What are the responsibilities and job description for the Release Manager position at OrangePeople?
Job Details
Are you ready to take your career to the next level and help lead a cutting-edge company into a bright future? We are seeking an experienced Release Manager to join the team. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in managing multi-environment releases, coordinating dependencies across teams, and utilizing ITSM tools like ServiceNow. This role will require close collaboration with various stakeholders to ensure smooth release cycles, adherence to governance processes, and the successful delivery of IT projects.
Key Responsibilities:
- Oversee the entire release lifecycle, including planning, coordinating, and executing multi-environment releases (development, staging, production). Ensure timely and successful release deployment with minimal disruptions.
- Manage cross-functional dependencies, ensuring the necessary resources, teams, and processes are in place for each release. Identify potential roadblocks and proactively mitigate risks.
- Utilize IT Service Management (ITSM) tools, particularly ServiceNow, to manage incident, change, and release management workflows. Ensure that all releases are tracked, recorded, and communicated effectively.
- Ensure that release processes adhere to company compliance frameworks and governance policies.
- Collaborate with internal teams to ensure that all necessary audits, checks, and approvals are completed before release deployment.
- Work closely with product managers, software developers, QA teams, and operations to ensure alignment on release schedules, scope, and potential impacts.
- Provide regular updates to stakeholders on release progress, timelines, and any issues encountered.
- Continuously assess and improve the release management processes. Identify opportunities for streamlining workflows, increasing release frequency, and reducing release-related incidents.
Experience:
- 6-10 years of experience.
Must-Have Requirements:
- Strong experience in managing multi-environment releases, dependency coordination, and ITSM tools like ServiceNow.
Nice-to-Have Requirements:
- Experience with compliance frameworks and governance processes.
Qualifications/Certifications Required:
- PMP.
- ITIL Foundation.
- Agile Certification.
Benefits:
- 401(k).
- Dental Insurance.
- Health insurance.
- Vision insurance.
- We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity, equality, inclusion, and respect for people.
- The salary will be determined based on several factors including, but not limited to, location, relevant education, qualifications, experience, technical skills, and business needs.
Additional Responsibilities:
- Participate in OrangePeople monthly team meetings, and participate in team-building efforts.
- Contribute to OrangePeople technical discussions, peer reviews, etc.
- Contribute content and collaborate via the OP-Wiki/Knowledge Base.
- Provide status reports to OP Account Management as requested.
About us:
OrangePeople is an Enterprise Architecture and Project Management solutions company. Our most valuable asset is our people: dynamic, creative thinkers, who are passionate about doing quality work. As a member of the OrangePeople team, you will have access to industry-leading consulting practices, strategies & and technologies, innovative training & and education. An ideal Orange Person is a technology leader with a proven track record of technical achievements and a strong process/methodology orientation.
OrangePeople is an Enterprise Architecture and Project Management solutions company. Our most valuable asset is our people: dynamic, creative thinkers, who are passionate about doing quality work. As a member of the OrangePeople team, you will have access to industry-leading consulting practices, strategies & and technologies, innovative training & and education. An ideal Orange Person is a technology leader with a proven track record of technical achievements and a strong process/methodology orientation.
Employers have access to artificial intelligence language tools (“AI”) that help generate and enhance job descriptions and AI may have been used to create this description. The position description has been reviewed for accuracy and Dice believes it to correctly reflect the job opportunity.
