Senior Release Manager

Responsibilities

Kforce has a client in Beaverton, OR that is seeking a Senior Release Manager. Summary: The Senior Release Managers will work alongside stakeholders to collaborate on direction, strategy, planning, prioritization, execution, and ongoing drive of the global change & release framework. The Senior Release Manager is also responsible for driving operational strategies, including: Responsibilities:

• Driving effective release framework and governance with a continuous delivery mindset across multiple teams and geographies
• Manage all change activity from planning through testing, to deployment
• Develop risk management and contingency planning for releases of any size
• Work with Support and Operation teams to ensure operational readiness for releases of any size
• Communicate effectively at multiple levels within the organization through written and verbal communication, both formal and informal
• Drive to a global release cadence that defines the release cycles, structures, and required oversight to deliver products and experiences to production
• Define, collect, and publish key metrics
  
  

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Technology, Business, Engineering, or a related field; 2 additional years of professional experience in lieu of a degree
• Functional expertise in driving change and delivering high quality results
• Demonstrable experience operating in a complex, federated global organization with a geographically dispersed team
• Experience at developing risk management and contingency planning for production changes
• Successful track record of applying operational readiness techniques to complex feature implementations
• Successful track record of partnership across organizations to build trust and achieve shared goals
• Good communications and presentation skills
• Able to communicate sophisticated and technical issues effectively and concisely to leadership
• High professional standards and expectations for self and others
• Professional stature and gravitas to collaborate with and influence team members with credibility and confidence
• A deep understanding and practical application of standard release process(s), agile methodologies, and technical capabilities (including agile - lean, continuous delivery, SAFE, ITIL)
• Experience working with teams who use development and deployment automation tools in the software development and deployment lifecycle
• Strong relationship-building skills and experience working closely with leaders and cross-functional partners to deliver key strategic initiatives
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to motivate and influence others, negotiate during situational conflict, and establish the best forward path in the face of competing points of view
• Ability to deal with ambiguity and work in a dynamic, results-oriented matrixed environment
• Experience with tools such as JIRA, Confluence, ServiceNow
  
  

The pay range is the lowest to highest compensation we reasonably in good faith believe we would pay at posting for this role. We may ultimately pay more or less than this range. Employee pay is based on factors like relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, location, performance, union contract and business needs. This range may be modified in the future.

We offer comprehensive benefits including medical/dental/vision insurance, HSA, FSA, 401(k), and life, disability & ADD insurance to eligible employees. Salaried personnel receive paid time off. Hourly employees are not eligible for paid time off unless required by law. Hourly employees on a Service Contract Act project are eligible for paid sick leave.

Note: Pay is not considered compensation until it is earned, vested and determinable. The amount and availability of any compensation remains in Kforce's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified in its discretion consistent with the law.

This job is not eligible for bonuses, incentives or commissions.

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