Senior Manager of Release Train Engineering (Remote, US)

Lumen is the trusted network for the AI‑powered world, connecting people, data, and applications through our expansive fiber network and connected ecosystem. We enable secure, high‑performance connectivity across cloud, edge, and AI workloads for enterprises, governments, and communities. At Lumen, you’ll work on infrastructure customers rely on today and build for what’s next, where performance, security, and resilience matter. This is a high accountability environment where bold ideas drive real innovation for our customers, partners, and industry. The work is challenging, expectations are clear, and trust is built into how we operate. If you’re ready to take ownership, deliver meaningful impact, and help shape the future of AI‑ready connectivity, join us today. The Role The Senior Manager of Release Train Engineers is a people and delivery-operations leader responsible for managing Release Train Engineers (RTEs) and Senior Release Train Engineers (Sr. RTEs) within Lumen’s Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC). This role ensures Agile Release Train execution operates with consistent standards, clear accountability, strong coaching, measurable impact, continuous optimization, including AI agentic leverage across complex technology initiatives and Agile Release Trains. This leader builds and manages a high-performing RTE organization, aligns ART execution practices across the portfolio, improves delivery transparency, strengthens escalation discipline, and ensures teams focu