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.