Technical Release Manager

Technical Release Manager Job Description Template

Our company is looking for a Technical Release Manager to join our team.

Responsibilities:

  • Manage relationships and coordinate work between different teams at different locations worldwide;
  • Manage risks and resolve issues that affect release scope, schedule, and quality;
  • Manage release countdowns, conduct Release Readiness reviews, Milestone Reviews;
  • Build dashboards and tracking metrics of the releases in Atlassian suites (Jira, Confluence);
  • Coordinate production release of software, firmware, and major hardware configurations;
  • Lead and coordinate NPI activities.

Requirements:

  • Strong experience with software development processes and agile methodologies;
  • 7+ years previous release and/or project management experience;
  • Bachelors or master’s in computer science or a related field;
  • Solid understanding of release and project management principles;
  • Experienced in navigating variety of complex, cross-functional activities and lead all aspects of release delivery;
  • Demonstrated effective leadership and analytical skills;
  • Experience in Data Storage, Virtualization, Cloud, and Enterprise Equipment Deployment;
  • Advanced written and verbal communication skills a must;
  • Experience using bug tracking and management system (JIRA, Bugzilla, …) to track and build release dashboards;
  • Ability to engage with Business users and understand their needs;
  • General PC knowledge including Microsoft Office and expert knowledge of Excel;
  • Demonstrated ability to manage and coordinate multi-functional work teams toward completion.