TD Bank

Release Train Engineer III

TD Bank • $115K — $163K *
Information Technology
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent in IT, Computer Science, or Business Administration; advanced education preferred.
  • 10+ years of experience in Agile delivery, particularly in complex environments.
  • 7+ years in senior Agile delivery roles like Release Train Engineer or Agile Coach, beyond single-ART contexts.
  • Advanced Agile certifications such as SAFe RTE, SAFe SPC, or equivalent required.
  • Experienced in coaching multiple teams during large Agile transformations.
  • Credibility in advising senior stakeholders on systemic risks and delivery options.
  • Skilled in using Agile management tools for system-level trend analysis.

Responsibilities

  • Optimize delivery outcomes across multi-platform systems with efficient orchestration of interactions.
  • Establish governance structures for reliable delivery across multiple ARTs and product groups.
  • Anticipate and escalate risks affecting enterprise delivery to aid senior leadership decision-making.
  • Align planning cycles and priorities across systems without direct execution control.
  • Provide strategic delivery guidance to executives, detailing trade-offs and systemic impacts.
  • Coach and develop RTE roles, ensuring adherence to orchestration and escalation practices.
  • Collaborate with cross-function teams to align delivery with organizational priorities.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health and well-being benefits.
  • Savings and retirement programs.
  • Paid time off and banking benefits/discounts.
  • Career development initiatives including ongoing training and mentorship.
  • Recognition programs acknowledging employee contributions.
Full Job Description
Work Location:
Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Hours:
37.5

Line of Business:
Enterprise Enabling Functions

Pay Details:
$115,600 - $163,200 CAD

TD is committed to providing fair and equitable compensation opportunities to all colleagues. Growth opportunities and skill development are defining features of the colleague experience at TD. Our compensation policies and practices have been designed to allow colleagues to progress through the salary range over time as they progress in their role. The base pay actually offered may vary based upon the candidate's skills and experience, job-related knowledge, geographic location, and other specific business and organizational needs.

As a candidate, you are encouraged to ask compensation related questions and have an open dialogue with your recruiter who can provide you more specific details for this role.

Job Description:

Customer
  • Optimizes delivery outcomes across complex, multi-ART or platform-level systems by orchestrating interactions between delivery systems rather than managing execution directly.
  • Establishes planning, escalation, and governance guardrails that enable reliable delivery across multiple ARTs, Product Groups, or tightly coupled platforms and journeys
  • Anticipates, frames, and escalates structural, cross-system, and regulatory risks, supporting informed decision-making by senior leaders
  • Aligns and coordinates planning cycles, dependencies, and priorities across systems, ensuring coherence without direct control of team-level execution
  • Provides delivery guidance at executive and senior leadership levels, clearly articulating trade-offs, options, and impacts across complex delivery ecosystems
  • Coaches and calibrates RTE II and RTE I roles, reinforcing disciplined orchestration, escalation practices, and consistent application of the layered RTE model
  • Partners with Product, Technology, Architecture, Operations, Risk, and control functions to ensure delivery remains aligned to enterprise priorities and risk appetite
  • Monitors system-level delivery health and trends, intervening where necessary to reduce systemic volatility and improve predictability over time


Shareholder
  • Safeguards shareholder outcomes by anticipating, framing, and influencing enterprise-level delivery risk across complex, multi-system environments.
  • Applies deep expertise to anticipate structural, cross-system, and regulatory risks that may impact enterprise delivery confidence
  • Influences the evolution of delivery, engineering, and service standards by providing insight drawn from complex system orchestration
  • Establishes and interprets system-of-systems metrics and signals to identify volatility, systemic risk, and sustainability concerns
  • Engages with senior governance, risk, compliance, and audit stakeholders to advise on delivery risk, controls, and mitigation strategies
  • Leads cross-platform or cross-journey risk discussions to support informed executive decision-making
  • Protects the interests of the organization by escalating and framing non-standard, high-risk delivery situations with clear options and implications
  • Reinforces a culture of enterprise risk management and control aligned to TD's risk appetite across complex delivery ecosystems
  • This role protects shareholder interests through enterprise-level risk stewardship and system stability,


Employee/Team
  • Participates fully as a member of the team, support a positive work environment that promote service to the business, quality, innovation and teamwork and ensure timely communication of issues/ points of interest
  • Provides thought leadership and/ or industry knowledge and participate in knowledge transfer within the team and business unit
  • Keeps current on emerging trends/ developments and grow knowledge of the business, related tools and techniques
  • Participates in personal performance management and development activities, including cross training within own team
  • Keep others informed and up-to-date about the status / progress of committed work and / or all relevant or useful information related to day-to-day activities
  • Contributes to team development of skills and capabilities through development of others, by sharing knowledge and experiences and leveraging best practices.
  • Leads, motivates and develops relationships with internal and external business partners / stakeholders to develop productive working relationships.
  • Contributes to a fair, positive and equitable environment that supports a diverse workforce
  • Provides strong leadership who can facilitate buy-in and commitment while providing focus and clarity
  • Acts as a brand ambassador for the bank, both internally and/or externally


Breadth & Depth
  • Applies deep expertise in Agile delivery and system orchestration to coordinate and stabilize complex delivery ecosystems, including multi-ART, cross-platform, or highly regulated environments.
  • Serves as a system-of-systems Release Train Engineer, operating across Product Groups, Product Families, Platforms, or Journeys with tightly coupled dependencies
  • Demonstrates broad and comprehensive expertise in Agile and scaled delivery practices, applying systems thinking to anticipate and mitigate structural delivery risks
  • Optimizes interactions between delivery systems by aligning planning cycles, dependencies, and escalation paths without direct control of team-level execution
  • Coaches and calibrates RTE II and RTE I roles, reinforcing disciplined orchestration, escalation practices, and adherence to the layered RTE model
  • Advises executive and senior leaders on delivery options, trade-offs, and risks across complex delivery environments
  • Partners with Agile Coaches, Architecture, Product, Technology, Operations, and control functions to resolve cross-system impediments that threaten enterprise outcomes
  • Interprets internal and external delivery challenges and recommends system-level solutions that improve sustainability and predictability
  • Influences enterprise delivery practices by sharing insights drawn from complex orchestration contexts and emerging industry trends


Experience and/or Education
  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in a related field such as Information Technology, Computer Science, or Business Administration; advanced education preferred
  • Typically 10+ years of Agile delivery experience, including sustained work in scaled or highly complex delivery environments
  • Extensive experience (7+ years) in senior Agile delivery roles such as Release Train Engineer, Agile Coach, Program Manager, Product role, or equivalent, operating beyond single-ART contexts
  • Advanced Agile credentials such as SAFe Release Train Engineer (RTE), SAFe Program Consultant (SPC), Advanced Certified ScrumMaster (ACSM), Certified Scrum Professional (CSP), or equivalent
  • Demonstrated experience coaching and calibrating multiple teams and delivery leaders within large-scale or regulated Agile transformations
  • Proven credibility advising senior and executive stakeholders on delivery options, systemic risks, and operating model implications
  • Experience applying Agile management tooling and metrics at system-of-systems level to interpret trends, volatility, and sustainability


Our Total Rewards Package
Our Total Rewards package reflects the investments we make in our colleagues to help them and their families achieve their financial, physical, and mental well-being goals. Total Rewards at TD includes a base salary, variable compensation, and several other key plans such as health and well-being benefits, savings and retirement programs, paid time off, banking benefits and discounts, career development, and reward and recognition programs. Learn more

Additional Information:
We're delighted that you're considering building a career with TD. Through regular development conversations, training programs, and a competitive benefits plan, we're committed to providing the support our colleagues need to thrive both at work and at home.

Please be advised that this job opportunity is subject to provincial regulation for employment purposes. It is imperative to acknowledge that each province or territory within the jurisdiction of Canada may have its own set of regulations, requirements.

Colleague Development

If you're interested in a specific career path or are looking to build certain skills, we want to help you succeed. You'll have regular career, development, and performance conversations with your manager, as well as access to an online learning platform and a variety of mentoring programs to help you unlock future opportunities.

If you're passionate about helping clients and building deep, lasting relationships, TD offers diverse career paths where you can grow your expertise and make a meaningful impact.

We're committed to your success and foster a respectful workplace where diverse perspectives are valued, everyone has fair opportunities to grow, and you can unlock your full potential to achieve your career goals. Here at TD, we hire and develop the best.

Training & Onboarding
We will provide training and onboarding sessions to ensure that you've got everything you need to succeed in your new role.

Interview Process
We'll reach out to candidates of interest to schedule an interview. We do our best to communicate outcomes to all applicants by email or phone call.

Accommodation
Your accessibility is important to us. Please let us know if you'd like accommodations (including accessible meeting rooms, captioning for virtual interviews, etc.) to help us remove barriers so that you can participate throughout the interview process.

We look forward to hearing from you!

Language Requirement (Quebec only):
Sans Objet

About TD Bank

TD Securities offers a range of advisory and capital market services to its clients. The company's range of services includes research, investment banking, capital markets, and global transaction banking. Research consists of commodity and equity research. Investment banking consists of mergers, acquisitions, industry expertise, and credit origination. Global transaction banking consists of trade finance, cash management, and correspondent banking. TD Securities was founded in 1855 and is based in Ontario.

TD Bank Careers

Join the vibrant team at TD Bank, one of North America's leading financial services organizations, where innovation, leadership, and growth go hand in hand. At TD Bank, we are committed to fostering a culture of diversity and inclusion, making it an ideal place for ambitious professionals to thrive. Work You’ll Do At TD Bank, your professional journey is bolstered by a robust support system. From your first interview to every career milestone, you will find opportunities for growth and leadership. Our team is dedicated to helping you develop the skills necessary for success in the ever-evolving financial sector. TD Bank offers a variety of job opportunities across multiple fields, from customer service to investment banking. Each position at TD Bank is a chance to contribute to our culture of innovation and exceptional client service. Internship Programs Kickstart your career with a TD Bank internship. Our programs provide invaluable industry exposure and hands-on experience, making them a perfect starting point for students and recent graduates eager to make their mark in the banking industry. Interns at TD Bank enjoy the unique opportunity to work alongside seasoned professionals, gaining insights that are crucial for future employment. Benefits and Growth TD Bank is deeply committed to the well-being and continuous growth of our team members. We offer competitive benefits packages that cover health, finance, and family care. Our employees enjoy comprehensive health insurance, retirement plans, and generous paid time off, among other perks. Moreover, TD Bank encourages professional development through various training programs, including leadership development and diversity training. These initiatives ensure that our team remains at the forefront of industry standards and best practices. Join Our Team Explore the numerous career paths available at TD Bank and discover how your skills and interests align with our mission. We are actively hiring and continually looking for talented individuals who are passionate about banking and customer service. Networking and Professional Development At TD Bank, we believe in the power of networking and collaboration. Our employees have access to a wide range of networking events, workshops, and seminars that promote career development and professional growth. These platforms not only enhance your professional skills but also expand your industry connections. Stay Connected Keep up to date with the latest at TD Bank Careers by subscribing to our job alert emails. Tailor your subscription to match your career preferences and get the latest news, insider tips, and job opportunities delivered straight to your inbox. Explore job opportunities at TD Bank and be part of a team that values hard work, creativity, and a diverse workplace culture. Your next great career move is just a click away. SEARCH TD BANK JOBS Join us at TD Bank and let your ambition lead you to a rewarding career filled with opportunities to learn, grow, and innovate.
Learn more about TD Bank
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90,000 employees
Market Cap
$117.9 billion
Industry
Net Income
-$6.9 million
5 Year Trend
+6.6%

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