Sr. Perform Release Train Engineer- PLM

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Cognizant is one of the world's leading professional services companies, transforming clients' business, operating, and technology models for the digital era. Our unique industry-based, consultative approach helps clients envision, build, and run more innovative and efficient businesses. Headquartered in the U.S., Cognizant, a member of the NASDAQ-100, is ranked 195 on the Fortune 500 and is consistently listed among the most admired companies in the world.

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Intelligent, IoT-enabled products will soon result in the proliferation of data and disrupt virtually all industries. To be successful, both large and small companies must leverage IoT capabilities by designing modern products that fundamentally connect people with processes. Within Cognizant IOT, we engineer industry-aligned, IoT-enabled products that merge industry needs with human drivers. Our intelligent products will revolutionize experiences and result in exciting, transformative outcomes.

Without human-centered thinking, connected products are just standalone things—but with it, our modern connected products facilitate a unified way of life enjoyed by all.

The Senior Release Train Engineer (RTE) – PLM will serve as the chief Scrum Master and facilitator for the Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) Agile Release Train (ART). This role is responsible for driving ART execution, ensuring alignment across cross‑functional teams, and enabling continuous value delivery. The Senior RTE partners with Product Management, Platform Leadership, Architecture, and Business Stakeholders to orchestrate Program Increment (PI) planning, streamline workflows, manage dependencies, and ensure strong governance across the PLM platform.

The ideal candidate brings deep experience in Agile at scale, expertise in PLM domains (such as Teamcenter, Windchill, Enovia, or Siemens), and a proven ability to lead complex technology programs in large enterprise environments.

• Lead, facilitate, and optimize Agile Release Train (ART) ceremonies to support predictable delivery of PLM capabilities, including PI Planning, ART syncs, Scrum of Scrums, Inspect & Adapt, and System Demos.
• Act as a servant leader and coach for teams within the ART, promoting Agile maturity, continuous improvement, and cultural adoption of Lean‑Agile principles.

• Coordinate and execute all aspects of PI Planning: agenda creation, capacity alignment, dependency identification, program objectives, and commitments.
• Manage PI execution, ensuring progress tracking, transparency, and resolution of delivery challenges across the ART.

• Collaborate with Platform Leaders, Product Group Owners, and Product Management to align business goals with PLM platform roadmaps.
• Facilitate prioritization of features, capabilities, and enablers to ensure business value delivery and architectural runway.

• Work closely with Product Owners, Technical Leads, IT Platform Leaders, and business SMEs to communicate objectives, define scope, and ensure alignment across functions.
• Identify, manage, and elevate risks, issues, and decision needs; drive proactive mitigation plans and dependency resolution.

• Maintain governance processes including RAID logs, demand pipelines, resource allocation models, and performance dashboards.
• Track and report ART performance metrics (velocity, predictability, quality, flow) to senior leadership and key stakeholders.
• Ensure compliance with enterprise standards, change management procedures, and architecture governance.

• Facilitate Inspect & Adapt workshops and drive improvements across processes, tooling, and execution strategies.
• Cultivate a culture of continuous learning and optimization within the ART and across PLM delivery functions.