Release Train Engineer (RTE)

Tata Consultancy Services; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 120,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Tata Consultancy Services seeks a Program Manager / Domain Consultant to lead SAP S/4HANA transformation programs for the US market. The role requires strong SAFe experience, PI Planning discipline, and governance to ensure on-time delivery across multiple ARTs.

You will coordinate Scrum Masters, Product Owners, and SI delivery teams, leveraging Jira, RAIL dashboards, and executive reporting to drive visibility and outcomes. US business hours and hybrid collaboration are expected.

Qualifications

• Senior SAFe-certified SAP S/4HANA transformation delivery leader.
• Experience as Agile Release Train Engineer or large-scale ART execution lead.
• Strong governance and executive reporting experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead Agile Release Train execution for SAP S/4HANA transformation with PI planning, sprint execution, and governance.
• Coordinate cross-ART dependencies across multiple domains and rollout workstreams.
• Manage distributed teams with onshore/offshore overlap and clear communication.

Skills

SAFe Certified

SAP S/4HANA

ART/SAFe Leadership

PI Planning

Jira

Agile Governance

Tools

RAIL

Smartsheet

MS Teams

SharePoint

Job description

Program Manager / Domain Consultant

Job Description

• Senior SAFe-certified SAP S/4HANA transformation delivery leader with proven experience as an Agile Release Train Engineer or large‑scale ART execution lead.
• Direct experience running PI Planning, ART Sync, Scrum Master orchestration, dependency management, risk escalation, and executive‑level delivery governance.
• Strong understanding of SAP S/4HANA transformation programs, with the ability to manage SAP dependencies intelligently without acting as the functional solution owner.
• Experience coordinating multiple ARTs across process, data, integration, security, testing, OCM, and business‑led design governance.
• Ability to operate within quarterly PI cadence and 3‑week sprint execution models, ensuring feature flow, dependency visibility, and predictable delivery outcomes.
• Hands‑on experience with Jira‑based scaled agile management, RAIL governance, Smartsheet, MS Teams, SharePoint, testing dashboards, and executive reporting.
• Experience coordinating Agile S/4 Build with Waterfall Hybrid rollout milestones, data loads, testing, cutover, and go‑live readiness.

Roles & Responsibilities

• Lead Agile Release Train execution for the Honeywell Helix SAP S/4HANA transformation, ensuring disciplined PI planning, sprint execution, ART Sync, dependency tracking, and delivery governance.
• Coordinate cross‑ART dependencies across LTC, ISC/ITO, RTR, process, data, integration, security, testing, OCM, and rollout workstreams.
• Orchestrate Scrum Masters, Product Owners, Product Managers, Value Stream Leaders, Solution/System Architects, business SMEs, and SI delivery teams to maintain delivery cadence and transparency.
• Drive PI readiness, feature prioritization, dependency resolution, risk/issue escalation, and executive reporting using Jira, RAIL, dashboards, and governance forums.
• Protect fit‑to‑standard and zero‑customization governance discipline while ensuring solution decisions remain with the appropriate Solution Architect/System Architect and business design authorities.
• Align Agile S/4 Build delivery with Waterfall Hybrid rollout milestones, including testing cycles, data loads, deployment readiness, cutover, and go‑live coordination.
• Manage distributed onshore/offshore teams with strong overlap to US business hours and clear communication across global stakeholders.
• Use AI‑enabled tooling and dashboards to improve delivery visibility, dependency management, action tracking, reporting quality, and leadership decision support.

Generic Managerial Skills

• Executive presence with the ability to communicate delivery status, risks, dependencies, and decisions clearly to senior business and technology stakeholders.
• Strong facilitation skills for PI Planning, ART Sync, risk review, dependency management, and cross‑functional governance forums.
• Proven ability to lead distributed, multi‑vendor, onshore/offshore teams in complex global SAP S/4HANA transformation environments.
• Structured, proactive, and outcome‑focused approach to issue resolution, escalation management, and delivery predictability.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with business value streams, Product Management, Product Owners, Solution Architects, Scrum Masters, coaches, SI partners, and PMO teams.
• Strong governance mindset with the ability to enforce cadence and transparency without becoming the SAP functional decision‑maker.

Salary Range

120,000–200,000 USD per year