Application Release Manager - Temenos Transact/T24

Role Overview :We are looking for an experienced Application Release Manager to lead end-to-end release management for a Temenos Transact (T24) Core Banking implementation program within a banking environment. The role will be responsible for release planning, governance, coordination, environment readiness, deployment execution, and production releases across T24 and its surrounding application ecosystem.Key Responsibilities :- Own end-to-end application release management for the Temenos Transact (T24) implementation program.- Develop and maintain an integrated release calendar covering T24 Core Banking, interfaces, channels, payments, middleware, reporting, and downstream applications.- Coordinate release planning and execution across bank technology teams, T24 teams, system integrators, vendors, and third-party application providers.- Plan and govern releases across SIT, UAT, performance testing, pre-production, DR, and production environments.- Establish release schedules, deployment plans, dependencies, entry/exit criteria, and implementation timelines.- Coordinate application, infrastructure, integration, and environment readiness activities ahead of releases.- Manage release dependencies across T24 modules, interfaces, payment systems, channels, middleware, reporting, and downstream applications.- Conduct release readiness reviews and track outstanding risks, issues, dependencies, and approvals.- Coordinate deployment, cutover, rollback, and post-release validation activities.- Ensure appropriate change management, release governance, approvals, and documentation are completed before production deployment.- Track release progress and provide regular status updates to senior stakeholders and program leadership.- Coordinate defect fixes, testing cycles, deployment activities, and release sign-offs across multiple teams.- Support production releases, hypercare, post-release validation, and issue resolution.- Maintain release documentation, deployment plans, runbooks, release notes, and implementation records.- Identify release risks and proactively drive mitigation and resolution with relevant stakeholders.- Drive continuous improvement in release processes, governance, automation, and deployment practices.Required Skills & Experience :- 8 - 12 years of experience in application release management, deployment management, implementation management, or technical program delivery within banking or financial services.- Strong experience managing releases for Temenos Transact (T24) or large-scale Core Banking implementations.- Good understanding of T24/Core Banking application architecture and its surrounding ecosystem, including interfaces, channels, payments, middleware, reporting, and downstream systems.- Experience coordinating releases across SIT, UAT, performance testing, pre-production, DR, and production environments.- Proven experience coordinating multiple technology teams, system integrators, vendors, and third-party application providers.- Strong understanding of release planning, environment management, deployment, cutover, rollback, change management, and release governance.- Experience managing complex application dependencies and integrated release calendars.- Strong knowledge of SDLC, testing cycles, defect management, production deployment, and hypercare processes.- Experience working in large-scale banking transformation or Core Banking implementation programs.- Strong stakeholder management, communication, coordination, and problem-solving skills.- Ability to manage multiple releases, dependencies, risks, and competing priorities in a complex enterprise environment.- Strong documentation and reporting skills with the ability to communicate effectively with technical and senior business stakeholders. (ref:hirist.tech)