Release manager

Senior Release Manager

Position Overview

We are looking for a Senior Release Manager with at least 5 years of experience in Release Management, responsible for planning, coordinating, and managing the end-to-end release lifecycle across multiple applications and technical teams.

The ideal candidate will have strong hands-on experience coordinating software releases, managing release calendars, overseeing deployment activities, ensuring production readiness, and leading Go-Live processes.

This role requires close collaboration with Application Development, DevOps, QA, Infrastructure, IT Operations, Deployment Management, and Business stakeholders to ensure successful and timely production releases.

The position follows a hybrid work model, with 3 days per week at the office in Polanco, Mexico City, and 2 days working remotely.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate the end-to-end Release Management lifecycle, from initial planning through production deployment and post-release activities.
• Develop, maintain, and manage release calendars, schedules, plans, and deployment timelines.
• Coordinate multiple releases simultaneously across different applications, platforms, and technology teams.
• Define release scope, objectives, priorities, timelines, and dependencies.
• Coordinate release activities with Development, DevOps, QA, Infrastructure, IT Operations, and Business teams.
• Ensure all release requirements, technical dependencies, and deployment prerequisites are completed before production releases.
• Manage release readiness assessments and coordinate Go/No-Go decisions with relevant stakeholders.
• Lead and coordinate production deployments, Go-Live activities, and implementation schedules.
• Oversee code promotion and deployment coordination across development, testing, staging, and production environments.
• Monitor release execution and ensure issues, risks, and dependencies are identified and addressed proactively.
• Coordinate rollback plans, contingency procedures, and recovery activities when required.
• Manage post-release validation, production monitoring, issue tracking, and release closure.
• Coordinate regular, monthly, emergency, and major enterprise releases.
• Manage integrated releases involving multiple applications, platforms, and technology teams.
• Track release progress, milestones, deliverables, and potential delays.
• Prepare and communicate release status reports, dashboards, and updates to technical teams and senior management.
• Identify opportunities to improve release processes, deployment efficiency, and operational performance.
• Ensure release activities comply with established Change Management and Enterprise Change Management (ECM) processes.
• Maintain release documentation, implementation records, and lessons learned.

Required Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional experience in Release Management or Release Operations.
• Proven hands-on experience as a Release Manager, managing software releases in enterprise environments.
• Strong experience coordinating the complete release lifecycle, including planning, scheduling, readiness, deployment, Go-Live, and post-production support.
• Experience managing multiple releases and applications simultaneously.
• Solid understanding of software development lifecycles (SDLC) and software deployment processes.
• Experience coordinating deployments across multiple environments (Development, QA, UAT, Staging, and Production).
• Experience working with cross-functional teams, including Development, DevOps, QA, Infrastructure, and IT Operations.
• Knowledge of release planning, release calendars, deployment coordination, and production readiness.
• Experience managing release dependencies, risks, implementation plans, and rollback procedures.
• Familiarity with Change Management processes and Enterprise Change Management (ECM).
• Strong stakeholder management, communication, and coordination skills.
• Ability to manage priorities and drive multiple release activities simultaneously.
• Intermediate to Advanced English proficiency.
• Availability to work in a hybrid model, 3 days per week at the office in Polanco, Mexico City.
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