Senior Product Release Manager

Comviva; Gurugram District; On-site; INR 3,000,000 - 6,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Comviva in Gurugram is seeking an experienced Release Management Leader to define release strategy, govern end-to-end releases, and align product roadmaps with customer commitments. You will lead a team of Release Managers, drive readiness criteria across functional areas, manage risks and dependencies, and deliver predictable release performance using dashboards and KPIs.

The role requires deep knowledge of SDLC, Agile, and modern automation practices, plus strong stakeholder management and

Qualifications

• 12+ years of experience in Software Delivery, Product Management, Release Management, Program Management or related tech functions.
• 5+ years of experience in Release Management / Product Delivery.

Responsibilities

• Release Strategy & Planning: Define release strategy, scope, timelines, milestones, dependencies and release calendar aligned with product roadmap and customer commitments.
• Release Governance: Own and institutionalize Release Management processes, standards, policies, templates and governance across products.
• End-to-End Release Management: Manage releases from planning through development, testing, and closure.
• Release Readiness: Establish and monitor readiness criteria covering functional, technical, testing, infrastructure, security and operational aspects.
• Stakeholder Management: Coordinate Product, Engineering, QA, DevOps, Operations, Architecture and other teams to ensure smooth release execution.
• Risk & Dependency Management: Identify risks, bottlenecks and cross-team dependencies and drive timely resolution.
• Customer & Roadmap Alignment: Ensure customer CRs, defects and business priorities are appropriately aligned with product releases and roadmap.
• Reporting & Metrics: Establish release dashboards and KPIs covering release predictability, quality, timelines, risks and deployment performance.
• Team Leadership: Lead, mentor and develop Release Managers/Coordinators and build a strong release management capability.
• Continuous Improvement: Drive process standardization, automation and adoption of modern release practices to improve release quality, speed and predictability.

Skills

SDLC

Agile

Release Management

Stakeholder Management

Problem Solving

Data-driven decisions

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/CS/IT

PMP/PRINCE2/ITIL/SAFe (advantage)

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Digité

Reporting dashboards

Job description

• Release Strategy & Planning: Define release strategy, scope, timelines, milestones, dependencies and release calendar aligned with product roadmap and customer commitments.
• Release Governance: Own and institutionalize Release Management processes, standards, policies, templates and governance across products.
• End-to-End Release Management: Manage releases from planning through development, testing, and closure.
• Release Readiness: Establish and monitor readiness criteria covering functional, technical, testing, infrastructure, security and operational aspects.
• Stakeholder Management: Coordinate Product, Engineering, QA, DevOps, Operations, Architecture and other teams to ensure smooth release execution.
• Risk & Dependency Management: Identify risks, bottlenecks and cross-team dependencies and drive timely resolution.
• Customer & Roadmap Alignment: Ensure customer CRs, defects and business priorities are appropriately aligned with product releases and roadmap.
• Reporting & Metrics: Establish release dashboards and KPIs covering release predictability, quality, timelines, risks and deployment performance.
• Team Leadership: Lead, mentor and develop Release Managers/Coordinators and build a strong release management capability.
• Continuous Improvement: Drive process standardization, automation and adoption of modern release practices to improve release quality, speed and predictability.

Key Responsibilities

• Release Strategy & Planning: Define release strategy, scope, timelines, milestones, dependencies and release calendar aligned with product roadmap and customer commitments.
• Release Governance: Own and institutionalize Release Management processes, standards, policies, templates and governance across products.
• End-to-End Release Management: Manage releases from planning through development, testing, and closure.
• Release Readiness: Establish and monitor readiness criteria covering functional, technical, testing, infrastructure, security and operational aspects.
• Stakeholder Management: Coordinate Product, Engineering, QA, DevOps, Operations, Architecture and other teams to ensure smooth release execution.
• Risk & Dependency Management: Identify risks, bottlenecks and cross-team dependencies and drive timely resolution.
• Customer & Roadmap Alignment: Ensure customer CRs, defects and business priorities are appropriately aligned with product releases and roadmap.
• Reporting & Metrics: Establish release dashboards and KPIs covering release predictability, quality, timelines, risks and deployment performance.
• Team Leadership: Lead, mentor and develop Release Managers/Coordinators and build a strong release management capability.
• Continuous Improvement: Drive process standardization, automation and adoption of modern release practices to improve release quality, speed and predictability.

Technical / Functional Competencies

• Strong understanding of SDLC, Agile, Release Management.
• Good understanding of branch management, feature, deployment and rollback processes.
• Experience with Jira, Confluence, Digité or similar tools.
• Strong knowledge of release dashboards, metrics and reporting.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving and data-driven decision-making skills.
• Good understanding of software delivery metrics would be an advantage.
• Exposure to AI-enabled automation and release management is desirable.

Behavioral / Leadership Competencies

• Strong ownership and accountability.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Ability to influence across teams without direct authority.
• Strong negotiation and conflict-resolution skills.
• Strategic and structured approach to problem solving.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a high-pressure environment.
• Strong team leadership, mentoring and coaching capability.
• Customer-focused and results-oriented.
• Strong focus on continuous improvement and operational excellence.

Experience & Qualification

• 12+ years of experience in Software Delivery, Product Management, Release Management, Program Management or related technology functions.
• 5+ years of experience in Release Management / Product Delivery.
• Proven experience managing multiple products/releases and cross-functional teams.
• Experience managing and mentoring Release Managers/Coordinators.
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, IT or equivalent.
• PMP, PRINCE2, ITIL, SAFe or Agile certification would be an advantage.