Salesforce Release Manager

Client Development Director | IT/ERP/HRIS, Data & Analytics and Digital Recruitment Consultant at Focus on SAP (part of the Focus Cloud Group)

Position: Salesforce Release Manager

Employment Type: Contract

Start: ASAP (December/January 2025)

Duration: 6 Months

Location: Buckinghamshire, UK

Language(s): English

Focus on SAP is a specialist SAP and ERP recruitment organisation offering both permanent and contract staffing solutions on a global scale.

Client – Partnered with a global leader in digital transformation and IT services, working with some of the world’s biggest brands. Their mission is not only to deliver cutting‑edge technology but also to empower organisations to create meaningful impact for the people and communities they serve. For you, this means working on challenging projects that demand innovation, collaboration, and thought leadership.

Role – We are seeking a Salesforce Release Manager with strong governance experience to oversee controlled deployment processes, environment strategy, and release calendar management across complex Salesforce estates. You will work closely with delivery teams, testers, product owners, and change governance bodies by ensuring safe, compliant, and predictable releases into production.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage the Salesforce release calendar, ensuring alignment across business units.
• Lead release readiness and planning sessions with key stakeholders.
• Govern change processes to ensure compliance, auditability, and traceability.
• Own the end‑to‑end deployment cycle across multiple environments (SIT, UAT, Pre‑Prod, Prod).
• Oversee sandbox refresh, data masking, and secure environment usage strategies.
• Drive DevOps and CI/CD adoption using tools such as GitHub Actions, Copado, and Gearset.
• Provide risk visibility and mitigation plans for release candidates.
• Maintain deployment controls, rollback plans, and change approvals.
• Act as central coordination point during go‑lives and post‑deployment verification.
• Identify opportunities to streamline release processes and automate workflows.

Key Skills

• Proven Salesforce release management background within a regulated environment.
• Hands‑on experience with Salesforce deployments, metadata APIs, and version control.
• Strong understanding of scratch orgs, sandbox strategy, and production controls.
• Familiar with GDPR/security controls around Salesforce data handling.
• Experience working with Agile and ITIL change processes.
• Excellent stakeholder communication – able to challenge, influence, and negotiate when required.

Desirable Skills

• Salesforce Administrator or Platform App Builder certification.
• Previous experience with Salesforce DevOps tooling.
• Familiarity with Jira, Confluence, and ServiceNow change management.
• Experience reporting risk and governance outcomes to senior stakeholders.

If you are interested or would like to know more, please email jonathan.la@focusonsap.org with your CV and availability to speak.

Applicants must be UK‑based and hold a valid right to work status.

Seniority level: Not Applicable

Employment type: Contract

Job function: Consulting and Information Technology

Industries: Technology, Information and Media