Release Manager

Release Manager

Location: Chicago, IL – Onsite

Rate: DOE

Top 3 Required Skills

1. Release Management – Monthly release planning, scheduling, deployment coordination, Go/No-Go meetings, runbooks, and post-release issue management.
2. Process Governance & Compliance – Release governance, change control, audit readiness, RAID tracking, documentation, and stakeholder coordination.
3. Clarity PPM / Project Management Tools – Portfolio management, resource forecasting, financial tracking, program scheduling, and status reporting.

Additional requirement: Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

Key Responsibilities

• Coordinate monthly Cash Portfolio releases and maintain the release calendar.
• Manage dependencies, resolve scheduling conflicts, and coordinate deployment activities.
• Prepare release decks, runbooks, readiness reports, and release communications.
• Lead Go/No-Go discussions, release execution calls, and post-release issue triage.
• Maintain governance standards, version control, and audit-ready documentation.
• Support PMO activities, including RAID logs, resource planning, financial reporting, and Clarity PPM administration.