Senior SAFe Release Train Engineer – Agile Delivery Leader

McKesson; Colorado; On-site; USD 115,000 - 192,000; Full time

Job summary

McKesson is seeking a dedicated Retail Value Stream Release Train Engineer to enable alignment, execution, and continuous improvement across multiple teams within the Retail Suites SAFe Operating Model and Lean Portfolio Management framework. As chief facilitator, you will coach teams and leaders, manage dependencies, and improve delivery at scale, while not owning product priorities or people management.

This role emphasizes AI-enabled analytics and data-driven decisions to optimize value

Qualifications

• 7+ years of relevant professional experience in Agile delivery, program delivery, product development, technology, or related field.
• Experience supporting Agile teams in a scaled environment and leading large cross-functional planning and execution events.
• Strong knowledge of SAFe, Lean, Scrum, Kanban, PI Planning, dependency management, flow, and continuous improvement practices.

Responsibilities

• Lead value stream and ART-level operating cadences including PI Planning, ART Syncs, Scrum of Scrums, Product Owner Syncs, System Demos, Inspect & Adapt workshops, and PI execution reviews.
• Establish a consistent operating rhythm for large-scale planning and execution events with multiple teams and priorities.
• Ensure cross-team dependencies, risks, blockers, and impediments are visible and actively managed across the value stream.
• Track performance, flow metrics, ART health, and delivery outcomes; use data-driven insights for actions.
• Lead improvement backlogs and coach teams on Lean-Agile principles and decentralized decision-making.
• Communicate delivery risks, decisions, and improvement opportunities to leaders and cross-functional partners.
• Apply AI-enabled analytics to identify bottlenecks and optimize sequencing.

Skills

Agile delivery

SAFe Agile

Facilitation

Coaching

Cross-functional leadership

Dependency management

Stakeholder management

Atlassian

Miro

Tools

Atlassian

Miro

Job description

McKesson is seeking a dedicated Retail Value Stream Release Train Engineer to enable alignment, execution, and continuous improvement across multiple teams within the Retail Suites SAFe Operating Model and Lean Portfolio Management framework. As chief facilitator, you will coach teams and leaders, manage dependencies, and improve delivery at scale, while not owning product priorities or people management.

This role emphasizes AI-enabled analytics and data-driven decisions to optimize value