Sr Release Train Engineering Manager (24 months contract)

OLG; Sault Ste. Marie; On-site; CAD 95,000 - 143,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Public Service Pension Plan

Paid Time-Off

Growth Focus

Equity, diversity, and inclusion

Job summary

OLG is seeking a Sr Release Train Engineering Manager on a 24 months contract to oversee release trains across the Digital Platform, coordinating with labs, service providers and stakeholders to ensure smooth scheduling and deployment of features.

You will partner with Scrum Masters, Product Owners and Business Analysts to define the release roadmap, manage dependencies, mitigate risks, and drive continuous improvement across multiple product domains.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in any discipline; MBA preferred.
• Master’s degree in business administration/management preferred.
• Certified SAFe Release Train Engineer or SAFe Program Consultant preferred; PMI-PgMP equivalent experience welcomed.
• 5-7 years delivering with vendors and senior leadership.

Responsibilities

• Manage the overall Release Train Schedule across all digital platforms, drive visibility of release dates, milestones and dependencies.
• Provide recommendations to adapt plans and schedules during sprints and releases to address emerging requirements and risks.
• Foster proactive communication across labs and divisions to ensure clarity of goals, decisions and status.
• Elevate impediments with Product Owners, Scrum Masters and stakeholders to drive risk management and improvement.
• Coordinate sequencing of product releases aligned with priorities while managing dependencies.
• Maintain the overarching digital release plan and optimize delivery scenarios.

Skills

Release train leadership

Stakeholder management

Agile / Scrum

Cross-team coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree in any discipline

Master’s degree in business administration/management

Tools

SAFe RTE Certification

SAFe Practitioner Consultant

PMI-PgMP

Job description

Job Description

Sr Release Train Engineering Manager (24 months contract) We are ready to take this game to the next level and need someone passionate to support the ongoing management of the release trains across the Digital Platform for deployment, collaborating with the Service Providers, Labs and other OLG stakeholders (e.g., Lottery, Technology) to ensure smooth scheduling and deployment of product features across the various product domains on the Digital Platform. In this capacity, the Sr Release Train Engineering Manager works in close collaboration with Scrum Masters, Product Owners and Business Analysts to inform the overall release schedule for the Digital Platform, facilitate release train events and work to remove obstacles related to cross-lab conflicts/interactions on the Digital Platform to assist the labs in delivering value.

Range

95,200.00 - 142,800.00 CAD

YOUR ROLE IN THE GAME

• Manage the overall Release Train Schedule across all digital platforms, drive visibility and transparency of release dates, milestones, and dependencies throughout the process
• Provide recommendations to adapt plans and schedules as required throughout software development sprints and releases to respond to emerging requirements and risks
• Foster constructive and proactive communication across labs and divisions to ensure goals and priorities, key decisions, and status is clear to all
• Communicate with Product Owners, Scrum Masters, Business Analysts and stakeholders to elevate impediments, help manage risk and drive relentless improvement
• Manage the sequencing of product releases across the entire portfolio of work for delivery in alignment with the identified priorities while managing dependencies and constraints
• Manage the ongoing maintenance of the overarching digital integrated release (train) plan, with consideration to optimal delivery scenarios
• Perform analysis to identify emerging trends and provide recommendations to Director, Release Train & Scrum Master Lead; engaging with other divisions and service providers/partners to remove barriers to delivery and align on tactics to mitigate risks and address issues
• Track and report, to Director, Release Train & Scrum Master Lead and digital leadership, progress on the release train including status, risks, benefits and required actions
• Play a key role in the development and implementation of delivery processes to ensure roadmap priorities are achieved in an efficient manner and according to plan timelines
• Participate in the resolution of issues with other departments/divisions/delivery partners in a manner that best supports and balances conflicting priorities and/or constrained resources to achieve the digital roadmap
• Contribute to the enhancement of the release management framework, including all requisite artifacts and processes, to enable accelerated value delivery across the digital labs
• Facilitate hand-off of releases to Digital Operations and IT Operations for production deployment

WHAT YOU BRING TO THE GAME

• Bachelor's degree in any discipline. Master’s degree in business administration/management is preferred
• Certified SAFe Release Train Engineer, SAFe Program Consultant or PMI-PgMP® equivalent experience preferred
• 5-7 years of delivery experience, with evidence of increasing collaborations with vendors and senior leadership

Relevant Skills

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills with ability to communicate complex messages (in person, video or in writing) and teach new concepts
• Outstanding organizational skills with the ability to apply agile principles, tools and techniques to lead, manage and help teams execute successful digital software product development
• The ability to apply problem-solving skills and knowledge of Information Technology to a variety of complex situations
• Strong Stakeholder Management Skills

Benefits Of Joining The Winning Team

• Public Service Pension Plan: Participation in a highly desirable defined benefit pension plan.
• Paid Time-Off: Competitive paid time-off provisions to support work-life balance and well-being.
• Growth Focus: Become your best self with comprehensive support for your professional development.
• Equity, diversity, and inclusion: Core to OLG's culture, empowering employees to bring their authentic selves and make a meaningful impact across Ontario.

Please Note: Unless otherwise specified, all positions are required to work fully onsite.

OLG is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to providing employment accommodation in accordance with the Ontario Human Rights Code and the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act. Please contact Human Resources at [e-mail] if you require accommodation at any time throughout the hire process.

We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and experiences. If you bring relevant skills and a willingness to learn, we encourage you to apply—even if you don’t meet every listed qualification. We sincerely appreciate your interest; while we are unable to contact everyone, those selected for the next steps will be notified.

We thank you for your interest in this opportunity; however only those individuals selected for an interview will be contacted.

Personal information is collected by the Ontario Lottery & Gaming Corporation (OLG) and/or its third party service provider(s) under the authority of the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation Act, 1999, SO 1999, c 12, Sch L and the Employment Standards Act, 2000, S.O. 2000, c. 41 (as amended) and will be used for the purpose of determining qualifications for employment with OLG and for recruitment modernization initiatives. The information will be managed in accordance with all applicable laws, OLG's Protection of Privacy Policy (the Policy) and related policies and procedures. For any questions about this collection, please contact [e-mail], 800-70 Foster Drive, Sault Ste. Marie, ON, P6A 6V2.