Release Manager

Tata Consultancy Services; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 100,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary Annual Incentive

Comprehensive Medical Coverage

401K Plan

Certification & Training Reimbursement

Vacation & Holidays

Family Leaves

Job summary

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) is seeking an experienced Release Manager to oversee end-to-end release coordination across a portfolio of applications. The role emphasizes planning, governance, and timely delivery of complex software releases.

Ideal candidates will demonstrate strong leadership, excellent communication, and the ability to collaborate across multiple teams and locations to ensure deployment readiness and business go/no-go decisions.

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years of release management experience.
• Strong understanding of release processes, risk management, and governance.

Responsibilities

• Forward plan the release windows and cycles across a portfolio.
• Manage risks and resolve issues that affect release scope, schedule and quality.
• Measure and monitor progress to ensure releases are delivered on time and within budget.
• Coordinate release content and effort based on service requests, third party apps, or OS updates.
• Communicate all key plans, commitments, and changes including requirements, QA plans, schedule, and scope changes.
• Lead and coordinate Go-Live activities and deployment plans.

Skills

Release Manager

Agile

Education

Bachelor of Computer Science

Job description

Job Description

Must Have Technical/Functional Skills

• Primary Skill: Release Manager
• Secondary: Agile
• Experience: Minimum 10 years

Roles & Responsibilities

• Forward Plan the release windows and cycles across a portfolio.
• Manage risks and resolve issues that affect release scope, schedule and quality.
• Measure and monitor progress to ensure application releases are delivered on time and within budget, and that they meet or exceed expectations.
• Coordinate release content and effort based on the service request backlog, pending service requests, third party applications, or operating system updates.
• Communicate all key project plans, commitments, and changes including requirements, QA plans, schedule, and scope changes.
• Manage relationships and coordinate work between different teams at different locations.
• Conduct Release Readiness reviews, Milestone Reviews, and Business Go/No-Go reviews.
• Produce Deployment, Run Books and Implementation Plans.
• Weekly Release Reporting.
• Communicate release details and schedules to the Business as required.
• Negotiate, plan and manage all release activities.
• Work with release engineers to understand impacts of branches and code mergers.
• Maintains the release schedule for all core services and ensure alignment across key partners and vendors.
• Continually work towards making improvements in the release process.
• Lead and co-ordinate the Go-Live activities including the execution of the deployment Plans and checklists.
• Participate in CAB meetings to discuss release scope and/or roadblocks
• Proactive and result-oriented leader, adept in mentoring and motivating the dynamic team to exemplary performance.
• Strong communication, collaboration, and team building skills with proficiency in grasping new technical concepts quickly.

Roles & Responsibilities

• Proactive and result-oriented leader, adept in mentoring and motivating the dynamic team to exemplary performance.
• Strong communication, collaboration, and team building skills with proficiency in grasping new technical concepts quickly.

TCS Employee Benefits Summary

• Discretionary Annual Incentive.
• Comprehensive Medical Coverage: Medical & Health, Dental & Vision, Disability Planning & Insurance, Pet Insurance Plans.
• Family Support: Maternal & Parental Leaves.
• Insurance Options: Auto & Home Insurance, Identity Theft Protection.
• Convenience & Professional Growth: Commuter Benefits & Certification & Training Reimbursement.
• Time Off: Vacation, Time Off, Sick Leave & Holidays.
• Legal & Financial Assistance: Legal Assistance, 401K Plan, Performance Bonus, College Fund, Student Loan Refinancing.
• Salary Range: $100,000 - $120,000 a year

Qualifications:

BACHELOR OF COMPUTER SCIENCE