Release Manager

emagine Polska; Polska, Gdynia; Hybrid; PLN 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consultancy in the financial sector is seeking an experienced Release Manager to oversee release management processes for critical payment platforms in Poland. The role involves coordinating release roadmaps and ensuring operational stability. The ideal candidate has over 7 years of experience in IT project management, preferably within the banking sector, and strong skills in Jira and Confluence. Flexibility to work evenings or weekends is required.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of IT project management and release planning experience.
• Background in Release/Deployment Management within the banking or financial sector.
• Strong command of Jira and Confluence.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate, plan and maintain release roadmaps for applications.
• Plan and manage multiple parallel releases.
• Lead release decision meetings.

Skills

IT project management

Release/Deployment Management

Incident Management

Jira

Confluence

CI/CD environments

DevOps concepts

Agile methodologies

Job description

Contract type: B2B Rate: up to 175 PLN/h net + VAT Location: Warsaw or Gdańsk/Gdynia (minimum 2 days/week onsite) Industry: Banking / Financial Services

We are looking for an experienced Release Manager to join the Execution & Delivery area for a leading client in the banking sector. The team is responsible for enabling efficient, scalable and repeatable release management processes across a wide range of IT initiatives.

In this role, you will ensure that releases for critical payment-related platforms and applications are planned and executed with high quality, operational stability and full compliance with internal standards. You will work closely with Release Managers, Test Managers, Product Owners, Execution Leads, Scrum Masters, and both Development and Operations teams.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate, plan and maintain release roadmaps for one or more applications.
• Plan and manage multiple parallel releases.
• Organise go-live activities and post-go-live follow-up.
• Plan, coordinate and track all change-related activities throughout the release lifecycle.
• Lead release decision meetings and secure milestone approvals.
• Facilitate handover sessions from development teams to operations teams.
• Improve release quality and efficiency by introducing automation, new tooling and DevOps practices into release orchestration.

Requirements

Must-have experience

• 7+ years of IT project management and release planning experience.
• Background in Release/Deployment Management, ideally within the banking or financial sector.
• Experience with Incident, Problem and Change Management processes under ITIL.
• Strong command of Jira and Confluence.
• Experience working with CI/CD environments and at the intersection of IT and business.
• Basic understanding of DevOps concepts.
• Ability to create, review and validate deployment runbooks with technical teams.
• Familiarity with Agile, Scrum and SAFe methodologies.
• Excellent English communication skills.

Soft skills

• Strong communication and stakeholder management.
• High attention to detail with the ability to keep a holistic overview.
• Accountability, ownership and proactivity.
• Ability to adapt quickly and work under pressure.
• Flexibility to work during evenings/weekends when releases require it.