Senior Release Manager banking

emagine Polska; Województwo pomorskie; Hybrid; PLN 188,000 - 267,000; Full time

Job summary

emagine Polska seeks an experienced Release Manager to oversee planning and execution of technology platform and application releases. The role focuses on coordinating release activities, ensuring quality, and aligning with banking industry standards.

Ideal candidates have 5+ years in IT project/init release management, familiarity with ITIL, Jira/Confluence, and strong DevOps principles. The position supports hybrid work in Poland with flexible scheduling and potential evening/weekend

Qualifications

• 5+ years of IT project management and planning experience.
• Experience in release or deployment management, preferably in banking.
• Familiarity with ITIL processes and tools for incident, problem, and change management.
• Proficient in Project Management tools (e.g., Jira, Confluence).
• Experience with CI/CD practices.
• Understanding of Agile, Scrum, and SAFe methodologies.
• Strong communication skills and ability to engage with technical teams.
• Willingness to work evenings and weekends when necessary.
• Technical mindset with DevOps knowledge.
• Experience with release orchestration tools.
• Experience in automation capabilities within release processes.
• Strong stakeholder management capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate, plan, and maintain the release roadmap for multiple applications.
• Oversee release and deployment planning for parallel releases.
• Facilitate go-live preparations and post-go-live activities.
• Coordinate and track change activities throughout the release process.
• Lead decision meetings for stakeholder approvals on release milestones.
• Organize handover sessions between development and operations teams.
• Enhance release quality and efficiency by integrating innovative techniques and automation.

Skills

IT project management

Release management

ITIL

Jira

Confluence

CI/CD

Agile

SAFe

DevOps

Automation

Stakeholder management

Release orchestration

Education

Bachelor’s/Master’s degree in IT

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Job description

Industry: banking Location: Hybrid in Gdańsk (3 days per week from office) Rate: up to 165 pln/h net on b2b

Overview

We are seeking a skilled Release Manager to oversee the planning and execution of technology platform and application releases.

Main Responsibilities

The Release Manager will be responsible for coordinating and planning release activities, ensuring compliance with industry standards and high-quality outcomes.

• Coordinate, plan, and maintain the release roadmap for multiple applications.
• Oversee release and deployment planning for parallel releases.
• Facilitate go-live preparations and post-go-live activities.
• Coordinate and track change activities throughout the release process.
• Lead decision meetings for stakeholder approvals on release milestones.
• Organize handover sessions between development and operations teams.
• Enhance release quality and efficiency by integrating innovative techniques and automation.

Key Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in IT project management and planning.
• Previous experience in release or deployment management, preferably in banking.
• Familiarity with ITIL processes and tools for incident, problem, and change management.
• Proficient in Project Management tools (e.g., Jira, Confluence).
• Experience with continuous integration and continuous deployment practices.
• Understanding of Agile, Scrum, and SAFe methodologies.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to engage with technical teams.
• Flexibility to work evenings and weekends when necessary.
• Technical mindset with practical knowledge of DevOps.
• Experience with release orchestration tools.
• Experience in automation capabilities within release processes.
• Strong stakeholder management capabilities.
• Bachelor’s/Master’s degree in IT or related field.