Test and Release Manager in Nottingham

XMA are looking for an experienced D365 Test, Release & Change Control Manager to oversee the Microsoft Dynamics 365 estate, covering both Customer Engagement (CE) and Finance & Supply Chain Management (F&SCM). The role will be responsible for release governance, testing coordination, and change control across critical business systems, ensuring all system changes are properly tested, documented, and deployed smoothly with minimal business disruption. This is an ideal opportunity for someone with experience in release management, testing, or change governance within enterprise environments.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Managing the end-to-end release lifecycle across the Microsoft Dynamics 365 estate, covering both Customer Engagement (CE) and Finance & Supply Chain Management (F&SCM).
• Owning and managing the D365 release calendar and deployment schedules.
• Coordinating testing activities including SIT, UAT, regression, and smoke testing.
• Managing change control processes, approvals, and release readiness.
• Supporting go/no-go decision making for releases and deployments.
• Coordinating releases across multiple environments including Dev, Test, UAT, Pre-Prod, and Production.
• Managing defects, risks, dependencies, and post-release validation activities.
• Producing and maintaining release documentation including test plans, release notes, RAID logs, and cutover plans.
• Working closely with internal teams and external suppliers to ensure smooth delivery.
• Driving continuous improvement across release and change processes.

What We’re Looking For:

• Strong coordination, governance, and stakeholder management experience within enterprise systems environments.
• Experience managing releases, testing, or change control within enterprise applications.
• Exposure to Microsoft Dynamics 365 environments (CE and/or F&SCM).
• Strong understanding of release governance and testing lifecycles.
• Experience coordinating stakeholders across technical and business teams.
• Experience managing defects, risks, dependencies, and release readiness.
• Comfortable working within Agile and/or ITIL environments.
• Strong organisational and communication skills.

At XMA, we believe that diverse perspectives, experiences and backgrounds make us stronger. We are committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels respected, valued and empowered to be their authentic selves. We foster an inclusive culture where colleagues can thrive, regardless of age, disability, gender identity, race, ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, neurodiversity, caring responsibilities, socioeconomic background or any other aspect of their identity.

We know that creating an inclusive workplace is an ongoing journey, and we are committed to listening, learning and taking meaningful action to ensure all our people can achieve their full potential.

As part of our commitment to removing barriers and ensuring disabled people have equal opportunities to join, develop and progress within our organisation, we operate a Guaranteed Interview Scheme, offering an interview to candidates with a disability who meet the essential criteria for the role.