Release Manager for the banking sector, Helsinki

at  Academic Work

We are now looking for a Release Manager consultant to join our client in the banking sector. In this role, you will play a pivotal role in ensuring the smooth and timely delivery of high-quality software solutions. If you already have some proven experience in release or deployment management activities along with a passion for ensuring seamless software releases, we want to hear from you. Read on and apply today!
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City: Helsinki
Job Category: IT
Extent: Full time, 12 months
Start date: According to the agreement
Type of work: Staffing
Other: Possibility to work remote

ABOUT THE ROLE

As a Release Manager, you are responsible for overseeing the planning, coordination, and end-to-end execution of software and application releases within our client organization’s IT environment. Your primary role is to ensure that new software versions, updates, and patches are delivered efficiently and effectively to the business. In collaboration with relevant stakeholders, you will lead assigned projects from start to finish.

WORK TASKS

• Release planning: Collaborating with development teams, project managers, and stakeholders to create release schedules, prioritize features, and establish release criteria
• Release coordinating: Coordinate the strategizing, implementation, and oversight of software rollouts throughout the entire Software Development Lifecycle
• Risk management: Identifying potential risks and dependencies related to releases, devising mitigation strategies, and proactively addressing issues that may impact release delivery
• Communication: Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure alignment and overcome challenges
• Release reporting and documentation: provide post-release reports and analysis to evaluate the effectiveness of the release process
• Release documentation: creating and maintaining release documentation, including release notes, deployment instructions, and rollback plans, to ensure clear communication and support for release activities

TO SUCCEED IN THE ROLE, AS AN EMPLOYEE YOU ARE:

• Analytical and detail-oriented
• Proactive and a great communicator
• Flexible
• Networker