Release Train Engineer, TD Securities

Work Location:
Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Hours:
37.5

Line of Business:
Technology Solutions

Pay Details:
$96,900 - $136,800 CAD

This role is eligible for a discretionary variable compensation award that considers business and individual performance.

TD is committed to providing fair and equitable compensation opportunities to all colleagues. Growth opportunities and skill development are defining features of the colleague experience at TD. Our compensation policies and practices have been designed to allow colleagues to progress through the salary range over time as they progress in their role. The base pay actually offered may vary based upon the candidate's skills and experience, job-related knowledge, geographic location, and other specific business and organizational needs.

As a candidate, you are encouraged to ask compensation related questions and have an open dialogue with your recruiter who can provide you more specific details for this role.

Job Description:

Department Overview

TD Securities provides a wide range of capital market products and services to corporate, government and institutional clients who choose us for our knowledge and experience in six key areas of finance: Investment Banking, Debt Capital Markets, Institutional Equities, Private Equity, Precious Metals and Foreign Exchange & Money Market. Our services include the underwriting and distribution of new debt and equity issues, providing advice on strategic acquisitions and divestitures, and executing daily trading and investment needs.

With more than 6,500 professionals operating out of 40 cities across the globe, we help clients meet their needs today and prepare for tomorrow. Our services include underwriting and distributing new issues, providing trusted advice and industry-leading insight, extending access to global markets, and delivering integrated transaction banking solutions.

We are growth-oriented, people-focused, and community-minded. As a team, we work to deliver value for our clients every day.

Job Description

The Release Train Engineer (RTE) serves as a servant leader an d coach for one or more "Agile Release Train (ART)" . In a highly regulated environment, the RTE ensures predictable, high-quality, compliant value delivery at scale while navigating strict governance, audit requirements, risk controls, and security mandates using Agile and SAFe principles mixed in with some waterfall aspect .

This role is ideal for an experienced agile leader who thrives in complex, regulated settings and understands that in finance, predictability and compliance are as critical as speed and innovation.

Job Responsibilities

• Act as primary facilitator and coach for the "Agile Release Train (ART)", guiding teams, Scrum Masters, Product Owners, and stakeholders in Agile and SAFe practices
• Lead and facilitate major ART ceremonies, including:
• "PI Planning" (Program Increment Planning) events , ensuring alignment on objectives, dependencies, and committed PI goals.
• ART Sync meetings (Scrum of Scrums + PO Sync).
• Proactively manage program-level " risks, impediments, dependencies " , and compliance blockers - escalating to governance/risk committees as needed and ensuring issues do not impact release integrity or regulatory deadlines.
• Escalate and help resolve program- level impediments that teams or Scrum Masters cannot address on their own.
• Collaborate with Product Management, System Architects, Business Owners, and other stakeholders to maintain alignment between strategy and execution.
• Drive " flow optimization " and predictability metrics while ensuring releases adhere to change management windows, rollback capabilities, and zero-downtime requirements. Foster a culture of improvement, and adherence to SAFe Core Values and Agile principles.
• Support preparation for and execution of releases/deployments in coordination with Release Management/DevOps teams
• Coach and mentor Scrum Masters, Product Owners, and teams on agile maturity and scaling practices.
• Com municate ART status, risks and progress to executive stakeholders and help manage expectations

Qualifications & Skills

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent required in a related field such as information technology, computer science, Bus. Admin - Masters preferred
• 3+ years of experience as a Coach, Prod Mgr or Scrum Master
• Certified SAFE Release Train Engineer (RTE) or SAFE Program Consultant (SPC), or Certified Scrum Master (CSM)
• 3+ years' experience with Agile Management tools
• Typically requires 7+ years Agile related experience
• 3+ Years' experience coaching multiple agile teams
• Experience working in complex, multi-team environments (software development, ID, product, or enterprise transformation) .

Key Skills & Competencies:

• Exceptional facilitation, influence , and conflict resolution skills. Able to guide senior leaders, diverse teams, and stakeholders.
• Strong servant leadership mindset with the ability to influence without direct authority.
• Excellent risk management, dependency visualization, and impediment removal capabilities.
• Data-driven mindset. Comfortable with metrics, flow analysis and ART health assessment
• Outstanding communication and stakeholder management skills (verbal, written, presentation).
• Ability to thrive in ambiguity and drive alignment in large, cross-functional settings.

Nice to Have :

• Experience in regulated industries ( ie ., Finance) and DevOps / continuous delivery environments.
• Background in change management or organizational agility transformations .

Additional Information :

Join in on what others in TD Technology Solutions are doing:

• Inspire a positive work environment and help champion quality, innovation, teamwork and service to the business.
• Learn voraciously, stretch your thinking, share your knowledge and educate others.
• Communicate and collaborate with both technical and non-technical professionals.
• Cultivate winning relationships by building trust with business and technology partners.
• Share our commitment to productivity, effectiveness and operational efficiency.

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Who We Are:

TD Securities offers a wide range of capital markets products and services to corporate, government, and institutional clients who choose us for our innovation, execution, and experience. With more than 6,500 professionals operating out of 40 cities across the globe, we strive to make every interaction, product and experience remarkably human and refreshingly simple. Our services include underwriting and distributing new issues, providing trusted advice and industry-leading insight, extending access to global markets, and delivering integrated transaction banking solutions. In 2023, we acquired Cowen Inc., offering our clients access to a premier U.S. equities business and highly-diverse equity research franchise, while growing our strong, diversified investment bank.

Together, we are reimagining what banking can be for our clients, colleagues and communities.

Our Total Rewards Package
Our Total Rewards package reflects the investments we make in our colleagues to help them and their families achieve their financial, physical, and mental well-being goals. Total Rewards at TD includes a base salary, variable compensation, and several other key plans such as health and well-being benefits, savings and retirement programs, paid time off, banking benefits and discounts, career development, and reward and recognition programs. Learn more

Additional Information:
We're delighted that you're considering building a career with TD. Through regular development conversations, training programs, and a competitive benefits plan, we're committed to providing the support our colleagues need to thrive both at work and at home.

Please be advised that this job opportunity is subject to provincial regulation for employment purposes. It is imperative to acknowledge that each province or territory within the jurisdiction of Canada may have its own set of regulations, requirements.

Colleague Development

If you're interested in a specific career path or are looking to build certain skills, we want to help you succeed. You'll have regular career, development, and performance conversations with your manager, as well as access to an online learning platform and a variety of mentoring programs to help you unlock future opportunities.

If you're passionate about helping clients and building deep, lasting relationships, TD offers diverse career paths where you can grow your expertise and make a meaningful impact.

We're committed to your success and foster a respectful workplace where diverse perspectives are valued, everyone has fair opportunities to grow, and you can unlock your full potential to achieve your career goals. Here at TD, we hire and develop the best.

Training & Onboarding
We will provide training and onboarding sessions to ensure that you've got everything you need to succeed in your new role.

Interview Process
We'll reach out to candidates of interest to schedule an interview. We do our best to communicate outcomes to all applicants by email or phone call.

Accommodation
Your accessibility is important to us. Please let us know if you'd like accommodations (including accessible meeting rooms, captioning for virtual interviews, etc.) to help us remove barriers so that you can participate throughout the interview process.

We look forward to hearing from you!

Language Requirement (Quebec only):
Sans Objet