Release Manager

Responsibilities:Coordinate, plan and maintain the release roadmap for one or more applicationsPlan and coordinate multiple parallel releases and deploymentsPlan release go-live and post-go-live activitiesPlan, coordinate and track change activities throughout the release processLead release decision meetings and secure stakeholder approval for release milestonesPlan and facilitate handover sessions between development and operations teamsCollaborate with Release Managers, Test Managers, Product Owners, Execution Leads, Scrum Masters and Operations teams to ensure successful deliveriesImprove release quality and efficiency through automation, release orchestration and DevOps practices Requirements:Bachelor's or Master's degree in IT or a related disciplineMinimum 5 years of experience in IT project management and planningProven experience in release or deployment management activitiesStrong networking, interpersonal, communication and stakeholder management skillsAnalytical mindset with strong coordination and planning abilitiesAbility to pay attention to details while maintaining an overall view of deliveries and dependenciesAccountability, proactivity and ability to adapt quickly to changePractical understanding of Agile, Scrum and SAFe methodologiesHighly proficient spoken and written EnglishTechnical mindset with the ability to communicate effectively with development teamsExperience creating and validating deployment runbooks in collaboration with technical teamsExperience working with incident, problem and change management processes and tools under the ITIL frameworkHands-on experience with Jira and ConfluenceExperience working with Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment practicesBasic understanding of DevOps ways of workingAbility to work with release orchestration tools and automated release pipelinesFlexibility to work paid evening and weekend hours during implementation activitiesNice to have:Experience in the banking sectorExperience with incident, problem and change management processes on the client side