Keallah Smith
I am an experienced Release Train Engineer and Agile Transformation Leader who partners with product, architecture, and executive stakeholders to drive execution and alignment across complex programs.
About
I am an experienced Release Train Engineer and Agile Transformation Leader who partners with product, architecture, and executive stakeholders to drive execution and alignment across complex programs. I focus on improving predictability, velocity, and value delivery while coaching leaders and teams to own their outcomes and continuously improve.
With a background spanning healthcare technology and software, I bring a practical, servant-leadership approach to scaling agile at scale. I guide cross-functional teams through change, resolve systemic impediments, and foster an environment of learning, collaboration, and relentless improvement across ARTs and programs.
- 11 years' experience
- Joined January 2026
Skills· 4
Languages
- EnglishFluent
Industry experience
- Healthcare
- Life Sciences
- Software & Internet
- Professional Services
Work experience· 6 roles
Support 2 Agile Release Trains (~70 people) with alignment across business, clinical, and service platforms. Built a library of resources to support scaled agile transformation and increased scrum team predictability to 90%. Coach Team Coaches, Product Owners, and key roles in SAFe and Agile practices. Coordinate dependencies across ARTs with Product Management, System Architects, and Business Owners; facilitate PI Planning, Scrum of Scrums, and ART Syncs; monitor program-level metrics and surface systemic risks; escalate and resolve cross-team impediments to maintain delivery flow.
Agile Delivery Lead for a service platform and RTE for a newly formed ART, supporting enterprise-wide SAFe 6.0 transformation. Facilitate PI Planning, Scrum of Scrums, ART Syncs, and ceremonies; manage dependencies across product, engineering, compliance, and operations; guide teams through Agile mindset adoption and change resistance during transition from legacy processes.
Fostered a continuous learning environment for engineering through lunch-and-learns, book club, and mentoring. Coached cross-functional product teams (Salesforce, Data Science, Mobile, Front-End, Offshore) in Agile frameworks; partnered with Product Managers, Engineering Leaders, and executives to drive transformation and align teams with strategic goals. Facilitated ceremonies, backlog refinement, and quarterly planning; mentored teams in self-organization and best practices; led enterprise-wide coaching initiatives and provided data-driven performance insights to leadership; removed impediments and managed dependencies to sustain momentum.
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