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The Release Train Engineer (RTE) is the servant leader and facilitator for the Agile Release Train (ART), responsible for enabling successful delivery of strategic business and technology initiatives. The role drives program execution, aligns teams to enterprise priorities, manages dependencies, risks, and governance, and promotes continuous improvement to accelerate value delivery across the organization.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and facilitate ART ceremonies, including PI Planning, ART Syncs, Scrum of Scrums, System Demos, and Inspect & Adapt events.

• Drive execution of complex, cross-functional initiatives aligned with strategic business objectives and transformation goals.

• Ensure alignment between portfolio priorities, roadmaps, capacity, and delivery execution.

• Proactively manage program risks, issues, dependencies, and impediments, escalating where necessary to maintain delivery commitments.

• Provide executive-ready reporting and insights on program health, PI objectives, delivery predictability, capacity, risks, and value realization.

• Partner with Product Management, Architecture, Portfolio Management, Business Leaders, and Delivery Teams to ensure alignment and transparency.

• Foster Lean-Agile practices, operational excellence, and continuous improvement across the ART.

• Enable adoption and optimization of delivery tools such as Jira, Azure DevOps, Smartsheet, and Power BI.

• Support enterprise transformation efforts through Agile coaching, change enablement, and organizational alignment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Information Technology, Engineering, or related field; Master's degree preferred.

• 12+ years of experience in Program Management, Agile Delivery, Enterprise Transformation, or related leadership roles.

• 4+ years of people management experience.

• Leadership experience, managing teams of Scrum Masters and Outside Service Workers.

• Experience building, developing, and retaining high performing teams in Agile delivery.

• 5+ years supporting Agile Release Trains or large-scale Agile delivery organizations.

• Strong knowledge of SAFe, Lean-Agile, Waterfall, and hybrid delivery methodologies.

• Proven experience managing large-scale programs, cross-functional dependencies, risks, and stakeholder relationships.

• Experience with Jira, Azure DevOps, Smartsheet, Power BI, and enterprise delivery reporting tools.

• Strong facilitation, communication, analytical, and executive stakeholder management skills.

• SAFe RTE, SPC 5.5 or higher and PMP required.

Success Measures

Success in this role is demonstrated by:

• Consistent achievement of PI objectives and predictable delivery outcomes.

• Effective management and resolution of dependencies, risks, and program impediments.

• Strong alignment between enterprise strategy, portfolio priorities, and execution.

• High-quality executive reporting that enables informed decision-making.

• Measurable improvements in delivery flow, quality, efficiency, and value realization.

• Establishment of a high-performing Agile culture that supports enterprise transformation and continuous improvement.

About MMS

McKesson Medical-Surgical (MMS), which is expected to become Wellverse in early 2027, is a subsidiary and publicly reported segment of the McKesson Corporation. MMS distributes medical-surgical supplies, pharmaceuticals, diagnostic equipment and supplies, along with other solutions and services to virtually every type of healthcare setting and provider outside of the traditional hospital. These markets - often referred to as Alternate Care or Non-Acute Care - include physician offices, surgery centers, long-term care providers, laboratories, home health and hospice agencies, health systems, government facilities and online marketplaces and retailers.

Alternate Care markets are growing rapidly, and MMS is proud to be a leader in this space. With a team of approximately 8,000 employees, a network of 15 distribution centers and approximately 900 delivery vehicles, we collaborate with more than 2,200 leading manufacturers and serve over 200,000 customer accounts across the U.S. Our catalog includes more than 270,000 SKUs of branded and private-label medical-surgical products - from bandages to specialty pharmaceuticals and COVID-19 tests.

We are proud to offer a competitive compensation package at McKesson as part of our Total Rewards. This is determined by several factors, including performance, experience and skills, equity, regular job market evaluations, and geographical markets. The pay range shown below is aligned with McKesson's pay philosophy, and pay will always be compliant with any applicable regulations. In addition to base pay, other compensation, such as an annual bonus or long-term incentive opportunities may be offered. For more information regarding benefits at McKesson, pleaseclick here.

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