Release & Change Management Analyst

Purple Drive LLC; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Purple Drive LLC is seeking a Release Manager to coordinate software releases across the United States and Canada, ensuring adherence to change management processes and SOX controls. You will review RFCs, track schedules, and communicate release status to stakeholders.

The role requires strong coordination skills, meticulous documentation, and experience with release calendars. Join a cross-functional team to enable smooth, compliant deployments across multiple environments.

Qualifications

• Must have Release Management and Change Management experience.
• Strong knowledge of RFC and change governance processes.
• SOX compliance, audit controls, and documentation management.
• Excellent attention to detail and organizational skills.
• Experience managing release calendars and scheduling conflicts.
• Strong written communication and stakeholder coordination.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and govern software releases across regions.
• Review RFCs and release documentation for compliance.
• Maintain release schedules and deployment calendars.
• Flag conflicts between releases and change activities.
• Prepare and distribute installation memos and communications.
• Submit and track change records per SOX/audit requirements.
• Support cross-functional teams during release planning and execution.

Skills

Release Management

Change governance

SOX compliance

Attention to detail

Release calendar management

Stakeholder coordination

Office tools

Tools

ServiceNow Change Management

Jira/Azure DevOps

ITIL/ITSM knowledge

Job description

Primary Objective

• Coordinate and govern software releases across U.S. and Canada environments.
• Ensure release activities comply with established change management processes and SOX controls.
• Review, track, and validate release-related documentation and schedules.

Key Responsibilities

• Review change requests (RFCs) and release documentation for completeness and compliance.
• Maintain and monitor release schedules and deployment calendars.
• Identify and flag conflicts between planned releases and change activities.
• Prepare and distribute installation memos and release communications.
• Submit and track change records in accordance with SOX and audit requirements.
• Coordinate planned, emergency, and last-minute release requests.
• Track release artifacts, approvals, implementation plans, and supporting documents.
• Support cross-functional teams during release planning and execution.

Must-Have Skills

• Release Management and Change Management experience.
• Strong understanding of RFC and change governance processes.
• SOX compliance, audit controls, and documentation management.
• Excellent attention to detail and organizational skills.
• Experience managing release calendars and identifying scheduling conflicts.
• Strong written communication and stakeholder coordination skills.
• Proficiency with Excel, Outlook, Teams, and document-tracking tools.

Preferred Skills

• ServiceNow Change Management experience.
• Jira and/or Azure DevOps exposure.
• ITIL Foundation or ITSM knowledge.
• PMO, governance, or compliance background.
• Experience supporting retail, POS, or enterprise application releases.
• Experience coordinating multi-region releases (U.S. and Canada).