Scrum and Release Manager

Blue Yonder•Dallas, TX

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

Coordinate and deliver complex supply chain initiatives from planning through execution, ensuring delivery is on time, within budget, and customer focused. Drive end-to-end delivery as an individual contributor by developing and maintaining integrated delivery plans, including scope, milestones, schedules, and budgets; managing RAID - risks, assumptions, issues, and dependencies, and coordinating mitigation and resolution plans. Partner with cross-functional, global stakeholders to align objectives, deliverables, success criteria, and delivery readiness activities, and support post-go-live stabilization and technical discussions. Use data-driven Key Performance Indicators to track progress, report status, and continuously improve delivery predictability and outcomes. Promote a quality-first mindset by applying root cause analysis to strengthen products and processes. Partner closely with customer support to support post-go-live readiness, Service Level Agreements adherence, and timely issue resolution. Facilitate delivery governance through meetings, dashboards, and transparent communication to stakeholders; proactively identify and address risks, dependencies, and roadblocks. Serve as Release Manager by coordinating release planning and scheduling, maintaining a release calendar, and driving release readiness activities including readiness checklists, required approvals, and go/no-go decision support, to ensure smooth deployments. Coordinate cross-team release communications and deployment execution, and support post-release verification and stabilization. Serve as Scrum Manager by facilitating Agile ceremonies, including stand-ups, sprint planning, backlog refinement, sprint reviews, and retrospectives, and enabling collaboration across geo-distributed teams to support accountability and delivery outcomes. Apply technical expertise in Agile, SAFe, Kanban, and Scrum methodologies, with hands-on expertise using tools including Jira, Aha! and Rally.

Requirements

Bachelor’s or foreign equivalent degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field, and 5 years of progressive, postbaccalaureate experience in the job offered or as a Scrum Master, or in a related/similar position.
5 years in project and program delivery including planning, budgeting, risk, and issue management.
5 years in Agile delivery and tools using Scrum, SAFe, Kanban, with tools like Jira, Rally and MS Project.
5 years in cross-functional collaboration leading geo-distributed teams and working with technical stakeholders.
5 years in Cloud and Enterprise Software using Azure/cloud platforms, SaaS, and hybrid delivery models.
5 years in data-driven execution including KPI-based tracking, SLA adherence, dashboard reporting, and metrics-driven governance.
In lieu of a Bachelor’s degree, an additional 2 years of experience in the above skill sets will be accepted.
4 years in supply chain and E-commerce systems expertise across WMS, OMS, TMS, and ERP platforms.

Responsibilities

Coordinate and deliver complex supply chain initiatives from planning through execution, ensuring delivery is on time, within budget, and customer focused.
Drive end-to-end delivery as an individual contributor by developing and maintaining integrated delivery plans, including scope, milestones, schedules, and budgets; managing RAID - risks, assumptions, issues, and dependencies, and coordinating mitigation and resolution plans.
Partner with cross-functional, global stakeholders to align objectives, deliverables, success criteria, and delivery readiness activities, and support post-go-live stabilization and technical discussions.
Use data-driven Key Performance Indicators to track progress, report status, and continuously improve delivery predictability and outcomes.
Promote a quality-first mindset by applying root cause analysis to strengthen products and processes.
Partner closely with customer support to support post-go-live readiness, Service Level Agreements adherence, and timely issue resolution.
Facilitate delivery governance through meetings, dashboards, and transparent communication to stakeholders; proactively identify and address risks, dependencies, and roadblocks.
Serve as Release Manager by coordinating release planning and scheduling, maintaining a release calendar, and driving release readiness activities including readiness checklists, required approvals, and go/no-go decision support, to ensure smooth deployments.
Coordinate cross-team release communications and deployment execution, and support post-release verification and stabilization.
Serve as Scrum Manager by facilitating Agile ceremonies, including stand-ups, sprint planning, backlog refinement, sprint reviews, and retrospectives, and enabling collaboration across geo-distributed teams to support accountability and delivery outcomes.
Apply technical expertise in Agile, SAFe, Kanban, and Scrum methodologies, with hands-on expertise using tools including Jira, Aha! and Rally.