[Hiring] Release Manager @Recutify

Role Description

The Release Manager supports the planning, coordination, execution, and closeout of new and recurring IT release activities across a broad range of IT functions, including application and infrastructure environments. The Release Manager demonstrates knowledge of the tools, processes, and practices required to manage simple to moderately complex releases.

• Execute and coordinate release activities for simple to moderately complex application and infrastructure initiatives.
• Manage assigned release activities across multiple applications, teams, and projects, including tracking dependencies and milestones.
• Collaborate with team members, deployment sponsors, vendors, customers, and other stakeholders to ensure successful and timely release execution.
• Maintain release schedules, documentation, archives, and related records.
• Monitor upcoming releases, maintenance activities, dependencies, risks, and required resources.
• Ensure release activities comply with established ITIL, Change Management, and Release Management policies, processes, and procedures.
• Track release progress and provide timely status updates to internal and external stakeholders.
• Coordinate resources and activities required to support successful release execution and identify additional resource requirements as needed.
• Prepare, analyze, and distribute release schedules, status reports, and other deployment-related materials.
• Execute release closeout activities and participate in post-release reviews to evaluate outcomes and identify process improvement opportunities.
• Support security, compliance, risk management, service-level agreements, and quality requirements.
• Contribute to release automation, CI/CD initiatives, and continuous improvement of release management processes.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in IT Release Management, Change Management, IT Operations, or a related field.
• 8+ years of experience coordinating application and infrastructure deployments in enterprise environments.
• Experience managing release schedules, dependencies, documentation, and stakeholder communications.
• Experience working within formal ITIL-based Change and Release Management processes.
• Experience coordinating activities across multiple technical teams and business stakeholders.
• Knowledge of release management tools, deployment processes, and production support practices.
• Strong organizational, analytical, problem-solving, and time-management skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Experience working with vendors, customers, and cross-functional teams.
• Basic understanding of IT security, compliance, risk management, and governance requirements.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience serving as a project, workstream, or technical lead.
• ITIL Foundation certification or equivalent service management certification.
• Experience with release automation and CI/CD tools.
• Experience supporting Agile and DevOps environments.
• Experience facilitating post-implementation reviews and driving process improvements.
• Knowledge of enterprise change management frameworks and governance processes.
• Experience with project coordination or project management activities.