[Hiring] Director, Enterprise RTE & Agile Coaching @McKesson

Role Description

As a Director, Enterprise RTE & Agile Coaching, your daily to-dos will shift with business needs, but here’s a snapshot of what to expect:

• Partner, coach, and support every value stream’s RTE and agile coaches as a community of practice.
• Facilitate and support PDLC events such as Discovery & Prioritization workshops, PI Planning, and Inspect & Adapt, stepping in directly when a value stream needs added support.
• Manage the standard PDLC operating rhythm across all value streams, including:
  • The enterprise PDLC planning calendar (11-week cycle)
  • Value stream roster accuracy, in partnership with the RTEs
  • Success measures that track ART health the same way across value streams, using flow and value metrics
  • Consistent process, tooling, and ceremonies across ARTs
• Co-support continuous improvement and center of excellence work when a change affects all value streams, including spreading best practices and standardizing fixes with the RTEs.
• Share transparent, consistent updates on the progress of the SAFe Lean Portfolio Management (LPM) and value stream transformation using existing channels such as newsletters, town halls, and leadership updates.
• Turn feedback loops into improvement opportunities to execute with each value stream.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience.
• 12+ years of professional experience and 4+ years of management experience.
• 8+ years in Agile/SAFe delivery, including hands-on experience coaching RTEs.
• An active SAFe certification: Certified SAFe® Practice Consultant (SPC), Certified SAFe® Release Train Engineer (RTE), or Certified SAFe® Lean Portfolio Manager (LPM).
• Deep SAFe expertise that moves complex to highly complex transformation work forward.
• Ability to influence senior leaders’ decisions with a collaborative, solutions-focused approach.

Requirements

• Experience leading value streams or ARTs in large technology or healthcare organizations, particularly in provider, pharmacy, biopharma, or payer environments.
• A proven track record of transforming large organizations to SAFe, with influence at the executive, peer, and team levels across a matrixed organization.
• Experience using flow and value metrics to assess train health and drive measurable improvement.
• AI native, with hands-on experience using AI tools, especially Claude and Microsoft Copilot.
• Highly skilled in agile tools, including Jira, Office 365, and Miro for remote collaboration.
• Sound judgment to set the standard by combining your own expertise with input from diverse teammates.
• Experience in learning and development or transformation facilitation, such as human-centered design, leading workshops, and delivering training.
• The ability to simplify complex processes, prioritize competing needs, and adjust as new information becomes available.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation package determined by performance, experience, skills, equity, regular job market evaluations, and geographical markets.
• Base Pay Range for this position: $142,600 - $237,600.
• Other compensation, such as an annual bonus or long-term incentive opportunities may be offered.