Manager, Release Management
- Compensation
- Not disclosed
- Location
- USA Wilmington, MA - HQ
- Work setup
- Not specified
- Seniority
- Not specified
- Employment
- Not specified
- Experience
- 3+ years
- Category
- Not specified
- Posted
Skills
Must have
- Degree in Computer Science, a related technical discipline, or related experience.
- Minimum of 8 years of experience in the role of delivery management, release management, or release engineering.
- Minimum of 3 years of engineering management experience leading technical teams.
- Expert level proficiency working with Jira, GitHub Actions/Jenkins, ArgoCD, and collaborative systems like Confluence/SharePoint
- Demonstrated experience designing end-to-end release workflows, CI/CD pipelines, and multi-stage release gating.
- Demonstrated experience leading large-scale, complex software releases within fast-paced, highly dynamic environments with shifting business priorities.
- Demonstrated ability to collaborate with DevOps engineers to implement solutions that streamline and safeguard the release lifecycle.
- Hands on experience with public cloud technologies and container registries.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to articulate complex concepts to a broad range of technical and business audiences.
- Exceptional attention to detail.
- Situational fluency, ability to influence and motivate others, and perseverance to handle challenging business situations.
- Ability to triage issues based on priority, impact, risk, release timing.
- Outstanding time management skills and the ability to prioritize multiple simultaneous issues.
- Experience working with technical engineering teams in a fast-paced technology company.
- Ability to understand complex technical issues and facilitate resolution.
Full description
Who we are
With its A.I.-powered robotic technology platform, Symbotic is changing the way consumer goods move through the supply chain. Intelligent software orchestrates advanced robots in a high-density, end-to-end system – reinventing warehouse automation for increased efficiency, speed and flexibility.
What we need
Symbotic is looking for an experienced Manager to lead our Release Management team. In this role, you will guide, manage, and empower a high-performing team responsible for the end-to-end planning, coordination, governance, communication, and seamless delivery of software releases to our deployment and operations teams.
We are seeking a collaborative leader who brings a creative problem-solving mindset to complex technical challenges in a fast-paced environment where strategic decision making and timely communication drive success.
What we do
At Symbotic, our Engineering Operations team is at the forefront of technological integration and operational excellence. We oversee a vast array of complex projects across Software Development, DevOps and IT, Hardware and Electromechanical Systems, and AI and Machine Learning. Our mission is to streamline and enhance the efficiency of our engineering processes, ensuring robust delivery of innovative solutions that drive the future of automation and robotics. We lead with strategic oversight, ensuring that every project not only aligns with our technological ambitions but also supports our overarching business objectives.
What you'll do
- Driving the software Release strategy across the complex Symbotic ecosystem aligning the Business milestones with engineering roadmaps (developing and testing), and customer deployment schedules.
- Serving as the primary point of accountability for Release readiness, delivering transparent go/no-go assessments and post-release reviews.
- Coordinating the content for designated Releases, partnering with Systems Engineering, Development and Quality teams to ensure on-time deliverables.
- Communicating all key project plans, risks, semi commitments, and changes to the release vehicles, including requirements, QA plans, schedules, and scope changes.
- Driving the strategy and delivery of automated release notifications and release notes tailored for internal stakeholders and external customers.
- Partner with Release Engineers (DevOps) to oversee branch impact, code merge timing, and build validation, ensuring seamless integration and rapid triage of build blockers.
- Establishing operational best practices and a culture of continuous improvements.
- Lead the Change Advisory Board (CAB) process, to control and minimize risk of changes to our customers.
- Mapping and maintaining cross-system software dependencies, deployment procedures, across all components of the Symbotic ecosystem, actively advocating for automation in all release workflows.