HR System - Release Manager

Uniting NSW & ACT; City of Parramatta; Hybrid; AUD 140,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible hybrid working

Fitness Passport access

Additional paid leave

Employee discounts

Meaningful work

Job summary

Uniting NSW.ACT is seeking an experienced HR System Release Manager to strengthen release management across our HR systems. You will own the integrated release calendar, coordinate planning, governance, testing and deployments, and collaborate with technology, product, vendors and HR stakeholders to deliver reliable changes.

This hybrid, full-time role offers the chance to lead complex releases within our enterprise HR environment and contribute to the organisation’s technology roadmap and

Qualifications

• Experience coordinating end-to-end releases across complex systems.
• Ability to manage dependencies, governance and stakeholder expectations.
• Knowledge of ITIL, Agile, DevOps is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Establish and maintain an integrated release calendar covering Dayforce releases and roadmap.
• Coordinate end-to-end release planning, sequencing, dependencies and deployments.
• Assess readiness, identify risks and manage release-related issues and impacts.
• Provide clear release communications and status reporting.
• Coordinate deployment activities, go/no-go decisions and post-release support.
• Maintain governance and auditability of release delivery.

Skills

Release management

Stakeholder engagement

Risk assessment

Planning & coordination

Strong communication

Education

Relevant IT/business/project management qualifications

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Location: Parramatta CBD | Hybrid working |Full-time permanent role
Closing date Friday, 23rd October COB.

About the role

As we transition from project delivery into business-as-usual operations, Uniting is seeking an experienced HR System Release Manager to establish and strengthen release management across our HR systems environment.

With quarterly Dayforce product releases, ongoing system enhancements, hotfixes and Uniting’s broader technology roadmap, this newly created role will play an important part in ensuring changes are planned, coordinated and delivered safely, with minimal disruption to the business.

You’ll take ownership of the integrated release calendar and coordinate release planning, governance, testing, readiness, deployment and post-release activities. Working across technology teams, product owners, vendors, HR specialists and operational stakeholders, you’ll bring structure, visibility and control to a busy release schedule.

This is an opportunity for an experienced release professional who enjoys managing complexity, anticipating risks and bringing people together to deliver reliable technology outcomes.

Key responsibilities

• Establish and maintain an integrated release calendar covering Dayforce product releases, Uniting’s roadmap and hotfixes.
• Coordinate end-to-end release planning, including scope, sequencing, dependencies, milestones, approvals and deployment arrangements.
• Assess release readiness, identify risks and manage issues relating to testing, defects, data, operational impacts and business preparedness.
• Provide clear release communications, status reporting and visibility of decisions, risks and dependencies.
• Coordinate deployment activities, go/no-go decisions, post-release support, incident triage and lessons learned.
• Maintain release controls, records and governance to support auditability, compliance and reliable change delivery.
• Analyse release performance and implement improvements to processes, tools and ways of working.

About you

You’re an experienced release management professional who understands how to coordinate complex technology changes within an enterprise environment. You bring a disciplined, methodical approach to planning and governance, balanced with the communication and influencing skills needed to work across technical and business teams.

You’ll also have:

• Demonstrated experience managing end-to-end releases across complex enterprise systems, digital platforms or technology environments.
• Strong planning and coordination skills, including managing competing priorities, dependencies and multiple releases.
• Experience applying release, change, deployment, testing and service transition disciplines within structured governance frameworks.
• The ability to identify and manage release risks, defects, issues and operational impacts.
• Strong stakeholder engagement, analytical and reporting skills.
• Experience using Microsoft Office and release management, service management or delivery tools.
• Relevant qualifications in IT, business, project management or a related discipline, or equivalent experience.

Experience with enterprise HR, payroll or workforce management platforms such as Dayforce or Optima would be highly regarded. Knowledge of ITIL, Agile, DevOps and software development lifecycle practices would also be beneficial.

Based in Parramatta CBD, this role offers hybrid working, with three days in the office each week (Tuesday, Thursday and a third day as required), and the opportunity to make a meaningful contribution to the systems and services that support our people across NSW and the ACT.

If you have the experience to bring structure, assurance and confidence to complex system releases, we’d welcome your application.

For more information, please contactLouise Massie at*******@uniting.org

Why Uniting?

Join more than12,000+ employeesworking together to inspire people, enliven communities, and confront injustice.

• Access to outstanding not-for-profit salary packaging, helping you pay less tax and take home more of your income. Better still, your full annual benefit is available from 1 April 2026, allowing you to maximise your tax savings from the start of the FBT year.
• Flexible hybrid working.
• Access to Fitness Passport, providing discounted access to hundreds of gyms, pools, and fitness facilities across Australia to help you live your best life.
• Additional paid leave options, including the opportunity to purchase extra annual leave.
• Exclusive employee discounts through our U Rewards program.
• The chance to do meaningful work every day for an organisation committed to inspiring people, enlivening communities, and confronting injustice.

About Uniting

Uniting NSW.ACT contributes to the work and mission of the Uniting Church in NSW and the ACT through social justice advocacy, community services, and spiritual care. We provide care and support for people through all ages and stages of life, with a focus on people experiencing disadvantage and vulnerability. Our purpose is to inspire people, enliven communities, and confront injustice.

Uniting is a Child Safe Organisation committed to promoting the safety, wellbeing and inclusion of children and young people.