Release Operations Manager

Release Planning & Coordination

• Manage and maintain the central release calendar across the IT portfolio.
• Align release planning with development, testing, operations, and business teams.
• Coordinate release scope and content based on change requests, project plans, and business priorities

Process & Execution

• Develop and maintain standard release processes, procedures, and documentation.
• Conduct release readiness reviews, milestone validations, and Go/No-Go approvals.
• Support CI/CD process improvements, automation initiatives, and deployment governance.
• Ensure integration of release activities with Change Management processes and compliance controls.

Communication & Stakeholder Management

• Communicate release plans, timelines, risks, and progress reports to business and IT leadership.
• Provide visibility on dependencies, resource requirements, conflicts, and impacts.
• Act as a liaison between development, operations, QA, and business teams.

Risk & Quality

• Identify and mitigate release-related risks, dependencies, and conflicts.
• Ensure releases comply with internal policies, audit standards, and regulatory requirements.
• Perform post-release reviews and drive continuous improvement initiatives.

Requirements

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in Release Management or relevant IT disciplines.
• Strong knowledge of SDLC, Agile methodologies, and DevOps practices.
• Hands-on experience with release automation and version control (Jenkins, Git, Azure DevOps, etc.)
• Working understanding of ITIL Release & Change Management.
• Excellent stakeholder communication, reporting, and coordination skills.
• Strong attention to detail and delivery accuracy.
• Excellent problem-solving and decision-making capability.
• Ablity to manage competing priorities and deadlines.
• Effective team collaboration and proactive communication.
• Strong documentation, planning, and reporting skills

Preferred

• Certifications: ITIL, PMP, Agile/Scrum.
• Experience in cloud platform environments (AWS, Azure, GCP).
• **Background in enterprise-scale systems with multiple development streams and integration layers.