Release Manager

Link Group; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible and Hybrid Working

Purchased Leave

Parental Leave

Volunteer Leave

Gender transition leave

Well-being leave

Employee Recognition Program

Talent Referral Program

Salary Sacrificing via Superannuation

Employee Assistance Program

Learning & Development

Educational assistance support

Employee discounts

Novated Car Leasing

Job summary

MUFG Pension & Market Services is seeking an experienced Release Manager to govern enterprise technology releases across Development, Testing and IT Operations. This hands-on leader will guide release calendars, governance forums and ensure low‑risk deployments that protect business continuity.

You will coordinate across locations, run Release Readiness Reviews and Go/No‑Go decisions, and work with senior IT and business leaders to balance schedules, scope and quality while driving continuous

Qualifications

• 5-10 years' experience in IT operations, systems analysis or development environment.
• 3+ years in Release Management or Project Management.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related discipline.

Responsibilities

• Establish and embed release governance across portfolios.
• Own enterprise-wide Release Calendar and coordinate inputs.
• Plan release windows across a complex portfolio.
• Prepare and deliver release reporting to Steering Committees.
• Negotiate and manage release activities for risk and quality.
• Manage end-to-end release lifecycle across environments.
• Lead Release Readiness Reviews and Go/No-Go decisions.
• Coordinate Go-Live activities and deployment plans.
• Participate in CAB forums and manage risks.
• Maintain central release repository and communication plans.
• Drive continuous improvement of release management practices.

Skills

IT operations experience

Release Management

Cross-functional coordination

Stakeholder management

Software development lifecycle

Communication and reporting

Analytical mindset

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related discipline

Job description

We are seeking an experienced Release Manager to play a critical gatekeeper role across enterprise technology releases. This role partners closely with Development, Testing, Project Delivery, IT Operations and the EPMO to ensure high-quality, low-risk releases that protect business continuity and meet senior stakeholder expectations.
You will provide confident leadership across complex release schedules, manage governance forums, and communicate clearly with senior IT and business leaders. This is a hands-on role requiring strong operational discipline, influence, and the ability to manage up.

What you'll be responsible for

Strategic & Portfolio Release Management

• Establish and embed consistent release governance and processes across multiple portfolios and departments
• Own the enterprise-wide IT Release Calendar, coordinating inputs from multiple release managers and technology teams
• Forward plan release windows and cycles across a complex portfolio
• Prepare and deliver release reporting to Steering Committees and senior stakeholders
• Negotiate, plan and manage release activities to meet delivery, risk and quality expectations
  

Operational Release Delivery

• Manage the end-to-end release lifecycle across development, test and production environments
• Lead Release Readiness Reviews, milestone checkpoints, and Business Go/No-Go decisions
• Coordinate and lead Go-Live activities, deployment plans and checklists
• Participate in CAB forums, managing scope, dependencies and risks
• Maintain a central release repository including build procedures, dependencies and communication plans
• Drive continuous improvement of release management practices
  

Stakeholder & People Leadership

• Work collaboratively with developers, testers and delivery teams across locations
• Facilitate cross-functional coordination between technology, operations and business teams
• Build strong relationships with internal partners and external vendors
  
• Manage a wide range of releases including applications, infrastructure, OS patches, security updates and major projects
• Identify and manage risks impacting release scope, schedule or quality
• Coordinate release content across service requests, third-party systems and platform upgrades
  

What you'll bring

Required Skills and Experience

• 5-10 years' experience in an IT operations, systems analysis or development environment
• 3+ years' experience in Release Management and/or Project Management
• Strong understanding of the software development lifecycle
• Proven experience coordinating complex, cross-functional delivery teams
• Excellent stakeholder management, communication and reporting skills
• Strong analytical mindset with the confidence to challenge and manage senior stakeholders
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related discipline
  

Highly desirable:

• Experience in release / project management across enterprise platforms such as PEGA (Systems of Record), API-based integrations, and Digital/Mobile application ecosystems (iOS/Android), including app store deployment models
• Experience managing releases for Java-based applications and products, with strong understanding of middleware, integration services, and distributed system architectures

Some of our Employment Benefits

• Flexible and Hybrid Working - enabling our employees to work in the office and at home
• Purchased Leave, Parental Leave, Volunteer Leave, Gender transition leave, Well-being leave
• Employee Recognition Program - to recognise people who are demonstrating our values and Company purpose.
• Talent Referral Program
• Salary Sacrificing via Superannuation
• Employee Assistance Program
• Learning & Development - Development at your fingertips via self-paced learning, including educational assistance support
• Employee discounts - Access discounted rates and offers from a variety of providers including Bupa and Microsoft!
• Novated Car Leasing

Culture at MUFG Pension & Market Services

We are an inclusive employer whose people work collaboratively. We encourage, support and value the various talents and perspectives of our people and promote a flexible and blended work environment where our people can thrive, and their wellbeing is supported. We know that diversity drives better client outcomes, continuous improvement, and growth. Be part of our company and together we will achieve our full potential.

We treat all individuals fairly and equitably and do not discriminate on the basis of diverse characteristics including, but not limited to gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, ethnicity, cultural background, physical abilities/disabilities, religious or political belief, marital or family status or carers responsibilities.