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Hey, we’re all looking for someone to help us be our best.  At Cox Automotive, we’re on a search for a Sr. Release Train Engineer to join our successful Inventory Management Solutions (IMS) team in Austin, TX who will help our team stay on track with flexible, agile roadmaps that evolve as our plans do.  

At Cox Automotive, our engineers and technologists are literally changing the way people buy, sell and use cars.  With operations across five continents and brands like Autotrader and Kelly Blue Book in our family, we have the reach to make this transformation happen in new and exciting ways.  From browsing to test driving, purchasing to servicing, we’re taking charge to create the future of automotive.  We’ve got some of the most robust data in the industry, so our big data insights can lead to some amazing software creations.

And now, we’re building a future that is autonomous, connected, electric, and shared. And you, my friend, could make this a reality.  All while working in an environment that puts collaboration and culture at the forefront of everything we do. 

So, if you’re looking for the right place to deploy your considerable skills, then read on…we’ve got a lot more to share!

This position provides leadership, coordination, and management of a multi-million dollar Cox Automotive Delivery Stream.  This role is accountable for the value stream operations, delivery processes, and multiple delivery teams that are responsible for Cox Automotive agile product delivery.  These activities include but are not limited to, quarterly planning, coordination of epic backlog creation and road-mapping, removing impediments, mitigating risk, driving continuous improvement, managing dependencies, and reporting progress across the value stream.  This role facilitates decisions with executive level teams across Product, Technology, Architecture and Business leadership, creating alignment across all levels of the agile delivery framework.  The Agile Delivery Director provides guidance, coaching and training on agile practices to scrum masters, as well as engineering and product leads.

· Manage and optimize the flow of delivery through the value stream and into the respective release trains

· Establish a cadence and lead quarterly and epic planning sessions

· Facilitate value stream prioritization of epics and tradeoff decisions

· Publish epic plans for visibility and transparency

· Assist with execution and epic completion tracking

· Manage value stream progress and provide ongoing visibility to portfolio

· Facilitate periodic retrospective meetings

· Assist with priority recommendations by facilitating epic value and tradeoff discussions

· Resolve/escalate impediments; help manage risks and dependencies across value streams and release trains

·  Facilitate discussion, decision making, and conflict resolution within the value stream team and stakeholders

· Encourage team collaboration and influence teams to take positive action and accountability for assigned work

· Collaborate with other value stream stakeholders to ensure strategy and execution alignment

· Manage, coach, mentor, and motivate direct reports

· Drive continuous improvement

· Encourage and participate in continuous integration and communities of practice around scaled agile and Lean Engineering and Quality Practices

· Provide input to development and refinement of the scaled agile framework

Qualifications:

BS/BA required, Post-graduate degree preferred

7+ years of related professional experience leading complex team efforts

7+ years of experience leading SAFe agile teams, or equivalent program and project management experience on large complex technical projects/programs

Demonstrated success in managing and leading teams

Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written

Strong leadership, facilitation, influencing, negotiation, mentoring and personnel management skills

Who We Are

About Cox Automotive

There’s nothing ordinary about Cox Automotive. We are people of every background driven by our passion for mobility, innovation, client success and community outreach. We make buying, selling and owning (or simply using) cars easier for everyone. Touching more than 40,000 clients across five continents, we bring together the best brands and the best teams to propel the automotive industry forward. Some of those team members work for our iconic consumer brands like Autotrader and Kelley Blue Book, while others are creating the future of automotive at industry-facing brands like Dealer.com, Manheim and vAuto.

About Cox 

We are the Cox family of businesses. We’ve been making our mark since 1898 by building and evolving world-class businesses, staying true to our values, and encouraging top talent to always look for growth and impact while building a career with us.  Our primary divisions – Cox Communications and Cox Automotive – are driving a new wave of innovation, powering smart cities with powerhouse broadband communications and pioneering greener, more progressive transportation alternatives for individuals and fleet operators.  We’re also expanding into new spaces like cleantech and healthcare to rev up our momentum toward building a better future for the next generation.  We’re looking for the talent today who will be our leaders tomorrow. Sound intriguing? Learn more about where we are today, where we hope you’ll be going with us, and the common purpose that unites us at coxenterprises.com.

Benefits of working at Cox may include health care insurance (medical, dental, vision), retirement planning (401(k)), and paid days off (sick leave, parental leave, flexible vacation/wellness days, and/or PTO).  For more details on what benefits you may be offered, visit our benefits page.

Cox is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer – All qualified applicants/employees will receive consideration for employment without regard to that individual’s age, race, color, religion or creed, national origin or ancestry, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, physical or mental disability, veteran status, genetic information, ethnicity, citizenship, or any other characteristic protected by law.  Cox provides reasonable accommodations when requested by a qualified applicant or employee with disability, unless such accommodations would cause an undue hardship.  

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