Job Overview

Position Schedule: Full-Time

At Edward Jones, our community of Technology professionals builds leading-edge technology solutions that are transforming the way our 7 million clients connect with the firm. With an intense focus on enhancing the relationship between the financial advisor and the client, we're designing systems that make it easier, faster, and better for our branch offices and the clients they serve.

What you'll do...
The Solution Train Engineer will coordinate SAFe Program Increment Planning within and across ARTs, including continuously identifying and monitoring of risks, dependencies, and effectively communicating status with impact to senior leaders as a single point of contact. This position will execute Pre- and Post-PI Planning meetings across several digital product portfolios to drive the synthesis of a Vision, a Roadmap, and Backlogs. This position will work in partnership with many stakeholders from other divisions who share an Agile mindset.

• Plan
  • Manage and optimize the flow of value through the Agile Release Train (ART) using various tools, such as the Program and Solution Kanban's and other information radiators.
• Strategize
  • Contribute to the advancement and improvement of agile practices within the organization while supporting the APMO and the Product and Agile Center of Excellence, especially when it comes to managing across ARTs.
  • Leverage your experience to identify opportunities for automation, metrics, new tooling, and general process and workflow improvements.
  • Facilitate ART/end to end System Demos, Showcases, Solution Roadmap Reviews, and other communication cadences to key leaders and stakeholder audiences that provide an end-to-end story.
  • Provide input on resourcing to address critical bottlenecks, gaps, and evolution of roles and responsibilities as the firm matures in agile practices.
• Collaborate
  • Work with the Agile Release Trains, as well as internal and external stakeholders, to influence and drive decision making and support organizational product teams.
  • Work with Agile coaches, Product Leaders, Initiative Managers, Solution Architects and other RTEs to understand and communicate status, dependencies, and leveraging the tools consistently and effectively.
  • Fulfill any reporting needs for program, product, or digital leadership as needed.
  • Partner with portfolio owners to help facilitate and triage initial intake or major scope changes from business owners.
  • Coordinate and oversee Epic Refinement for several (ARTs) to ensure large-scale solutions aligned with the stakeholder's goals.
• Lead/Mentor
  • Provide a safe space which promotes relentless improvement and continuous learning.
  • Guide and coach the RTEs and Product PLs on how to use agile practices and principles, as well as mindsets, to deliver quality products and business value.
  • Key point of feedback on building highly effective teams - seek and give unbiased, candid, and meaningful feedback.
• Execution:
  • Use data, stakeholder insights, logic, and expertise to move forward through ambiguity.
  • Make high-quality, efficient decisions by selecting the right approach for the task at hand.
  • Collaborate and communicate in ways that push our business forward.
  • Celebrate, recognize, and hold each other accountable to completing work that moves us toward our purpose.
  • Embrace change and challenges as opportunities to work together toward better results.
  • Build upon your relationships with others to increase trust, belonging and positive impact.
  • Support the orchestration and adoption of continuous planning for product portfolios, by establishing dashboards for oversight on roadmaps, PI progression, risk allocation, impediments, and team collaboration.

Edward Jones' compensation and benefits package includes medical and prescription drug, dental, vision, voluntary benefits (such as accident, hospital indemnity, and critical illness), short- and long-term disability, basic life, and basic AD&D coverage. Short- and long-term disability, basic life, and basic AD&D coverage are provided at no cost to associates. Edward Jones offers a 401k retirement plan, and tax-advantaged accounts: health savings account, and flexible spending account. Edward Jones observes ten paid holidays and provides 15 days of vacation for new associates beginning on January 1 of each year, as well as sick time, personal days, and a paid day for volunteerism. Associates may be eligible for bonuses and profit sharing. All associates are eligible for the firm's Employee Assistance Program. For more information on the Benefits available to Edward Jones associates, please visit our benefits page.

Edward Jones' compensation and benefits package includes medical and prescription drug, dental, vision, voluntary benefits (such as accident, hospital indemnity, and critical illness), short- and long-term disability, basic life, and basic AD&D coverage. Short- and long-term disability, basic life, and basic AD&D coverage are provided at no cost to associates. Edward Jones offers a 401k retirement plan, and tax-advantaged accounts: health savings account, and flexible spending account. Edward Jones observes ten paid holidays and provides 15 days of vacation for new associates beginning on January 1 of each year, as well as sick time, personal days, and a paid day for volunteerism. Associates may be eligible for bonuses and profit sharing. All associates are eligible for the firm's Employee Assistance Program. For more information on the Benefits available to Edward Jones associates, please visit our benefits page.

Hiring Minimum: $113810
Hiring Maximum: $193785

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Skills/Requirements

What you'll need...

• Bachelor's degree required.
• Certified SAFe Program Consultant (SPC) highly desired.
• Ability to facilitate and work with leaders at the Portfolio and senior leader levels.
• 7+ years of Technology experience leading projects, products and/or programs is required.
• Knowledge of the Lean-Agile mindset, using various methodologies, techniques, and frameworks, such as Scrum and Kanban to deliver solutions.
• 2+ years of experience as a Release Train Engineer or in a similar role preferred.
• Agile or SAFe certifications preferred.
• Experience using Jira, Clarity, Aha! and other enterprise tools track the delivery of value from the Portfolio to the Product and Team levels.
• Excellent people and product management skills.
• Outstanding communication, facilitation, negotiation, and coaching skills.

Candidates that live within in a commutable distance from our Tempe, AZ and St. Louis, MO home office locations are expected to work in the office three days per week, with preference for Tuesday through Thursday.

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Awards & Accolades

At Edward Jones, we are building a place where everyone feels like they belong. We're proud of our associates' contributions to the firm and the recognitions we have received.

Check out our U.S. awards and accolades: Insights & Information Blog Postings about Edward Jones

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About Us

Join a financial services firm where your contributions are valued. Edward Jones is a Fortune 500¹ company where people come first. With over 8 million clients and 19,000 financial advisors across the U.S. and Canada, we're proud to be privately-owned, placing the focus on our clients rather than shareholder returns.

Behind everything we do is our purpose: We partner for positive impact to improve the lives of our clients and colleagues, and together, better our communities and society. We are an innovative, flexible, and inclusive organization that attracts, develops, and inspires performance excellence and a sense of belonging.

People are at the center of our partnership. Edward Jones associates are seen, heard, respected, and supported. This is what we believe makes us the best place to start or build your career.

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¹Fortune 500, published June 2023, data as of December 2022. Compensation provided for using, not obtaining, the rating.

Edward Jones does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, religion, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, pregnancy, veteran status, genetic information or any other basis prohibited by applicable law.