Technical Project Manager & Release Manager

Ernst & Young Advisory Services Sdn Bhd; Katowice; Hybrid; PLN 180,000 - 270,000; Full time

Job summary

EY GDS Poland is seeking a Technical Project Manager & Release Manager to lead end-to-end delivery of scientific platforms and own release governance. You will coordinate across product, engineering, infrastructure, quality, and stakeholders to ensure timely value delivery in a regulated environment.

The role emphasizes cross-functional leadership, complex dependencies, and delivery excellence in a global, matrixed organization.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in Technical Project Management or Release Management.
• Experience delivering complex software initiatives with multiple teams.
• Strong understanding of SDLC, agile delivery, testing and deployment processes.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end delivery of technology initiatives for scientific platforms.
• Own release management across products and teams, including planning and governance.
• Manage dependencies, risks, issues and mitigation plans.
• Coordinate governance, reporting, and vendor coordination.

Skills

Project delivery

Release management

Stakeholder engagement

SDLC/DevOps knowledge

Cross-functional coordination

Tools

Jira

Confluence

DevOps

Job description

Technical Project Manager & Release Manager

Location: Katowice - 2 days in office / 3 days remote

Let us introduce you the job offer by EY GDS Poland – a member of the global integrated service delivery center network by EY.

Technical Project Manager & Release Manager

The opportunity

As a Technical Project Manager & Release Manager,you will play a critical role in enabling the successful delivery and operation of strategic Pharma R&D platforms and related scientific applications. This role combines project delivery leadership with ownership of release management processes, ensuring the seamless coordination of software releases across multiple product and technology teams.

You will work closely with Product Management, Engineering, Quality & Validation, Infrastructure, Business Stakeholders, and external vendors to drive successful platform enhancements, manage complex dependencies, and ensure the delivery of business value in highly regulated environments. Your contributions will directly support our client's digital transformation journey and EY's purpose of building a better working world through technology-enabled innovation.

Your key responsibilities

Lead end-to-end delivery of technology initiatives supporting specific scientific platforms (Electronic Lab Notebook and other) while coordinating activities across product, engineering, architecture, infrastructure, security, quality, validation, and business teams.

Own and drive release management activities across multiple products and technology teams, including release planning, deployment readiness, release governance, go/no-go decision processes, stakeholder communications, and post-release review activities.

Manage cross-functional dependencies, risks, issues, assumptions, and mitigation plans to ensure successful and timely delivery of platform enhancements, integrations, and software releases. Facilitate project governance, executive reporting, operational readiness activities, and vendor coordination to maintain alignment across all stakeholders.

Skills and attributes for success

• Strong project delivery and release management capabilities within complex enterprise technology environments.
• Ability to coordinate multiple cross-functional teams while effectively managing dependencies, risks, and competing priorities.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement, communication, facilitation, and organizational skills.
• Strong understanding of software delivery lifecycle processes, release governance, and operational readiness activities.
• Ability to work effectively in global, matrixed, and highly regulated environments.

To qualify for the role, you must have

• 7+ years of experience in Technical Project Management, Release Management, Technology Delivery, or similar roles.
• Proven experience managing complex software development and delivery initiatives involving multiple cross-functional teams.
• Strong understanding of Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC), Agile delivery methodologies, testing, deployment processes, release governance, and change management.
• Hands-on experience with Jira, Confluence, DevOps, and other project, release, and workflow management tools.
• Experience managing dependencies across multiple technology teams, external vendors, business stakeholders, and shared services organizations.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, facilitation, and executive reporting skills.

Ideally, you'll also have

• Experience supporting scientific informatics platforms, laboratory systems, ELN solutions, research applications, or pharmaceutical technology environments.
• Knowledge of SaaS platform delivery, release management, DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, and deployment automation.
• Familiarity with GxP, CSV, validation, quality management, and other regulated delivery practices within life sciences or healthcare organizations.

What we look for

We're looking for a delivery-focused professional who thrives in complex environments and enjoys bringing structure, alignment, and predictability to large-scale technology initiatives. The ideal candidate is a proactive problem solver who can balance strategic stakeholder engagement with hands-on execution, ensuring successful project delivery and release outcomes across diverse teams.

What we offer

EY Global Delivery Services (GDS) is a dynamic and truly global delivery network. We work across nine locations – Argentina, Hungary, India, the Philippines, Poland, Sri Lanka, Mexico, Spain and the United Kingdom – and with teams from all EY service lines, geographies and sectors, playing a vital role in the delivery of the EY growth strategy. From accountants to coders to advisory consultants, we offer a wide variety of fulfilling career opportunities that span all business disciplines. In GDS, you will collaborate with EY teams on exciting projects and work with well-known brands from across the globe. We'll introduce you to an ever-expanding ecosystem of people, learning, skills and insights that will stay with you throughout your career.

• Continuous learning: You'll develop the mindset and skills to navigate whatever comes next.
• Success as defined by you: We'll provide the tools and flexibility, so you can make a meaningful impact, your way.
• Transformative leadership: We'll give you the insights, coaching and confidence to be the leader the world needs.
• Diverse and inclusive culture: You'll be embraced for who you are and empowered to use your voice to help others find theirs.

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