11726

Maarut; Montreal; On-site; CAD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Maarut is seeking a Senior Project Manager / Release Train Engineer (RTE) in Montreal to lead high‑visibility delivery across multiple teams. The role blends scaled Agile facilitation with traditional PM governance, focusing on flow, predictability, and executive reporting.

The ideal candidate has 5–8+ years of PM experience and at least 3 years in an RTE role, with PI Planning and coordination of several teams. Insurance domain knowledge is a plus; the position is on site in Montreal.

Qualifications

• 5–8+ years of project management with an RTE role for 3+ years.
• Experience coordinating multiple teams across PI Planning and large programs.
• Strong metrics-driven delivery with flow and predictability focus.
• Ability to present to an executive committee and manage cross‑functional delivery.
• Insurance domain knowledge in claims or pricing is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate multiple teams with PI Planning facilitation and Scrum of Scrums.
• Manage agile-at-scale contexts (SAFe or Lean Portfolio) with governance.
• Track IT delivery using ADO dashboards and Power BI for exec visibility.
• Communicate and coach senior stakeholders to drive decisions.
• Ensure delivery milestones across multi-year, multi-team projects.

Skills

PI Planning facilitation

Scrum of Scrums

PO Sync

System Demo

Flow metrics

Executive communication

Team coaching

Delivery leadership

Risk management

Stakeholder management

Tools

Azure DevOps

ADO dashboards

Power BI

LeanKit

Planview AgilePlace

GitHub Copilot

M365 Copilot

Job description

Senior Project Manager / Release Train Engineer (RTE), Claims & Pricing

• Job Opening ID 11726
• City Montreal
• Country Canada
• Number of Positions 1
• Work Experience 10+ Years

Job Description

Mandate Overview:

• The client is looking for a senior project manager who actsas an RTE in a high-visibility delivery ecosystem. The role combines two areas:scaled agile facilitation (PI Planning, Scrum of Scrums, PO Sync, System Demo)and traditional project management (capacity, costs, schedules, steeringcommittees). The uniqueness of the assignment lies in the performance angle:the client wants someone who measures the flow efficiency, the predictabilityof increments, and turns this data into decisions for senior management. Theprojects are multi-year, multi-team, with business and IT components andparallel deliveries. The interest in AI (GitHub Copilot, M365 Copilot) is aimedat automating reports and anticipating risks, not at an AI project role.
  
• Target candidate: a project manager with 5 to 8+ years ofexperience who has held an RTE role for at least 3 years, with demonstrated PIPlanning and coordination of multiple teams. They work driven by metrics (flow,predictability, ADO dashboards) and know how to present to an executivecommittee. Experience in insurance is a plus, ideally in claims or pricing.
  

Requirements

Required:

• RTE role: coordination of multiple teams, PI Planningfacilitation, Scrum of Scrums, PO Sync and System Demo
  
• Agile or hybrid context at scale (SAFe, Kanban at scale, orLean Portfolio Management)
  
• Knowledge of IT (development, architecture, Azure DevOps,ADO dashboards)
  
• Understanding of the insurance sector (rating, claims)
  
• Mobilizing leadership, executive communication, teamcoaching
  

Preferred:

• Performance management through metrics and flow indicators,visibility, ADO dashboards, LeanKit or Planview AgilePlace, Power BI
  
• Demonstrated curiosity about AI and generative AI applied todelivery
  

Asset:

• DevOps delivery maturity (CI/CD, test automation, releasemanagement)
  
• Use of AI productivity tools (GitHub Copilot, M365 Copilot)
  

Profiles to Exclude:

• Profile mentioning Scrum or SAFe without demonstratedresponsibility for coordinating multiple teams (Scrum Master of just one team).
  
• Traditional project manager profile without PI Planning oran agile-at-scale framework.
  
• Agile coach or SPC profile focused on training, withoutresponsibility for delivery or reporting to a steering committee.
  
• Release Manager (deployments) profile presented as RTE,without facilitating ceremonies at scale.
  
• Profile mentioning project management without anyperformance metrics (flow, predictability, dashboard).