Release/Change Manager

We are looking for an experienced Change/Release Manager to join an international team responsible for coordinating enterprise software releases across complex IT environments.

In this role, you will manage the end-to-end release lifecycle, ensuring successful planning, coordination, and deployment of software releases while working closely with development, infrastructure, QA, and business teams. You will play a key role in maintaining release quality, minimizing risks, and ensuring smooth production deployments across large-scale enterprise systems.

Project information

• Type of project: IT Services
• Office location: Wrocław or Kraków, Poland
• Work model: 100% remote; occasional onsite meetings up to twice per year
• Budget: 150–170 PLN net/hour, B2B
• Project length: Long-term
• Start date: ASAP, depending on candidate availability
• Only candidates with European Union citizenship and residence in Poland

Responsibilities

• Plan, coordinate, and manage software release cycles across multiple applications and teams.
• Define release schedules, windows, and deployment plans.
• Coordinate release activities across development, QA, infrastructure, and business stakeholders.
• Identify, manage, and mitigate release risks and resolve issues impacting delivery timelines.
• Lead release-readiness reviews, deployment planning, and milestone tracking.
• Validate release documentation, including release notes and deployment checklists.
• Ensure successful deployments to test and production environments.
• Coordinate release content related to operating system updates and third-party applications.
• Collaborate with release engineers to manage code merges, branching strategies, and deployment processes.
• Monitor release progress to ensure delivery within agreed quality standards and timelines.
• Support continuous improvement of release-management processes, automation, and deployment practices.
• Develop technical documentation and support knowledge sharing across teams.

Requirements

• Proven experience as a Release Manager, Change Manager, or in a similar release-coordination role.
• Strong understanding of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).
• Experience coordinating cross-functional teams in complex enterprise environments.
• Knowledge of software infrastructure and configuration-management processes.
• Excellent analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
• Strong communication and stakeholder-management skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent written and spoken English.

Nice to have

• Experience with Jira, ServiceNow, TFS, or similar release-management tools.
• Basic knowledge of message queue technologies (MQ or similar).
• Microsoft certifications.
• Experience working with complex legacy systems and large enterprise environments.

Additional information

• Monthly release schedule with occasional weekend release support; on-call approximately once per month.
• Onsite presence may be required for client visits, onboarding, or workshops, with a maximum of twice per year.

Recruitment process

• Introductory call
• Technical interview
• Final decision