Release Manager

Release Manager

Hybrid – Watford 3 days per week

£450pd – Outside IR35

6 month initial contract

We are seeking an experienced Release Manager to work on a large testing programme supporting a well-known, leading brand.

Some responsibilities of this Release Manager role are:

• Forward plan the release windows and cycles across a portfolio
• Manage risks and resolves issues that affect release scope, schedule, and quality.
• Measure and monitor progress to ensure application releases are delivered on time and within budget, and that they meet or exceed expectations.
• Coordinate release content and effort based on the service request backlog, pending service requests, third party applications, or operating system updates.
• Communicate all key project plans, commitments, and changes including requirements, QA plans, schedule, and scope changes.
• Conduct Release Readiness reviews, Milestone Reviews, and Business Go/No-Go reviews.

It is integral you have the following experience within a Release Manager role:

• Owning release delivery of code and configuration for production environments
• Supported cutover activities from a release management perspective
• Implemented control processes, owning the handover from test to production environments

Essential Requirements:

• Ability to work with dynamic onsite and remote based teams
• Able to work onsite in Watford 3 days per week
• Full right to work in the UK
• Excellent communication skills

This contract role is supporting an extensive testing programme and requires 3 days onsite in Watford per week. If you are not able to accommodate this, please don’t apply.