Release Manager

Specsavers; Fareham; Remote; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Job summary

Specsavers is forming a Global Cloud Platforms team and seeks a Release Manager to coordinate releases end-to-end across cloud platforms, applications and services. You will manage release schedules, deployment plans and the route-to-live process to ensure changes are tested, communicated and deployed with minimal disruption.

You will work closely with engineering, QA, operations and supplier partners to ensure release readiness, manage dependencies and navigate risks throughout the release

Qualifications

• Experience coordinating releases in a technology or cloud environment.
• Strong understanding of release, deployment and change management practices.
• Organised, detail-oriented with ability to manage multiple priorities.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate end-to-end releases across cloud platforms, applications and services.
• Manage release schedules, deployment plans and route-to-live processes.
• Collaborate with engineering, QA, operations and supplier partners to ensure release readiness.

Skills

Release management

Stakeholder management

Agile delivery

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Job description

This is an opportunity to join Specsavers at an exciting stage in its cloud transformation. As part of our newly established Global Cloud Platforms team, you'll play a key role in ensuring technology changes are delivered safely, smoothly and with minimal disruption across a global business. Acting as the link between engineering, delivery and operational teams, you'll help bring new cloud services, applications and platform changes into production, enabling innovation while protecting service quality and business performance.

As a Release Manager, you'll coordinate releases end-to-end, managing release schedules, deployment plans and the route-to-live process across cloud platforms, applications and services. You'll work closely with engineering, QA, operations and supplier partners to ensure changes are planned, tested and communicated effectively, while overseeing release readiness activities, managing dependencies and helping teams navigate risks throughout the release lifecycle.

To thrive in this role, you'll bring experience coordinating releases within a technology or cloud environment, alongside a strong understanding of release, deployment and change management practices. You'll be highly organised, detail-oriented and confident managing multiple priorities, with the ability to build relationships across technical and non-technical teams. Knowledge of Agile delivery methods, SDLC processes and tools such as Jira and Confluence will be valuable, as will strong communication skills and a proactive approach to problem-solving.

You'll have the opportunity to help shape a modern release management capability within a growing global cloud function. You'll work alongside talented teams, gain exposure to large-scale transformation programmes and play a key role in delivering technology change that supports colleagues and customers around the world. If you're looking for a role where you can combine coordination, stakeholder management and a passion for delivering change safely and effectively, we'd love to hear from you.

As an inclusive employer, we value diversity and are committed to creating a workplace where everyone can thrive. We are happy to consider flexible working arrangements wherever possible.