10650SR1
£55k – 65k per year
Release Manager
Remote working with monthly site visits
We are seeking an experienced and motivated Release Manager to join our team in Southampton. This is a permanent position that will play a pivotal role in ensuring seamless, high-quality, and frequent releases across the business. You will work closely with teams and stakeholders from IT, InfoSec, and other areas of the business, with a key focus on continuous release delivery, automation, and process improvements to reduce incidents and create a stress-free release environment.
Key Responsibilities:
* Establish and manage core Release Management practices, with a focus on automation for quality control, readiness gates, and key decision milestones.
* Contribute to governance processes to uphold high standards in delivery for all customers.
* Ensure that environments are timely and fit for purpose to guarantee successful release delivery.
* Proactively manage risks and resolve issues impacting release schedules.
* Provide training and education on release management approaches to colleagues and teams.
* Drive continuous improvement by innovating and collaborating with cross-functional teams.
* Ensure release management metrics are reported and integrated into real-time dashboards for visibility.
* Collaborate with stakeholders to resolve challenges affecting release cycles.
* Adapt and enhance the release management framework to incorporate new technologies, techniques, and standards.
Knowledge, Skills, and Experience:
* Minimum of 3 years of experience in release management within a financial services environment, releasing frequent updates and new features.
* Proficiency in Agile, SDLC, and DevOps methodologies, with expertise in CI/CD practices, particularly Azure DevOps Pipelines.
* Strong understanding of cloud technologies, particularly Microsoft Azure (Azure certification is a plus).
* Familiarity with release management tooling.
* Excellent project management skills, including dependency management, risk mitigation, and removing team roadblocks.
* Proven ability to manage and communicate with multiple internal stakeholders, cross-functional teams, and customers.
* Strong interpersonal and communication skills, able to bridge technical and business language effectively.
* A track record of contributing to broader organizational improvements and adapting to evolving practices.
* Passion for continuous improvement and implementing innovative release management techniques.
* Demonstrated leadership and resilience, with a proactive, motivated, and collaborative approach to problem-solving and process enhancement.
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