Release Manager

Hitachi Energy is hiring a Release Manager to support their R&D Product Development Program. The company offers a holistic range of competitive benefits including private medical care, life insurance, wellness programs, employee capital plans, equipment allowances for home offices, and psychological support. This role is part of the Enterprise Software R&D team working on strategic projects in Kraków, Poland.

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Project Management, or related field.
• PMP, PgMP, or equivalent project management certification (or ability to obtain within 12 months).
• Minimum 10 years of experience in project management or leading cross-functional teams in development.
• Proven track record managing large-scale projects and programs.
• Strong understanding of Software Development Life Cycle methodologies and Software Release processes.
• Strong understanding of project management methodologies, tools, and techniques.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Strategic thinker with analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Proficiency in project management software (e.g., Jira, Azure DevOps, Confluence).

• Manage documentation requirements and facilitate quality reviews and approvals for internal and customer-facing project documentation.
• Support JIEMS software development projects end-to-end and alignment to project requirements, business objectives, and technical constraints.
• Support program planning and execution across the SDLC (requirements, design, build, test, security reviews, release).
• Create and manage/monitor product branching strategies jointly with R&D release management stakeholders.
• Partner with R&D functional leaders to facilitate timely decision-making and conflict resolution.
• Provide support for status and KPI reporting, change control, and quality requirements using tools such as Azure DevOps, Jira, Confluence.
• Support scope prioritization trade-offs and sequencing to meet delivery dates.
• Identify, quantify, and mitigate program risks and issues, escalating with options and recommendations.
• Contribute to continuous improvement via retrospectives, root-cause analysis, and workflow optimization.