Manager - Release Engineering

Why GMF Technology?

GM Financial is set to change the auto finance industry and is leading the path of embarking on tech modernization – we have a startup mindset, and preserve our small company culture, in a public company environment with financial stability and intense growth over a decade-plus history. We are data junkies and trust in data and insights to advance our business objectives. We take our goal of zero emission, zero collision, zero congestion, and zero friction very seriously. We believe as an auto finance market leader we are in the driver's seat to lead us in the GM EV mission to change the world. We are building global platforms, in LATAM, Europe, China, U.S. and Canada– and we are looking to grow our high-performing team. GMF is comprised of over 10,000 team members globally. Join our fintech culture within a Blue-Chip company where we are changing the way we use technology to support our customers, dealers and business.

Flexible hybrid work environment (onsite 2 days a week/3 days remote) at our Arlington, TX office (AOC 1)

About this Role:

The Release Engineering Manager owns the Release Management lifecycle, including scheduling, coordinating and the management of releases across the North American business units. The Release Engineering Manager is responsible for ensuring the continued reliability of applications by leading their team to automate the validation that each release adheres to all release management criteria. The Release Engineering Manager will also provide clarity, visibility and transparency to key stakeholders of release plans, scopes, risks, changes and release metrics.

JOB DUTIES:

• Responsible for developing, implementing, and maintaining a comprehensive release management process including scheduling, coordinating, and managing releases across multiple applications and value streams
• Coordinate and publish release and freeze windows
• Lead and mentor a team of Software Engineers that support the release management process and assist in automating the components of the process
• Work with DevOps Tooling to automate the validation of release readiness criteria into the deployment pipelines
• Work closely with IT leaders, development teams, Product Owners, and Product Managers to coordinate releases across multiple technology teams, from inception to delivery
• Conduct Release Readiness Reviews and confirm completion and readiness to proceed to deployment
• Participate in Change Management meetings to review readiness criteria and discuss release scope and/or roadblocks
• Develop an efficient, continuous-integration minded experience for release packaging and promotion to production environments
• Create and maintain a release management dashboard to monitor and track release progress and trends
• Perform a release management assessment to identify process improvements and adherence to the release management strategy
• Communicate release content, status, and issues encountered throughout the duration of release activities
• Work with IT leaders and teams to understand system dependencies and downstream impacts for code merges and delivery
• Develop and present executive level reports and presentations including roadmap and release execution
• Prioritize and drive the implementation of Release Management Process automation
• Perform other duties as assigned
• Conform with all company policies and procedures

What makes you a dream candidate?

Knowledge

• Demonstrated experience in release management or similar roles within an IT organization
• Strong understanding of software development lifecycles within the Agile and SAFe frameworks and corresponding release management best practices
• Exceptional organizational and project management skills to handle multiple releases concurrently
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills including
• Knowledge of DevOps principles and practices
• Strong understanding of software development and coding best practices

Skills

• Strong in the use of Microsoft Office software including strong ability to analyze data using dashboarding tools such as Power BI
• Create and modify dashboards using Power BI or similar dashboarding tools
• Strong people skills including the ability to interact with employees at all levels
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Ability to effectively lead, organize and supervise software developers
• Ability to meet expected delivery dates and the tasks necessary to achieve goals
• Deadline oriented
• Advanced computer skills and conversance in information technology issues

Education and Experience

• High School Diploma or equivalent required
• Bachelor’s Degree in related field or equivalent experience preferred
• 8-10 years of relevant experience required
• 2-4 years of leadership experience preferred

What We Offer: Generous benefits package available on day one to include: 401K matching, bonding leave for new parents (12 weeks, 100% paid), tuition assistance, training, GM employee auto discount, community service pay and nine company holidays. 

Our Culture: Our team members define and shape our culture — an environment that welcomes innovative ideas, fosters integrity, and creates a sense of community and belonging. Here we do more than work — we thrive. 

Compensation: Competitive pay and bonus eligibility. 

Work Life Balance: Flexible hybrid work environment (onsite 2 days a week/3 days remote) at our Arlington, TX office (AOC 1).

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