The Release Manager is responsible for planning, scheduling, coordinating, and executing software releases across development, testing, and production environments. This role acts as a bridge between development, QA, operations, and business stakeholders to ensure releases are delivered on time, with high quality, and minimal disruption.
Requirements
- Plan and manage the full software release lifecycle, including scheduling release windows, milestones, and cycles.
- Coordinate cross-functional teams (development, QA, DevOps, product, and operations) to align dependencies, timelines, and deliverables.
- Develop and maintain release plans, roadmaps, deployment procedures, runbooks, and documentation.
- Conduct release readiness reviews, milestone checks, and go/no-go decision meetings.
- Identify, assess, and mitigate risks that could impact release scope, quality, schedule, or budget.
- Monitor post-release performance, track issues, and drive continuous improvement in release processes.
- Ensure compliance with change management, version control, and configuration management practices.
- Communicate release status, plans, changes, and issues to stakeholders at all levels.
- Improve release automation, CI/CD pipelines, and tools to increase efficiency and reduce manual effort.
Benefits
- Company-paid, full coverage inclusive health care (Medical, Dental Vision), for you and your family.
- Life/Disability: Employer-paid life insurance, in addition to short-term and long-term disability.
- 401(k) Retirement Account, 6% employer contribution.
- Flexible Paid Time Off
- Holidays: 11 paid holidays throughout the calendar year.