Corporate Vice President - Release Train Engineer

Location Designation: Hybrid - 3 days per week
As part of Technology, you'll have the opportunity to contribute to groundbreaking initiatives that shape New York Life's digital landscape. Leverage cutting-edge technologies like Generative AI to increase productivity, streamline processes, and create seamless experiences for clients, agents, and employees. Your expertise fuels innovation, agility, and growth - driving the company's success.
Role Overview:
The Insurance Solutions Release Train Engineer (RTE) is responsible for orchestrating Agile Release Train (ART) delivery in alignment with New York Life's agile operating model. As an agile coach, facilitator, and program leader, the RTE enables efficient coordination across multiple scrum teams, ensuring prioritized, aligned, and timely execution of high-value work.
This role supports business areas including Life, Long-Term Care (LTC), Disability Insurance (DI), and Business Solutions, with a focus on delivering a multi-year strategic roadmap that maximizes ROI on technology investments. Leading a team of Scrum Masters, the RTE partners closely with business and technology leadership to drive strategic prioritization, optimize delivery outcomes, and ensure organizational agility.
Success in this role requires outstanding communication skills, strong analytical and leadership abilities, and deep knowledge of Agile/SAFe frameworks within the financial services or insurance industry.
What You'll Do:
• Serve as Agile coach and chief facilitator for the Agile Release Train (ART) and Value Stream.• Plan, organize, and facilitate key ART ceremonies such as Program Increment (PI) Planning, Scrum of Scrums, and Inspect & Adapt.• Drive transparency into delivery through real-time tracking and reporting of ART progress, velocity, and maturity.• Proactively identify and resolve cross-team dependencies, train-level blockers, and delivery risks, escalating as necessary.• Maintain continuous alignment of program scope, deliverables, and milestones with stakeholder expectations.• Lead ART retrospectives to drive ongoing process improvements and foster a culture of agility and learning.• Partner with Product Owners, Scrum Masters, Developers, and QA to ensure the timely and quality delivery of features and epics.• Track and manage work using tools such as Jira, Confluence, and others to provide accurate visibility and metrics.• Support product backlog grooming and ensure program-level feature readiness and prioritization.• Plan and lead product demonstrations and confirm story clarity and acceptance criteria.• Contribute to the standardization and evolution of agile practices across Product Solutions and the broader enterprise.• Act as a subject matter expert (SME) for agile delivery, program planning, and stakeholder engagement strategies.• Foster a culture of innovation by identifying opportunities to leverage AI, GenAI, and Agentic AI tools for improving delivery velocity, stakeholder transparency, and team productivity.
What You'll Bring:• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Business, Computer Science, Systems Analysis, or a related field or equivalent experience.• SAFe® Scrum Master and/or Release Train Engineer, PMP certifications preferred.• 10+ years of experience in Agile roles such as Release Train Engineer, Scrum Master, or Agile Project Manager.• Demonstrated leadership in delivering large-scale, complex programs within Insurance or Financial Services industries.• Strong hands-on experience with agile tools like Jira, Confluence, Monday.dev and Ativo.• Proven ability to lead geographically distributed teams and facilitate large-scale planning events.• Expertise in identifying and resolving technical risks through close collaboration with engineering teams.• Experience managing multi-million dollar budgets and vendor relationships.• Exceptional facilitation, interpersonal, coaching, and communication skills.• Ability to influence and collaborate across a complex, cross-functional organization.• Strong consulting mindset and a passion for agile transformation and continuous value delivery.• Demonstrated interest in or experience with applying AI-based tools (e.g., GenAI assistants, automated reporting, backlog intelligence) to improve program delivery, decision-making, and agile facilitation.
Pay Transparency
Salary Range: $144,000-$205,500
Overtime eligible: Exempt
Discretionary bonus eligible: Yes
Sales bonus eligible: No
Actual base salary will be determined based on several factors but not limited to individual's experience, skills, qualifications, and job location. Additionally, employees are eligible for an annual discretionary bonus. In addition to base salary, employees may also be eligible to participate in an incentive program.
Company Overview
At New York Life, our 180-year legacy of purpose and integrity fuels our future. As we evolve into a more technology-, data-, and AI-enabled organization, we remain grounded in the values that drive lasting impact.
Our diverse business portfolio creates opportunities to make a difference across industries and communities-inviting bold thinking, collaborative problem-solving, and purpose-driven innovation. Here, you'll find the rare balance of long-standing stability and forward momentum, supported by an inclusive team that honors tradition while embracing progress.
As a Fortune 100 mutual company, we offer a place to grow your skills, contribute to meaningful work, and deliver solutions that matter. Your ideas drive what's next, and your growth powers it.
Our Benefits
We provide a full package of benefits for employees - and have unique offerings for a modern workforce, including leave programs, adoption assistance, and student loan repayment programs. Based on feedback from our employees, we continue to refine and add benefits to our offering, so that you can flourish both inside and outside of work.Click hereto discover more about our comprehensive benefit options or visit our NYL Benefits Site.
Our Commitment to Inclusion
At New York Life, fostering an inclusive workplace is fundamental to who we are and how we serve our communities. We have a longstanding commitment to creating an environment where individuals can contribute their best and succeed together. This foundation is rooted in our core values of humanity and integrity, ensuring that every employee feels valued and supported. By embracing a broad range of perspectives and experiences, we achieve greater success and fulfill our promise of providing financial security and peace of mind to families across all communities. Click here to learn more about New York Life's leadership in this space.
Recognized as one of Fortune's World's Most Admired Companies, New York Life is committed to improving local communities through a culture of employee giving and volunteerism, supported by the Foundation. We're proud that due to our mutuality, we operate in the best interests of our policy owners. To learn more about career opportunities at New York Life, please visit the Careers page of www.NewYorkLife.com.
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Job Requisition ID: 92782