Senior Release Manager - DevEx & CI/CD Lead

Sun Life Financial; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent financial services organization in Toronto seeks a skilled Release Manager to oversee software deployment processes. The ideal candidate will coordinate release planning and execution while collaborating closely with engineering and DevOps teams. This role requires extensive experience in both Agile and Waterfall methodologies, as well as strong communication skills. The organization promotes a diverse and inclusive workplace, offering a hybrid work model that supports both in-office and remote work arrangements.

Benefits

Hybrid work model

Competitive salary packages

Incentive plans depending on performance

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience as a release manager in both waterfall and Agile/DevOps project lifecycles.
• Experience with Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) best practices is required.
• Advanced written and verbal communication skills are a must.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for release planning, scheduling, forecasting, and execution of software deployments.
• Track an enterprise-wide release calendar in partnership with change management.
• Communicate with delivery leaders, test managers, engineers, and Agile Teams.

Skills

Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Collaboration with multi-site teams

Flexibility and adaptability

Customer and results focused

Education

University Degree or College Diploma in a related discipline

Tools

Automation tools

CI/CD best practices

Scripting languages (Python, Shell)

Job description

A prominent financial services organization in Toronto seeks a skilled Release Manager to oversee software deployment processes. The ideal candidate will coordinate release planning and execution while collaborating closely with engineering and DevOps teams. This role requires extensive experience in both Agile and Waterfall methodologies, as well as strong communication skills. The organization promotes a diverse and inclusive workplace, offering a hybrid work model that supports both in-office and remote work arrangements.