Release Manager - Contract
Financial Services
Edinburgh
Contract - 9 months/year-end
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An Edinburgh based Financial Services Client is currently seeking an experienced Release Manager to join a large complex programme of work. The successful candidate will play a key role in ensuring seamless, high-quality & frequent releases. Key responsibilities will include:
* Managing core Release Management practices
* Planning, documenting, and overseeing the delivery of releases - communicating accurate management information on progress and status of releases to stakeholders on a regular basis
* Ensuring release management metrics are collated
* Supporting the Programme Manager with a series of ad-hoc programme tasks & deputising when required
To be successful in this Contract, the candidate should have the following knowledge & experience:
1. Strong & demonstrable experience working as a Release Manager in established Financial Services organisations
2. Proven leadership in successful digital solution delivery - demonstrating resilience in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and a proactive, motivated, and collaborative approach to problem-solving and process enhancements
3. Proficiency in Agile, SDLC, and DevOps methodologies, with experience of CI/CD practices, particularly Azure DevOps Pipelines
4. Additional Project Management skills & experience
5. Strong interpersonal and communication skills with excellent Stakeholder Management abilities
6. A track record of contributing to broader project/organisational improvements and adapting to evolving practices.
A brilliant role with an excellent team on a chunky programme of work. If this contract catches your eye, please APPLY NOW to be considered for this Contract.
I'm ideally seeking locally based candidates to Edinburgh who are available now or at short notice.
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