Release Manager
Core
End-to-end management of the release lifecycle, coordinating concurrent deployments across a complex enterprise environment to deliver critical business and customer-facing system enhancements.
Role type
Senior Release Manager
Builds
Production system enhancements and customer-facing features
Domain
Enterprise IT / Large-scale technology portfolio
Required skills
Release planning and governance, Deployment strategy and execution, Change Advisory Board (CAB) facilitation, Risk and dependency management, Stakeholder and vendor coordination, Agile/Scrum delivery management, Project scheduling (Microsoft Project), ITSM tools (ServiceNow, Jira, Confluence)
Preferred skills
Utilities/energy/billing domain knowledge, Microsoft Dynamics 365, Large-scale transformation program experience, Enterprise application delivery
Responsibilities
Manage release planning, scheduling, governance and deployment activities; Coordinate SIT, UAT and Production releases; Develop cutover plans, run sheets and rollback plans; Facilitate CAB activities and release approvals; Manage release calendars and environment schedules; Identify and mitigate release risks; Coordinate technical, project, business and vendor teams; Support project managers with deployment activities; Drive stakeholder engagement and communications; Manage change requests and documentation; Support Agile delivery activities including sprint and backlog management; Assist with reporting and governance dashboards.