Brandon Lyons
Hopkinton,MA
Summary
People-first Release Train Engineer and Agile delivery leader who builds strong teams, trusted relationships, and collaborative partnerships to drive successful outcomes. Skilled at aligning people, priorities, and capacity to improve delivery predictability, strengthen planning practices, and enable teams to execute with clarity and focus. Brings a continuous improvement mindset to simplify processes, remove barriers, manage dependencies, and evolve ways of working based on team and business needs.
Overview
1
1
Certification
6
6
years of professional experience
Work History
Release Train Engineer
TJX Companies
Marlboro, Massachusetts
09.2023 - Current
- Lead ART-level planning and execution across AI and Intelligent Automation initiatives, connecting strategic priorities with team-level delivery.
- Lead annual budget planning, conducting epic-level demand analysis, forecasting associate capacity, and aligning resource needs with strategic priorities to support informed funding and workforce decisions.
- Drive improvements to backlog readiness, planning practices, program boards, dependency management, and cross-team coordination.
- Facilitate cross-team alignment and foster shared accountability for commitments, risks, dependencies, and outcomes.
- Support evolving AI and automation operating models, helping establish greater transparency, accountability, and alignment across teams.
- Use delivery metrics and reporting to identify improvement opportunities and support evidence-based decision-making.
- Coach and support Scrum Masters and delivery teams in applying Agile practices based on team maturity and delivery needs.
- Emphasize developing and empowering associates to progress in their own careers through mentorship, trust, and open communication.
Scrum Master
TJX Companies
Marlboro, Massachusetts
02.2021 - 09.2023
- Coached TJX teams on Scrum practices, Agile values, and servant leadership.
- Removed impediments and protected team members from interruptions and distractions to maximize productivity.
- Tracked sprint progress using Jira and Agile board tools.
- Guided team adherence to TJX release schedules and project priorities.
- Supported continuous improvement through process reviews and team working agreements.
- Provided guidance to Product Owners regarding Agile principles and best practices for managing product backlogs.
- Assisted with release planning and coordinated efforts between multiple teams working on related projects.
Education
BBA - Business Management
University of Vermont
Burlington, VT05-2004
Skills
- Capacity forecasting
- Dependency management
- Budget planning
- Agile delivery
- Release management
- Process improvement
- Influencing others
- Coaching
- Employee engagement
- Risk management
- Diversity and inclusion
Certification
- SAFe Agile RTE 6 Certification
- SAFe Agile Scrum Master 4 Certification
Timeline
Release Train Engineer
TJX Companies
09.2023 - Current
Scrum Master
TJX Companies
02.2021 - 09.2023
BBA - Business Management
University of Vermont