Release Manager_(W2 Only)

W2 | Onsite Role

Onsite Role

Position Title: Release Manager

Location: Chicago, IL

Duration: 12+ Months Contract

Position Type- W2 Role

Exp Level- 10+Years

Req Skills- Project Management, Swift ALM Process Governance, Release Management, ARIS Process Governance (APG), Portfolio & Project mgmt (PPM)

What are the top 3 skills required for this role?

Ø Release Management

Ø Process Governance

Ø PM tools like Clarity / PPM

Ø Excellent communication skills

Job Description/ Responsibilities Release Manager Responsibilities

• Aligned to directly coordinate the readiness and execution of monthly releases for the Cash Portfolio;

• Prepare, maintain, and govern the Monthly Release Calendar, ensuring dependencies are mapped; Proactively identify and resolve release clashes and dependency conflicts.

• Respond to release scheduling queries, resolve conflicts and facilitate release related forums and calls

• Support preparation of release decks, ensuring correct versions are used, changes are tightly controlled once baselined

• Create, maintain and track the Release runbook, facilitate reviews with the relevant stakeholders

• Orchestrate execution of the agreed runbook including opening and managing release chats

• Lead release communications covering pre-release readiness, Go/No-Go outcomes, post release confirmation and updates

• Coordinate release deployment activities across Capability, Technology, SQM and Business stakeholders

• Log and track post release issues, clearly recording ownership; Facilitate issue triage meetings to capture root causes and prioritise issues based on impacts

• Apply CRM processes consistently across releases, ensuring adherence to governance standards and audit expectations.

• Maintain and manage release documentation and folders, ensuring artefacts are organised, version controlled, and audit ready

PMO Responsibilities:

• Program level scheduling including features by release

• Annual planning , resource forecasting and maintenance

• Initiative level Governance, maintain central RAID log, support stakeholder communications

• Project Status Reporting and Governance updates

• Support Internal program Audit

• Coordinate the collation of Initiative release readiness material

• Financial tracking & reporting

• Financial planning and administration - monthly/quarterly Clarity portfolio management & reporting, Clarity admin support updates – resource forecasting support, Task creation and resource addition through the year supporting implementation leads