Senior Release Manager

Senior Release Manager Location: Zurich

Contract duration: 12 months

Start date: December 2026

We are looking for an experienced Release Manager to coordinate complex, integrated software releases across multiple interdependent projects.

Experience & Skills

• 8+ years' experience in IT delivery, ideally within banking or financial services
• Proven experience as a Release Manager within complex transformation programmes
• Experience coordinating multiple projects/releases across SIT and UAT cycles
• Strong understanding of dependencies, environments, deployment and change management
• Good understanding of SDLC methodologies, including Waterfall, Agile and hybrid delivery models
• Experience with JIRA, Confluence or similar delivery/release management tools
• Banking experience and understanding of Private Banking / Wealth Management products and technology environments strongly preferred
• Experience working within complex, regulated technology environments

Personal Profile

• Pragmatic, structured and solution-oriented
• Strong stakeholder management across technical, business and senior management audiences
• Able to manage competing priorities and work effectively under pressure
• Strong communication and problem-solving skills
• Fluent English; German or additional languages are beneficial
• Flexibility to support critical release activities outside standard working hours, including occasional weekend
• German and English

Should you be interested, please send your application outlining your relevant experience and availability.

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