[Remote] Release Train Engineer and Agile Coach

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Worldpay is a leading name in the payments industry, seeking a Release Train Engineer & Agile Coach to join their OCTO organization. The role involves overseeing Agile Release Trains, providing transformational coaching, and ensuring alignment with corporate strategies while promoting Agile best practices.

Responsibilities

• Builds and provides direction and day-to-day operations of one or more Agile Release Trains (ARTs). Scope may include technical and/or non-technical programs for a Worldpay segment or division
• Provides transformational coaching in support of teams and leaders that allows for greater alignment with the organizational Agile Operating Model, in a way that respects and preserves team culture and best practices already being leveraged
• Oversees and provides guidance to the personnel responsible for the organization’s portfolio of deliverables
• Develops and supports Agile delivery best practices, processes and policies to ensure alignment with corporate strategy and goals
• Partners with multi-departmental leadership and other stakeholders to locate opportunities and develop and prioritize deliverables according to relevant measurement criteria
• Maintains the effectiveness of the Agile delivery lifecycle, including such as scaled planning, risk assessment, dependency management, system thinking and continuous improvement stewardship
• Provides executive management with forecasts of work, delivery status, system impacts and measurable improvements to delivery flow
• Ensure that ART(s) and teams are leveraging the best application of the SAFe framework and Agile and Product mindsets and practices
• Promotes continual growth of those in the role through direct mentorship and feedback on development and opportunities
• Other related duties assigned as needed

Skills

• Extensive knowledge of Agile ways of working including SAFe, Scrum, Kanban, XP, DevOps, etc
• Knowledge of various types of IT project methodologies and life cycles, e.g., conversions, incremental, rapid delivery, classic or traditional waterfall phases of analysis, design, development, testing, implementation
• Knowledge of standards relevant to the software industry, e.g., ISO, CMM, Lean Six Sigma
• Knowledge of financial services industry
• Knowledge of Worldpay products and services
• Evidence of transformational coaching leveraging many different types of strategies with measurable successes
• Evidence of critical thinking and creative problem-solving using root cause analysis tool and Lean thinking
• Advanced skill in use of Agile Delivery software to manage work, e.g., Jira and Jira Align as well as supporting tools such as Confluence, SharePoint, etc
• Demonstrated skill in managing value drops, expectations management and timelines
• Skill in use of negotiation techniques to reach agreement when viewpoints vary
• Excellent analysis, problem-solving, team, conflict management and time management skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to interact effectively with executives at both Worldpay and clients
• Ability to set clear expectations, manage team performance and build high morale among team members

Benefits

• This position is eligible for bonus.

Company Overview

• Worldpay is a global payment processing company offering secure, scalable solutions for online, in-store, and mobile transactions. It was founded in 1971, and is headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA, with a workforce of 5001-10000 employees. Its website is https://worldpay.com.

Company H1B Sponsorship

• Worldpay has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 148 in 2025, 68 in 2024, 1 in 2020. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.

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