Sr. Release Manager

The Judge Group; Chicago (IL); Presencial; USD 135 000 - 145 000; Tempo integral

Resumo da oferta

The Judge Group is seeking a Senior Technical Release Manager in Chicago to lead complex, large-scale technology release initiatives within a major financial services organization. You will own end-to-end release cycles, coordinate across engineering, QA, product, architecture, and operations, and drive governance and best practices.

Responsibilities include designing the future-state Release Management Framework, establishing scalable release processes, and ensuring strong SDLC adherence and

Qualificações

• 8+ years in Release Management within large-scale enterprise environments.
• Experience managing releases across programs with 500+ contributors.
• Deep understanding of SDLC, release governance, traceability, and defect management.
• Strong ability to articulate contributions and leadership in past roles.

Responsabilidades

• Own end-to-end release cycles for large, multi-program initiatives with hundreds of contributors.
• Serve as primary authority on Release Management, communicating past contributions and best practices.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams to align scope, timelines, dependencies, and risk mitigation.
• Partner with technology leadership to design and implement a scalable Release Management Framework.

Conhecimentos

Release management

Hybrid Agile/Waterfall

SDLC governance

Leadership

Descrição da oferta de emprego

The Senior Technical Release Manager will lead complex, large‑scale technology release initiatives within a major financial services organization. This role requires deep subject‑matter expertise in Release Management, hands‑on experience driving enterprise‑level technology releases, and the ability to operate confidently in environments involving 500+ team members across multiple workstreams.

Key Responsibilities

Release Leadership

• Own and manage end‑to‑end release cycles for large, multi‑program technology initiatives involving hundreds of contributors across engineering, QA, product, architecture, and operations.


• Serve as the primary authority on Release Management, clearly articulating past experience, specific contributions, and best practices.


• Coordinate cross‑functional teams to ensure alignment on release scope, timelines, dependencies, and risk mitigation.

Framework & Process Development

• Partner with technology leadership to design and implement the future‑state Release Management Framework.


• Establish scalable processes for release planning, readiness assessments, approvals, and deployment governance.


• Identify opportunities to streamline and modernize release workflows, tooling, and reporting.

SDLC, Traceability & Quality Oversight

• Ensure strong adherence to SDLC standards across hybrid Agile/Waterfall delivery models.


• Maintain rigorous traceability from requirements through deployment, ensuring compliance with financial‑services regulatory expectations.


• Oversee defect tracking, triage processes, and quality gates to ensure release integrity.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of Release Management experience within large‑scale enterprise technology environments.


• Demonstrated experience managing releases across programs with 500+ contributors.


• Deep understanding of SDLC, release governance, traceability, and defect management.


• Pay rate could be 65/hr


• Strong experience in hybrid Agile/Waterfall environments.


• Proven ability to articulate specific contributions and leadership in past Release Management roles.