Technical Delivery & Release Lead

RLDatix; Camden Town; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private health insurance

Group accident insurance

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Loyalty awards

Job summary

RLDatix, London-based, is seeking a Release Lead to join the Quality Compliance Systems team. You will lead end-to-end software releases, coordinating cross-functional teams to ensure releases stay on schedule and align with business priorities.

The role requires 5+ years in software release management or related fields, and a strong ability to manage plans, dependencies, and risk. A weekly commute to London is expected within a hybrid work model.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of relevant experience in software release management or technical programme delivery.
• Experience establishing release readiness criteria and quality gates.
• Ability to map milestones and dependencies and communicate changes to stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate complex technical programmes and end-to-end releases across multiple teams.
• Own and manage release plans, dependencies, risks and transitions to production deployment.
• Coordinate activities across R&D, QA, Documentation, Localisation, Cloud Engineering, Product Management and Customer Success.
• Establish and maintain release readiness criteria and quality gates before deployment.
• Establish governance, reporting and KPI management to drive accountability and improvement.

Skills

Release management

Technical delivery

Cross-functional teams

Job description

RLDatix is on a mission to transform care delivery worldwide, ensuring every patient receives the safest, highest-quality care. Through our innovative Healthcare Operations Platform, we’re connecting data to unlock trusted insights that enable improved decision-making and help deliver safer healthcare for all.

Job Description

RLDatix (RLD) is on a mission to help raise the standard of care…everywhere. Trusted by over 10,000 healthcare organisations around the world, our solutions help improve health and care. Our applications ensure that patients receive the best and safest care while supporting the providers who deliver it.Joining TeamRLD means being part of a global effort of over 2,000 team members in making a difference in healthcare…every day.

We’re searching for a London-based Release Lead to join our Quality Compliance Systems (QCS) team, so that we can reliably deliver high-quality software from development through to production. The Release Lead will lead and optimise end-to-end software release and technical delivery processes, coordinating cross-functional teams to ensure delivery remains on schedule and aligned with business priorities.

How You’ll Spend Your Time

• Coordinate complex technical programmes and end-to-end releases across multiple teams to ensure delivery aligns with strategic objectives, agreed milestones and production timelines.
• Own and manage release plans, dependencies, risks and transitions from development completion through to production deployment.
• Coordinate activities across R&D, QA, Documentation, Localisation, Cloud Engineering, Product Management and Customer Success to ensure effective end-to-end delivery.
• Establish and maintain release readiness criteria, quality gates and required documentation to ensure testing and business requirements are completed prior to deployment.
• Establish programme governance, reporting and KPI management, using performance and operational data to drive accountability and continuous improvement.

What Kind of Things We’re Most Interested in You Having

• 5+ years of relevant experience in software release management, technical programme delivery, or a closely related role, including 2+ years leading complex, cross-functional software releases across multiple teams.
• Proven success establishing and managing release readiness criteria and quality gates, ensuring testing, business and operational requirements are completed prior to production deployment.
• In-depth knowledge of how to develop and manage release and delivery plans, mapping milestones and dependencies while communicating changes, risks and decisions to stakeholders.
• Ability to commute to London once a week.
• Sincere interest in SaaS delivery within Agile and Scrum environments, with Kanban and hybrid delivery model experience highly desirable.
• A knack for working collaboratively within cross-functional technical and business teams.

By enabling flexibility in how we work and prioritising employee wellness, we empower our team to do and be their best. Key benefits include private health and group accident insurance, an Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for confidential support, and Loyalty Awards for long-service employees.

RLDatix is an equal opportunity employer, and our employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, age, gender, national origin, disability, handicap, marital status or any other status or condition protected by law.

As part of RLDatix’s commitment to the inclusion of all qualified individuals, we ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation in the job application and interview process. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in either step, please don’t hesitate to send a note to [e-mail].

Salary offers are based on a wide range of factors including location, relevant skills, training, experience, education, and, where applicable, licensure or certifications obtained. Market and organisational factors are also taken into consideration.