At a Glance
- Tasks: Manage complex technology releases and ensure high-quality delivery across Agile teams.
- Company: Major financial services organisation with a focus on innovation.
- Benefits: Hybrid working, competitive rates, and opportunities for professional growth.
- Other info: Join a collaborative team and enhance your career in a thriving industry.
- Why this job: Lead impactful projects in a dynamic environment while driving continuous improvement.
- Qualifications: Extensive Release Management experience and strong stakeholder communication skills.
The predicted salary is between 65250 - 79750 £ per year.
Location: London (Hybrid - 8 days onsite per month)
Contract: 12 Months (Inside IR35)
Working Pattern: Hybrid
The Opportunity
We are looking for an experienced Senior Release Manager to join a major financial services organisation responsible for managing complex enterprise-wide technology releases across multiple Agile squads and Tribes. This is a highly visible delivery role where you will own the end-to-end release lifecycle, ensuring technology changes are delivered safely, predictably and to the highest quality standards. You'll work with senior stakeholders, Delivery Leads, Engineering, Testing and Change teams to coordinate large-scale releases while driving continuous improvement across release management, DevOps and Agile delivery practices.
Responsibilities
- Manage the complete Release Lifecycle from initiation through to closure.
- Produce and maintain Release Plans and governance documentation.
- Manage key release milestones including: Scope Freeze, Code Freeze, PPE Launch, Go / No Go, Production Release, Release Closure.
- Produce Release Level Test Strategy documentation in collaboration with Testing teams.
- Identify, assess and manage risks, issues, dependencies and delivery timelines.
- Provide regular release reporting to senior stakeholders.
- Take accountability for release quality and successful delivery.
- Coordinate activities across multiple Agile Squads and Tribes.
- Develop contingency and rollback plans.
- Improve release predictability and delivery quality.
- Ensure governance and IT controls are followed throughout the release lifecycle.
- Champion Continuous Integration, Continuous Delivery and DevOps best practices.
- Contribute to Release Engineering Community of Practice initiatives and continuous improvement.
Required Experience
- Extensive Release Management experience within complex enterprise environments.
- Strong understanding of the full Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC).
- Excellent Project Management experience.
- Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
- Experience delivering releases within Agile environments.
- Working knowledge of: Azure DevOps (ADS), ServiceNow, CI/CD, Agile certification, Project Management certification.
- Financial Services or Banking experience.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Experience improving release frequency while maintaining high quality standards.
Desirable Experience
- Change Management
- DevOps Automation
- CREST knowledge
- ServiceNow Incident & Change Management
- Power BI
- Power Apps
*Rates depend on experience and client requirements
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