Solution Train Engineer

Job Classification :

Technology - Agile, Delivery, & Product

Vice President, Solution Train Engineer

Are you passionate about delivering solutions? Are you interested in building capabilities that enable the organization with innovation, speed, agility, scalability, and efficiency?

The Global Technology team takes extraordinary pride in our culture where digital transformation is built into our DNA! When you join the Global Technology organization at Prudential, you’ll unlock an exciting and impactful career all while growing your skills and advancing your profession at one of the world’s leading financial services institutions.

Your Team

As a Vice President, Solution Train Engineer in the Chief Technology Office you will partner with Chief Product Owners, Solution Architect Engineers, and delivery professionals.

You will ensure strategy and execution alignment through collaboration with colleagues and stakeholders to solve sophisticated business problems, deploy innovative products, services and experiences to delight our customers! In addition to your deep expertise and experience in delivery, you will bring excellent problem solving, communication and teamwork skills, strong business insight, an inclusive leadership demeanor and a continuous learning focus to all that you do.

Location : Newark, NJ hybrid

Here is what you can expect on a typical day

• Serve as delivery leader for a cohort of up to 6 Agile Release Trains (ARTs) teams and the broader organization; each ART will consist of up to 10 Agile teams.
• Enable the flawless delivery of the ARTs' committed outcomes by identifying bottlenecks and removing impediments while also fostering opportunities for continuous improvement and innovation.
• Coordinate dependencies within the primary portfolio and across other portfolios in the Enterprise.
• Drive strategic alignment through collaboration with Portfolio Engineer (primarily), Chief Product Owners (CPOs), Release Train Engineers (RTEs), Solution Architect Engineers, Product Owners, Scrum Masters, Tech Leads and other partners and collaborators on the ART and across the organization.
• Create organizational Agile maturity through contributions of improved delivery methods for responsible ARTs and / or across portfolios.
• Identify and contribute practices to Prudential's Agile methodology.
• Provide an outstanding blend of tactical and strategic leadership and coaching / mentorship relevant to Agile execution and implementation for a team of 4 to 7 RTEs.

The Skills & Expertise You Bring

• Proven experience as a Release Train Engineer or experience as a Solution Train Engineer,
• Fluency in multiple Agile methodologies, including Scaled Agile Framework®, with proven expertise in scaling and delivery across teams of various maturity including start-ups.
• Experience navigating and influencing matrixed businesses and functions while building strong relationships.
• Expertise in all aspects of Agile Team Facilitation including Pre PI-Planning, PI Planning, Scrum-of-Scrums, System Demos, and Inspect & Adapt
• Proficiency in multiple Agile delivery toolchains, including Jira, Jira Align, and Miro
• Passion for and success record in building new products, capabilities, solutions, and teams
• Ability to lead and effectively leverage diverse ideas, experiences, thoughts, and perspectives to the benefit of the organization
• Knowledge of business concepts, tools and processes that are needed for making sound decisions in the context of the company's business
• Ability to learn new skills and knowledge on an on-going basis through self-initiative and solving challenges
• Excellent problem solving, communication and collaboration skills
• Strong leadership skills, both strategic and tactical, with a high degree of emotional intelligence
• Empowers teams to be accountable for solving problems and promotes an inclusive engagement among a cross section of resources

Preferred Qualifications

• Certified Release Train Engineer certification
• Experience in serving as a Solution Train Engineer or Release Train Engineer within the financial services industry across multiple verticals, be they technical or business in nature
• High degree of comfort in interacting with Senior Leadership Teams

You’ll Love Working Here Because You Can :

Join a team and culture where your voice matters; where every day, your work transforms our experiences to make lives better.

As you put your skills to use, we’ll help you make an even bigger impact with learning experiences that can grow your technical AND leadership capabilities.

You’ll be surprised by what this rock-solid organization has in store for you.

What we offer you :

• Market competitive base salaries, with a yearly bonus potential at every level
• Medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability insurance, Paid Time Off (PTO), and leave of absences, such as parental and military leave
• Retirement plans :
• 401(k) plan with company match (up to 4%)
• Company-funded pension plan
• Wellness Programs to help you achieve your wellbeing goals, including up to $1,000 a year for reimbursement of items purchased to support personal wellbeing needs
• Work / Life Resources to help support topics such as parenting, housing, senior care, finances, pets, legal matters, education, emotional and mental health, and career development.
• Tuition Assistance to help finance traditional college enrollment toward obtaining an approved degree, many accredited certificate programs, and industry designations.
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan : Shares can be purchased at 85% of the lower of two prices (Beginning or End of the purchase period), after one year of service.
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