Release Management Lead-

Huxley; City Of London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial institution in London is seeking an experienced Release Management Lead to oversee planning, coordination, and governance of software and infrastructure releases. This role requires extensive release management experience in financial services, strong knowledge of ITIL, and excellent leadership skills. The position offers a competitive day rate of £739 inside IR35, providing a collaborative environment.

Benefits

Competitive day rate

Qualifications

• Experience in release management in a financial services context.
• Knowledge of regulatory standards like DORA, SOX, and GDPR.
• Ability to manage stakeholders across multiple teams.

Responsibilities

• Own and manage the enterprise release calendar.
• Plan and execute major, minor, and emergency releases.
• Coordinate with Product, Engineering, QA, and Infrastructure teams.

Skills

Extensive release management experience in financial services

Strong knowledge of ITIL and change governance

Familiarity with ITSM tools (ServiceNow)

Excellent leadership skills

Tools

ServiceNow

CI/CD pipelines

Job description

My Client leading financial institution is seeking an experienced Release Management Lead to oversee planning, coordination, and governance of software and infrastructure releases across enterprise platforms.

Release Management Lead - Financial Services

Location: London | Contract: Inside IR35 | Rate: £739/day

Key Responsibilities

• Own and manage the enterprise release calendar.
• Plan and execute major, minor, and emergency releases.
• Coordinate with Product, Engineering, QA, and Infrastructure teams.
• Ensure rollback plans and communication strategies for critical releases.
• Lead release bridges and out-of-hours deployments.
• Manage post-release issue tracking and remediation.

Required Skills

• Extensive release management experience in financial services.
• Strong knowledge of ITIL, change governance, and regulatory standards (DORA, SOX, GDPR).
• Familiarity with ITSM tools (ServiceNow), CI/CD pipelines, and scaled agile frameworks (SAFe).
• Excellent leadership and stakeholder management skills.

What's on Offer

• Competitive day rate: £739/day (Inside IR35).

Work with a leading financial institution in a collaborative environment

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