Location: Nashville, TN
Employment Type: Full-time, permanent

About the Opportunity

GSD Search is seeking a Senior Technology Program Manager / Release Train Engineer for a global professional services organization.

This individual will lead delivery across multiple technology teams and workstreams, aligning priorities, managing dependencies, and keeping stakeholders informed on budgets, risks, and commitments. The ideal candidate combines strong program management skills with experience delivering enterprise software in Agile environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead planning and execution across multiple technology projects, cross-functional teams, vendors, and global stakeholders.

• Coordinate priorities, dependencies, risks, and delivery commitments across an Agile Release Train.

• Define project scope, objectives, milestones, and delivery plans with business and technology leaders.

• Manage schedules, budgets, scope changes, and resource coordination.

• Identify delivery obstacles, drive resolution, and escalate issues with clear recommendations.

• Maintain project documentation, including risk, issue, decision, and action logs.

• Provide clear status reporting to leadership and facilitate stakeholder reviews and approvals.

• Partner with product, engineering, and testing teams throughout the software development lifecycle.

• Support planning and governance for initiatives incorporating AI capabilities.

• Build productive relationships across a large, matrixed organization.

Required Qualifications

• Five or more years of experience supporting multiple software projects in IT environments.

• Five or more years of Program Management or Release Train Engineer experience.

• Strong understanding of software development lifecycles, Agile delivery, and testing.

• Experience managing multiple workstreams and coordinating cross-functional, geographically dispersed teams.

• Demonstrated ability to manage budgets, schedules, dependencies, risks, and stakeholder expectations.

• Strong communication, analytical, organizational, and leadership skills.

• Ability to lead through influence and communicate effectively with technical teams and business leaders.

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Business Administration, or equivalent professional experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with SAFe and Agile Release Train coordination.

• SAFe Release Train Engineer certification and/or PMP certification.

• Familiarity with SAP S/4HANA and enterprise packaged software delivery.

• Experience in a professional services organization.

• Familiarity with Azure DevOps, ServiceNow, SharePoint, Microsoft Project, Excel, and PowerPoint.

Apply

Submit your resume highlighting the technology programs you have led, the scale of teams and workstreams coordinated, and your experience with Agile delivery and program governance.