Assistant Vice President - SAFe Release Train Engineer

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About the Role

The Enterprise Data Capabilities organization in Chief Data AI Office is focused on a transformative journey to support our data strategy and how we deliver critical business outcomes, as well as how we engage with partners across MUFG for Data, AI, and Business Intelligence (BI) services. We are seeking an experienced and highly collaborative SAFe Release Train Engineer (RTE) Scrum Master cum Business Analyst to drive agile delivery across Enterprise Data Reporting Platforms for projects and BAU. Reporting to the Head of Portfolio Management, the ideal candidate will have proven RTE/Scrum Master expertise in Banking and Financial Services sector with strong Business Analysis capabilities.

Responsibilities

• SAFe Release Train Engineer (RTE) Scrum Master
• Serve as a Release Train Engineer (RTE) and support agile delivery by driving PI Planning and SAFe/Scrum ceremonies, managing cross-team dependencies and impediments, and ensuring execution transparency and realistic commitments.
• Partner with Product Owners on roadmaps, backlog, resources, risks, and governance using Jira, Confluence, and SharePoint.
• Serve as a scrum master for multiple Agile Release Trains associated with Data Reporting Platforms to capture, track, and deliver Project and BAU work.
• Facilitate and continuously improve PI Planning, ART Syncs, Scrum of Scrums, System Demos, Inspect and Adapt events, and other SAFe ceremonies.
• Manage and optimize the flow of value across multiple Agile teams.
• Track and communicate ART execution metrics, program health, risks, dependencies, and outcomes. Drive adoption of Agile metrics, flow-based planning, value stream thinking, and continuous improvement practices.
• Apply appropriate project management disciplines, including risk and issue management, financial awareness, governance, stakeholder communication, and status reporting.
• Foster a culture of transparency, accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
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• Business Analysis Data Product Delivery
• Partner with onshore and offshore counterparts in Business and IT for Requirement Analysis, Data Analysis, Interface design, and prepare source-to-target mapping specifications for Enterprise Data Platforms
• Support delivery of BAU Enhancements through a) Scrum Mastery b) Business Analysis c) Testing d) Release Deployment activities
• Facilitate collaboration among product, business, architecture, data engineering, AI/ML, platform, security, risk, and control teams.
• Leverage AI tools for automated portfolio management, releases deployments where possible. Identify opportunities for AI-driven solutions.

Qualifications

Experience

• 8+ years of overall progressive experience in Agile delivery and project management with demonstrated experience coordinating large-scale Agile delivery.
• 5+ years of experience serving as a Release Train Engineer in a SAFe environment.
• 5+ years of experience as a Scrum Master supporting Agile teams.
• 3+ years of experience in Banking Financial Services sector as a BA/DA
• Experience managing risks, dependencies, impediments, release coordination and stakeholder alignment across multiple teams.
• Good understanding of banking domains such as Loans, Deposits, Credit Risk
• Strong SQL and data analysis expertise in Data Warehousing / Data Lakes
• Hands-on experience with SAFe Agile Frameworks, Jira, ServiceNow, etc.
• Familiarity with cloud data platforms (Snowflake, AWS, Azure)
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills

Education

• Bachelor s degree in business, finance, technology, or related field
• MBA or advanced degree preferred

Certifications:

• Current SAFe Release Train Engineer certification required.
• SAFe Scrum Master, SAFe Advanced Scrum Master certification required.
• Certified ScrumMaster or Professional Scrum Master required.

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) is an equal opportunity employer. We view our employees as our key assets as they are fundamental to our long-term growth and success. MUFG is committed to hiring based on merit and organsational fit, regardless of race, religion or gender.