Senior Release Train Engineer (RTE)
Hybrid (Office: Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday | Remote: Monday, Friday)

Are you an experienced agile leader who thrives at the intersection of strategy, execution, and people leadership? We're looking for a Senior Release Train Engineer (RTE) to lead the delivery of complex, cross functional initiatives that support our U.S. Retirement business .

In this role, you'll partner with business and technology leaders to align priorities, manage dependencies, and drive predictable, high quality delivery across multiple agile teams. You'll play a key role in enabling teams to achieve meaningful business outcomes while fostering a culture of collaboration, continuous improvement, and operational excellence.

What You'll Do
Agile Delivery & Execution

Lead the planning and delivery of large scale initiatives, epics, features, and releases across multiple agile teams.

Maintain integrated program roadmaps, delivery milestones, and risk management plans.

Coordinate application releases and provide clear executive level status updates.

Leadership & Collaboration

Coach and mentor Scrum Masters, Project Managers, and Business Systems Analysts.

Partner with Product Owners, Engineering Leaders, and business stakeholders to align delivery with strategic objectives.

Foster strong collaboration across employee, vendor, onshore, and offshore teams.

Governance & Continuous Improvement

Manage cross team dependencies, risks, and impediments.

Ensure delivery aligns with agile best practices and governance standards.

Track key performance metrics and drive continuous improvement across teams and programs.

Lead retrospectives and promote a culture of learning and adaptability.

Operational Excellence

Support delivery planning, financial tracking, and benefit realization activities.

Drive process improvements and establish scalable delivery practices.

Partner with stakeholders to enhance operational efficiency and delivery outcomes.

What You Bring
Required Qualifications

Minimum 5 years of experience leading agile delivery in complex, multi team environments as a Release Train Engineer, Program Manager, Development Manager, Senior Scrum Master, or similar leadership role.

Strong knowledge of Agile methodologies and SAFe (Scaled Agile Framework) .

Proven experience managing multiple initiatives, dependencies, risks, and stakeholders simultaneously.

Experience leading distributed teams and coordinating release management activities.

Outstanding communication, facilitation, and stakeholder management skills.





Preferred Qualifications

SAFe Release Train Engineer (RTE) or Scrum Master certification.

Experience within financial services, retirement services, or other regulated industries.

Proficiency with tools such as Jira, ServiceNow, and Microsoft Office.

What Will Make You Successful

A servant leadership mindset focused on coaching, empowerment, and team development.

The ability to influence and align diverse stakeholders around common goals.

Strong problem solving skills and comfort navigating ambiguity.

A passion for continuous improvement and delivering meaningful business outcomes.

Why Join Us?

Work on strategic initiatives that directly impact our U.S. Retirement business.

Collaborate with talented teams in a supportive and inclusive environment.

Grow your career while helping shape the future of agile delivery at scale.

Enjoy a versatile hybrid work model: remote Mondays and Fridays, in office Tuesdays through Thursdays.

The role being advertised is an existing vacancy.

マニュライフとジョン・ハンコックについて
マニュライフ・ファイナンシャル・コーポレーションは、「あなたの未来に、わかりやすさを」を提供する、国際的な大手金融サービスプロバイダーです。当社について詳しくは、 https://www.manulife.co.jp/lをご覧ください。

マニュライフは機会均等を是とする雇用主です
マニュライフ/ジョン・ハンコックでは、多様性を受け入れます。私たちは、サービス提供先であるお客さまと同様に、多様な人材を引きつけ、育成し、定着させ、文化や個人の力を受け入れる包括的な職場環境を促進するよう努めています。当社は公正な採用、定着、昇進、報酬に努めています。当社のすべての慣行およびプログラムは、人種、祖先、出身地、肌の色、民族的出自、市民権、宗教または宗教的信念、信条、性別（妊娠および妊娠関連の状態を含む）、性的指向、遺伝的特徴、退役軍人としての地位、性自認、性に関する表明、年齢、婚姻状況、家族状況、障害、または適用法で保護されるその他の要因に対する一切の差別を行うことなく管理されます。

雇用への平等なアクセスを提供するために、障壁を取り除くことが当社の優先事項です。人事担当者は、応募者が応募プロセス中に合理的配慮を要求する場合に協力します。配慮要求のプロセス中に共有されるすべての情報は、適用される法律およびマニュライフ/ジョン・ハンコックのポリシーに準拠した方法で保存および使用されます。申請プロセスにおいて合理的配慮を要求するには、 [email protected]までご連絡をお願いします。

Referenced Salary Location
CAN, Ontario, Toronto, 250 Bloor Street East

Working Arrangement
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Salary range is expected to be between
$113,000.00 CAD - $163,000.00 CAD

Employees also have the opportunity to participate in incentive programs and earn incentive compensation tied to business and individual performance. The actual salary will vary depending on local market conditions, geography and relevant job-related factors such as knowledge, skills, qualifications, experience, and education/training. If you are applying for this role outside of the primary location, please contact [email protected] for the salary range for your location.

Manulife offers eligible employees a wide array of customizable benefits, including health, dental, mental health, vision, short- and long-term disability, life and AD&D; insurance coverage, adoption/surrogacy and wellness benefits, and employee/family assistance plans. We also offer eligible employees various retirement savings plans (including pension and a global share ownership plan with employer matching contributions) and financial education and counseling resources. Our generous paid time off program in Canada includes holidays, vacation, personal, and sick days, and we offer the full range of statutory leaves of absence. If you are applying for this role in the U.S., please contact [email protected] for more information about U.S.-specific paid time off provisions.

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📌 Senior Release Train Engineer (Ontario)
🏢 Manulife Financial
📍 Ontario