Release Manager

The Release Manager is responsible for overseeing and ensuring the efficient planning, execution, and quality of technology platform releases, with a strong focus on compliance and stakeholder coordination.

• 5+ years of IT project management experience.
• Prior experience in release or deployment management, preferably in the banking sector.
• Experience with incident, problem, and change management tools under the ITIL framework.
• Proficiency in Project Management tools such as Jira and Confluence.
• Familiarity with continuous integration and continuous deployment practices.
• Basic understanding of DevOps methodologies.

Nice to have:

• Advanced knowledge of DevOps tools and automation techniques.
• Experience in coordinating cross-functional teams in a tech deployment environment.

• Ensure new releases technology platforms are efficiently planned and executed with high quality.
• Collaborate with stakeholders such as release managers, test managers, product owners, scrum masters, and operations teams.
• Coordinate and maintain the release roadmap for one or more applications.
• Plan and coordinate multiple parallel releases and their deployment.
• Organize release go-live and post-go-live activities.
• Track change activities throughout the release process.
• Lead release decision meetings to secure approvals for release milestones.
• Plan handover sessions from development teams to operations teams.
• Integrate new techniques and DevOps practices to improve release quality and efficiency.