Technical Release Managers x 2 roles
Hybrid - Chandler, AZ 85224 (On site 3 days/week)
18 months contract
Technical Release Manager
Job description:
Technical Release Manage risk responsible for defining the technical release, planning, coordinating, managing, communicating and delivery of application releases. The Release Manager is responsible for aligning Business requests, Enterprise technical direction, and priorities to define application releases that meet organizational goals. The ideal candidate will have 5+ years of experience managing software releases and experience as an agile scrum master would be beneficial.
The Release Manager is the owner of all end-to-end activities and artifacts in the SDLC and the key communicator between all members of the team (Business Process Owners, Business Annalists, Quality Assurance Teams, Project Management Office, Infrastructure Platform Services, Production Support teams, and others). This person will lead the successful delivery of releases from the planning phase all the way to Production implementation and monitoring. In addition, this individual will apply proven communication and problem-solving skills to monitor release status, identify and remediate issues, validate completion of all release activity, and escalate risks and issues as required.
Required Skills:
- Experience with ITSM Remedy and ServiceNow
- Bachelor's degree in Business Management, Information Systems, or related field with 10+ years of experience related to the duties and responsibilities specified above
- 5+ years in a similar role, e.g. scrum master, release manager, program manager, Portfolio manager
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Application Risk Management experience
- Proven success and accountability in leading and managing large scale application delivery
- Extremely detail-oriented with respect to documentation and communication
- The ability to interact professionally with a diverse group of users and subject matter experts within all levels of the company
- Strong analytical skills and experience with implementation and management of metrics to measure and improve the quality of the releases
- Strong Leadership Skills to drive teams towards successful delivery of release plans and that motivates team to achieve and maintain quality in a creative and effective manner