Senior Release Manager, Banking Transformation

On-Point Connect AG; Zürich; Hybrid; CHF 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

ON-POINT Connect AG in Zürich seeks an experienced Deputy Programme Release Manager to coordinate 25 interdependent projects in a major banking transformation. You will lead 10–15 Cluster Release Managers and Release Coordinators and ensure enterprise-wide deployment readiness.

Role requires 15+ years in IT project delivery within banking, with a track record in large-scale transformations, and strong stakeholder communication.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of IT project delivery experience in complex banking/financial services environments
• Senior or Programme Release Manager in large-scale transformation
• Hands-on experience managing multi-project release trains across SIT and UAT in regulated environments
• Strong understanding of banking system landscapes and Private Banking products ( Wealth Management )
• Strong knowledge of SDLC methodologies (Waterfall, Agile, SAFe, hybrid) and ALM tools such as JIRA

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of 10–15 Cluster Release Managers and deputise for the Programme Release Manager
• Define and adapt Release Management processes to programme needs across 25 projects
• Develop and maintain an integrated release plan covering timelines, dependencies, risks and environment availability
• Coordinate releases across multiple projects and suppliers, aligning with Change Management and exercising veto authority over deployments
• Chair release coordination and steering meetings to track progress, resolve blockers and manage risks
• Ensure end-to-end traceability from requirements through deployments using JIRA/Confluence
• Manage release dependencies and risks with Environment Management
• Monitor release performance via KPIs like defect leakage, regression pass rates, rollbacks, deployment success

Skills

Stakeholder management

JIRA

Confluence

Release management

Team leadership

SDLC knowledge

English fluency

Problem solving

Education

University degree in Computer Science/Information Systems/Business Administration

Tools

JIRA

Confluence

Job description

ON-POINT Connect AG in Zürich seeks an experienced Deputy Programme Release Manager to coordinate 25 interdependent projects in a major banking transformation. You will lead 10–15 Cluster Release Managers and Release Coordinators and ensure enterprise-wide deployment readiness.

Role requires 15+ years in IT project delivery within banking, with a track record in large-scale transformations, and strong stakeholder communication.