Salesforce Release Manager

Stackstudio Digital Ltd.; Greater London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A digital solutions company based in Milton Keynes, UK is seeking an experienced Salesforce Release Manager. The candidate will manage salesforce releases in regulated environments, with hands-on experience in deployment processes including version control and CI/CD pipelines. Essential skills include strong stakeholder engagement and a solid understanding of data governance and compliance standards. Ideal candidates will have relevant Salesforce certifications and a commitment to continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Experience in Salesforce release management in regulated environments, preferably banking.
• Expertise in Salesforce deployments utilizing version control and deployment tools.
• Strong coordination and stakeholder engagement abilities.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate Salesforce environments as part of complex release schedules.
• Lead release planning and readiness meetings for full visibility.
• Own the end-to-end deployment process across Salesforce environments.

Skills

Salesforce release management

Stakeholder engagement

Hands-on Salesforce deployments

Agile frameworks

Data governance

Tools

GitHub Actions

Copado

Gearset

Jira

ServiceNow

Confluence

Job description

Role / Job Title : Salesforce Release Manager

Work Location : Milton Keynes, UK (onsite)

The Role

Strong background in Salesforce release management within regulated environments (preferably financial services or banking). Hands‑on experience with Salesforce deployments (including use of version control, metadata APIs, and deployment automation tools).

Your Responsibilities (Up to 10)

• Experience coordinating Salesforce environments as part of complex release schedules.
• Proven ability to plan and execute sandbox refreshes and manage environment data strategies.
• Strong understanding of environment types and their use cases, including scratch orgs, sandboxes, and production.
• Demonstrable understanding of differences between scratch orgs, sandboxes, and production environments, supporting appropriate release and testing strategies.
• Ability to manage challenging stakeholders and push back on demands to enter sandbox environments, highlighting risks and mitigations.
• Strong experience in improving, documenting, and monitoring release cycles.
• Experience with Salesforce DevOps tooling (e.g., GitHub Actions, AutoRABIT).

Your Profile

Essential Skills / Knowledge / Experience (Up to 10)

Release Governance & Planning

Manage and maintain the Salesforce release calendar across business units, ensuring alignment with bank-wide change governance.

Lead release planning and readiness meetings, ensuring full visibility and traceability of changes.

Partner with Change Management to ensure releases meet all internal control and compliance obligations.

Coordinate resources required to execute releases.

Deployment Execution

Own the end‑to‑end deployment process across Salesforce environments (SIT, UAT, Pre‑Prod, Production).

Coordinate deployment tasks using CI / CD pipelines (e.g., GitHub Actions, Copado, Gearset).

Oversee sandbox refresh planning and data masking activities as per GDPR and bank security standards.

Stakeholder Engagement

Act as the central point of contact for development teams, business leads, testers, and platform owners.

Provide regular updates on release status, risks, and post‑deployment verification to senior stakeholders and governance boards.

Risk & Quality Control

Ensure releases follow bank policy including change records, access control, rollback procedures, and audit trails.

Support audits by providing deployment, approval, and control evidence.

Continuous Improvement

Champion DevOps and automation best practices throughout the Salesforce lifecycle.

Identify opportunities to streamline processes, improve testing efficiency, and reduce manual steps.

Monitor release metrics and root cause analysis to prevent recurring issues.

Essential Skills & Experience

• Strong background in Salesforce release management within regulated environments (preferably financial services or banking).
• Hands‑on experience with Salesforce deployments (version control, metadata APIs, deployment tools).
• Working knowledge of Agile, DevOps, and ITIL frameworks.
• Strong understanding of data governance, GDPR, and FCA compliance.
• Excellent coordination and stakeholder engagement skills; ability to interact with governance boards and leadership.

Desirable Skills / Knowledge / Experience

• Salesforce Administrator or Platform App Builder certification.
• Experience with Salesforce DevOps tools (GitHub Actions, Copado, Gearset).
• Familiarity with Jira, ServiceNow, and Confluence.
• ITIL Foundation certification or equivalent background in change / release management in banking.