Release Manager

Aviva; Norwich; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 61,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus 10%

Pension scheme

Holiday 29 days

Private Medical Benefit

Matching Share Plan

Save As You Earn

Flexible benefits

Volunteer days

Job summary

Aviva is seeking a Release Manager to coordinate technology change across multiple platforms. You will join the Quality Engineering Centre of Excellence, leading release planning, governance and risk management, while ensuring Go-Live readiness and a controlled delivery cycle.

You’ll work with engineering, delivery and operations teams, building strong stakeholder relationships and driving improvements to release quality, efficiency and reliability in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Experience managing software releases within a complex technology environment.
• Strong planning, organisation and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience with Agile environments and DevOps practices is beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Lead release planning, governance, risk management and implementation activities.
• Coordinate release activities across multiple teams and projects.
• Support deployment activities and oversee Go-Live events.
• Identify opportunities to improve release processes and promote continuous improvement.

Skills

Release management

Stakeholder management

Communication

Agile / DevOps

Problem solving

Tools

CI/CD pipelines

Release automation tools

Job description

Release Manager

Location: Norwich, York or Eastleigh

Salary: circa £55k

This is a great job for someone who enjoys coordinating technology change, building strong stakeholder relationships and delivering successful releases. You'll be organised, proactive and passionate about improving how teams deliver change in a fast-paced environment.

A bit about the job

Technology change at Aviva is growing rapidly, and we're looking for a Release Manager to help us deliver it safely and successfully. You'll join our Quality Engineering Centre of Excellence, supporting the planning and delivery of releases across multiple platforms and business areas. Working closely with engineering, delivery and operational teams, you'll ensure change is implemented in a controlled and reliable way. You'll be accountable for release planning, governance, risk management and implementation activities. Your work will help protect customer services while enabling strategic business change.

You'll coordinate release activities across multiple teams and projects, ensuring changes are planned, scheduled and delivered successfully. Working closely with project teams, engineers and business stakeholders, you'll lead release planning, support deployment activities and oversee Go-Live events.

You'll manage risks, resolve delivery conflicts and help maintain a stable production environment. You'll also identify opportunities to improve release processes and contribute to continuous improvement across the wider technology organisation.

Skills and experience we're looking for:

• Experience managing software releases within a complex technology environment, with a strong understanding of release management principles and software delivery lifecycles (SDLC).
• Strong planning, organisation and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to coordinate multiple teams, manage risks and deliver successful release outcomes.
• Excellent communication and influencing skills, able to build effective relationships across engineering, delivery, operational and business teams.
• A proactive approach to problem-solving, with experience identifying process improvements that enhance release quality, efficiency and delivery reliability.
• Experience working within Agile environments and knowledge of DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines or release automation tools would be beneficial

Whatyou’llget for this role:

Our purpose - with you today, for a better tomorrow – is a promise we make to our colleagues too.And one of the ways we live up to that promiseisby investing in you.We have so much to offer when it comes to being an Aviva colleague.

• Startingsalary circa £55k (depending on location, skills, experience, and qualifications)
• Bonus opportunity 10% – actual amount depends on your performance and Aviva’s
• Generous pensionscheme e.g. if you put in 8%, Aviva adds 14% in.
• 29 daysholidayplus bank holidays,and you can choosetobuyorsell up to 5days
• Aviva-funded Private Medical Benefitto help you get expert support when you need it
• Make your money go further -Up to 40%discountonAviva products, and other retailer discounts
• Up to £1,200 of free Aviva shares per year through ourMatching Share Planand share in the success of Aviva with ourSave As You Earnscheme
• Brilliantlysupportive policiesincluding parentalandcarer’s leave
• Flexible benefitsto suit you, includingsustainability optionssuch as cycle to work
• Make a difference,be part of our Aviva Communitiesand useyour3paid volunteering daysto help others
• We take yourwellbeingseriously withlots of support and tools

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Aviva is for everyone:

We’reinclusive and welcome everyone– we want applications from all backgrounds and experiences. Excited but not sure you tick every box? Even if youdon’t, we would still encourage you to apply. We also consider all forms of flexible working, including part time and job shares.

We flex locations, hours and working patterns to suit our customers, business, and you. Most of our people are smart working –spendingat least50% of their time in our offices every week - combining the benefits of flexibility, with time together with colleagues.

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