About the Role
As a skilled IT Release Manager, you will play a critical role in ensuring seamless software deployments across the organization. Your responsibility will be to plan, coordinate, and execute releases that align with strategic goals and objectives.
In this position, you will work closely with cross-functional teams to guarantee the quality and timeliness of releases. You will monitor progress, identify areas for improvement, and communicate release performance to leadership through informative reports and metrics.
Your duties will include planning and coordinating software releases, collaborating with development, QA, operations, and change management teams, and facilitating release meetings and maintaining release calendars. Additionally, you will review testing outcomes, develop and maintain release documentation, and ensure compliance with organizational policies and best practices.
To excel in this role, you will require strong organizational and communication skills, as well as experience with tools such as JIRA, Confluence, ServiceNow, or similar platforms for tracking and documentation. A bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field is preferred, along with 4+ years of experience in release coordination, change management, or related IT governance roles.
The ideal candidate will possess analytical skills to interpret metrics and identify process improvements, be comfortable working in Agile or iterative development environments, and have a collaborative mindset to effectively engage with technical and business teams.