Sr. Release Manager

Wal-Mart; Mountain View (CA); On-site; USD 165,000 - 191,000; Part time

Job summary

FocusKPI is seeking a Sr. Release Manager for a Mountain View onsite role. The 12-month contract pays $120–139/hr and requires 10+ years in release management with PMP certification. You will work with engineering, DevOps, and project teams to drive end-to-end software releases and reporting.

Responsibilities include coordinating SDLC releases, managing schedules, and implementing process improvements. Requires Master’s degrees and cross-functional leadership with Agile/Hybrid methods.

Qualifications

• 10+ years collaborating with engineering teams.
• 10+ years release management experience.
• Master's degrees as stated.
• PMP Certification.
• Experience with agile and hybrid methodologies.
• Global release management experience.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate release activities across SDLC, from planning to deployment.
• Configure and release software updates to QA and production environments.
• Provide feedback to change management and improve processes.
• Develop reporting tools and metrics for release governance.
• Lead development of release standards and cross-project coordination.
• Manage release timelines and dependencies across programs.

Skills

Release management

Program management

Agile methodologies

Continuous integration

Cross-functional leadership

DevOps collaboration

Documentation

Education

Master's Degree in Computer Science

Master's Degree in Engineering or MBA a plus

Job description

FocusKPI is seeking a Sr. Release Manager to join one of our clients, a high‑tech SaaS company.

Work Location: Mountain View, CA(Onsite role, 5 days/week)

Duration: 12-monthcontract

Pay Range: $120 - 139/hr

Responsibilities:

• Work with project managers, development teams, and system administrators through the development, evaluation, testing, and launch phases of the software development life cycle.
• Configure and release software application updates to QA and production environments.
• Collect and provide ongoing project feedback to the change management organization.
• Recommend process improvements as an alternative to rolling out tools and processes.
• Develop reporting tools and an information repository to measure conformance to processes and tool utilization through monthly metrics.
• Lead and direct collaborative efforts to develop release and development management standards.
• Define, roll out, and ongoing project management for professional provided services.
• Identify new tools and technologies to develop release streams and builds.
• Assist in making Configuration Management processes more reliable, efficient, and cost‑effective.
• Perform routine project activities required to manage releases across test, production, and other environments.
• Manage and comply with the release schedule and main release milestones throughout programs.
• Search and report product release dependencies throughout projects.
• Help cross-program planning to oversee dependencies and solve conflicts.
• Lead impact evaluation based on project date changes and communicate results.
• Actively conduct and influence program development, management, testing, and operations on release and development processes. Responsible for leading all release‑related matters which span across multiple projects while handling changing priorities and tight deadlines.
• Support global Bixby releases for all device targets and locales, working with DevOps and the global release management team
• Build and track processes to ensure releases are efficient and effective in accordance with the development schedule

Qualifications:

• 10+ years of experience working closely with engineering teams
• 10+ years of release management experience
• Master’s Degree in Computer Science or equivalent combination of technical education and work experience
• Master's degreein related Engineering discipline, MBA a plus
• Self-motivated individual with the ability to thrive in a team-based or independent environment.
• Detail-oriented with strong organizational skills.
• Ability to work in a fast‑paced environment.
• Limited supervision and the exercise of discretion.
• Well‑versed in understanding software product development and release processes for complex, large‑scale software
• Program management background with accountability for quality and product release.
• Release Management and/or background in testing and/or prior experience in product management.
• Experience in various agile and hybrid methodologies and continuous integration.
• Experience building processes, project management, and release schedules on a global scale.
• PMP Certification

Founded in 2010, FocusKPI, Inc. (FocusKPI) is a data science and technology firm specializing in predictive analytics practice and methodologies. FocusKPI is a US company headquartered in Silicon Valley, California, with an East Coast office in Boston, Massachusetts.