Senior Release Manager

ulliOwn the bRelease Management discipline for up to five projects in parallel /b, working closely with Release Coordinators and project teams. /liliDevelop and maintain integrated release plans aligned with project milestones, dependencies, risk profiles and environment availability. /liliCoordinate end-to-end release activities across multiple projects, teams and suppliers while ensuring alignment with enterprise Change and Release Management principles. /liliLead regular release coordination meetings to monitor readiness, resolve blockers, manage dependencies and track risks. /liliEnsure appropriate end-to-end traceability across brequirements, design, development, testing, defects and deployment /b, using tools such as bJIRA and Confluence /b. /liliIdentify, monitor and coordinate cross-project dependencies and release-related risks. /liliOversee the staging and promotion of application code and configuration changes across environments in close collaboration with Environment Management. /liliMonitor release health and quality through relevant KPIs, including bdeployment success rate, regression pass rate, defect leakage and rollback frequency /b. /liliProvide clear and timely reporting on release status, milestones, risks, dependencies and issues to Release Management and programme leadership. /liliSupport release-readiness assessments ahead of key test cycles and deployments. /liliFacilitate lessons-learned activities and drive continuous improvement of Release Management processes. /liliSupport programme-specific activities such as bdata refreshes and dress rehearsals /b, including activities outside standard working hours or at weekends when required. /li /ulh3bProfessional Experience /b /h3ulliMinimum b8 years of experience in IT project or programme delivery /b, preferable within complex banking or financial‑services organisations. /liliDemonstrated experience in a bRelease Manager or comparable Release Management role /bwithin transformation programmes. /liliStrong banking‑domain experience with a sound understanding of bprivate banking products and processes /b. /liliGood understanding of complex system landscapes typically found within bwealth management or private banking /b. /liliProven ability to manage releases across multiple concurrent projects and delivery streams. /liliPractical experience managing integrated releases across bSIT and UAT cycles /bwithin regulated environments. /liliExperience working within large, complex application landscapes, ideally involving b500–1,000 applications across multiple booking centres /b. /liliAbility to adapt Release Management processes and governance to the specific needs of a large transformation programme. /li /ul #J-18808-Ljbffr