience as a Release Train Engineer. - Past experience training teams and organizations in Agile. - Experience providing Agile Training to teams and organizations LI-Remote • All of our Veeps live out our core values: * We look for excellence: individuals that are better than we are and not only meet our values but bring value to our teams. We are committed to providing an environment that is inclusive and accessible. Versapay is an equal opportunity employer and considers all applicants for employment without discrimination. Please let us know if accommodation for the recruitment/interview process is required and we will work with you to make sure your needs are addressed. Due to COVID-19 Guidelines, all interviews will be conducted using Zoom.