TRAINEE: Market Access Release Manager

Societe Generale; Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 700,000 - 1,100,000; Full time

Job summary

Societe Generale APAC seeks a Release Manager to govern the end-to-end release lifecycle for software applications supporting external market connectivity and internal initiatives. You will collaborate with Development, Operations, and Business teams to ensure releases are delivered efficiently and on schedule.

The role requires strong analytical skills, experience in release processes, and a proactive mindset to drive improvements and innovations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Finance, or a related discipline.
• Familiarity with Agile delivery frameworks, Python scripting, and Unix/Linux environments is required.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.
• Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills to collaborate and influence stakeholders across levels.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently with ownership and accountability.
• Knowledge of software development, automation frameworks, DevOps practices, AI, and emerging technologies is a strong asset.
• Prior experience supporting electronic trading platforms, exchange connectivity, or mission-critical financial applications is highly desirable.

Responsibilities

• Release Planning & Governance: Develop, maintain, and oversee the release roadmap and schedule, ensuring alignment with project timelines and delivery commitments.
• Cross-Functional Coordination across Business Analysis, Development, Operations, and Infrastructure teams to ensure seamless release execution.
• Documentation & Reporting: Produce release-related documentation including specifications, diagrams, deployment plans, release notes, and post-implementation reviews.
• Risk & Issue Management: Identify, assess, and manage risks and issues with mitigation and contingency plans.
• Quality & Compliance Assurance: Ensure releases meet quality standards, testing requirements, and regulatory obligations prior to deployment.
• Process Improvement & Automation: Review and optimize release management processes and tooling for efficiency and reliability.
• Stakeholder Management: Act as the primary contact for release communications with timely updates on status, risks, and milestones.
• Change & Release Management: Gatekeeper for production releases ensuring controlled deployments.
• Market Communications Management: Coordinate exchange and market communications, maintain contact lists, and promote transparency.
• Infrastructure Partnership & Technical Oversight: Collaborate with Infrastructure teams to understand data center architecture and market connectivity solutions.
• Leadership & Autonomy: Operate with autonomy and take ownership of initiatives.
• Innovation & Technology Research: Explore emerging technologies and promote adoption of innovative solutions.

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Finance, or a related discipline

Job description

• Release Planning & Governance: Develop, maintain, and oversee the release roadmap and schedule, ensuring alignment with internal and external project timelines, business priorities, and delivery commitments.
• Cross-Functional Coordination: Facilitate effective collaboration and communication across Business Analysis, Development, Operations, and Infrastructure teams (including Network and Server Engineering) to ensure seamless execution of release activities.
• Documentation & Reporting: Produce and maintain comprehensive release-related documentation, including functional specifications, solution and architecture diagrams, deployment plans, release notes, and post-implementation reviews.
• Risk & Issue Management: Proactively identify, assess, and manage risks and issues associated with software releases, while defining and driving appropriate mitigation and contingency plans.
• Quality & Compliance Assurance: Ensure all releases meet established quality standards, testing requirements, operational readiness criteria, and applicable regulatory or compliance obligations prior to deployment.
• Process Improvement & Automation: Continuously review, optimize, and automate release management processes, controls, and tooling to improve efficiency, reliability, and scalability of software delivery.
• Stakeholder Management: Serve as the primary point of contact for release-related communications, providing clear and timely updates to business and technology stakeholders on release status, risks, and milestones.
• Change & Release Management: Act as the gatekeeper for all production releases, ensuring that change management processes are adhered to and that deployments are executed in a controlled and transparent manner.
• Market Communications Management: Act as the central point of coordination for exchange and market communications. Ensure market notifications are received, tracked, and distributed through a centralized process, maintain and harmonize exchange contact lists, assign follow-up actions to relevant team members, and promote transparency regarding market changes and initiatives across stakeholders.
• Infrastructure Partnership & Technical Oversight: Collaborate closely with Infrastructure teams to gain market-related technical intelligence and develop a strong understanding of data center architecture, networking, and server platforms supporting market connectivity solutions.
• Leadership & Autonomy: Operate with a high degree of autonomy, taking ownership of initiatives and driving outcomes independently. Demonstrate strong problem-solving skills and a proactive approach to identifying opportunities for improvement and innovation.
• Innovation & Technology Research: Actively explore emerging technologies, including Artificial Intelligence and modern software delivery practices, assess their potential business value, and promote the adoption of innovative solutions across the organization.

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Responsibilities

• Release Planning & Governance: Develop, maintain, and oversee the release roadmap and schedule, ensuring alignment with internal and external project timelines, business priorities, and delivery commitments.
• Cross-Functional Coordination: Facilitate effective collaboration and communication across Business Analysis, Development, Operations, and Infrastructure teams (including Network and Server Engineering) to ensure seamless execution of release activities.
• Documentation & Reporting: Produce and maintain comprehensive release-related documentation, including functional specifications, solution and architecture diagrams, deployment plans, release notes, and post-implementation reviews.
• Risk & Issue Management: Proactively identify, assess, and manage risks and issues associated with software releases, while defining and driving appropriate mitigation and contingency plans.
• Quality & Compliance Assurance: Ensure all releases meet established quality standards, testing requirements, operational readiness criteria, and applicable regulatory or compliance obligations prior to deployment.
• Process Improvement & Automation: Continuously review, optimize, and automate release management processes, controls, and tooling to improve efficiency, reliability, and scalability of software delivery.
• Stakeholder Management: Serve as the primary point of contact for release-related communications, providing clear and timely updates to business and technology stakeholders on release status, risks, and milestones.
• Change & Release Management: Act as the gatekeeper for all production releases, ensuring that change management processes are adhered to and that deployments are executed in a controlled and transparent manner.
• Market Communications Management: Act as the central point of coordination for exchange and market communications. Ensure market notifications are received, tracked, and distributed through a centralized process, maintain and harmonize exchange contact lists, assign follow-up actions to relevant team members, and promote transparency regarding market changes and initiatives across stakeholders.
• Infrastructure Partnership & Technical Oversight: Collaborate closely with Infrastructure teams to gain market-related technical intelligence and develop a strong understanding of data center architecture, networking, and server platforms supporting market connectivity solutions.
• Leadership & Autonomy: Operate with a high degree of autonomy, taking ownership of initiatives and driving outcomes independently. Demonstrate strong problem‑solving skills and a proactive approach to identifying opportunities for improvement and innovation.
• Innovation & Technology Research: Actively explore emerging technologies, including Artificial Intelligence and modern software delivery practices, assess their potential business value, and promote the adoption of innovative solutions across the organization.

Required

Profile required

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Finance, or a related discipline.
• Familiarity with Agile delivery frameworks, Python scripting, and Unix/Linux environments is required.
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving capabilities, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver results in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.
• Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively and influence both technical and non‑technical stakeholders across all levels of the organization.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently, exercise sound judgment, and maintain a high level of ownership and accountability.
• Knowledge of software development, automation frameworks, DevOps practices, Artificial Intelligence (AI), and emerging technologies would be considered a strong asset.
• Prior experience supporting electronic trading platforms, exchange connectivity, market access systems, or mission‑critical financial applications is highly desirable.
• A proactive mindset, curiosity for innovation, and a continuous improvement orientation, with a willingness to explore and adopt new technologies that enhance operational efficiency and business value.

Behavioral Skills

• Client - Client focus: I put long term relationship with our clients at the center of my actions, whatever my position
• Commitment - Inspiration: I support the vision and the strategy
• Innovation - Simplification: I make things & ideas simple
• Innovation - Change management: I support change
• Team Spirit - Collective mindset: I favour the team’s interest over my own results
• Team Spirit - Synergies: I make cooperation with colleagues in and outside my team a priority

Business insight

Our Culture

At Societe Generale, we live by our 4 core values of commitment, responsibility, team spirit and innovation. We are engaged and demonstrate consideration for others. We act ethically and with courage. We focus our talent and energy on collective success. We experiment and propose new ideas. This way, we maximize our ability to serve client needs and anticipate market changes. Societe Generale is committed to strengthening bonds with colleagues, communities, and the world in which we live, because relationships are at the heart of how we operate. Please visit our APAC career website: https://www.societegenerale.asia/en/careers/building-your-career-with/ for more information.

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DE&I)

Our mission: Recruit, develop, advance, and retain a diverse workforce that is united in our efforts to enhance our competitive position and deliver innovative solutions to our clients.

Our vision

• Engaged workforce that is demographically diverse in a way that reflects the communities in which we operate
• Inclusive culture and workplace that recognizes employees' unique needs and utilizes their diverse talents
• Engage our community and marketplace, and position the organization to meet the needs of all its clients

Check out our DE&I initiatives: https://www.societegenerale.asia/en/careers/diversity-equity-inclusion-dei/

Societe Generale is committed to offering an inclusive recruitment experience to all candidates. If you require any reasonable accommodations of assistance during the recruitment process, please do not hesitate to let our HR staff know.

Department Description

By joining the Market Access team, you will become part of a diverse and multicultural environment that values work-life balance and fosters continuous professional development. As a rapidly growing organization, we embrace innovation and actively explore emerging technologies and ideas within a collaborative, flat-structured environment that encourages initiative and teamwork. We are seeking a highly motivated Release Manager to join the Market Access team within the Investment Banking Division. In this role, you will be responsible for governing and coordinating the end-to-end release management lifecycle for software applications supporting both external market connectivity and internal strategic initiatives. The successful candidate will work closely with cross-functional stakeholders, including Development, Operations, and Business teams, to ensure releases are delivered efficiently, reliably, and in accordance with established quality standards and timelines.