Senior Release Manager

Key Responsibilities

• Define release schedules (e.g., monthly, bi-weekly, continuous delivery)
• Coordinate release scope with product owners and engineering teams
• Manage release calendars across multiple teams or products
• Ensure alignment with business priorities and deadlines
• Lead release deployment activities across environments (dev, QA, staging, production)
• Coordinate cross-functional teams (developers, QA, DevOps, security, infrastructure)
• Ensure all release criteria and quality gates are met before deployment
• Supervise go-live activities and manage rollback plans if needed
• Identify, assess, and mitigate release risks
• Lead Change Advisory Board (CAB) processes where applicable
• Ensure proper approvals and compliance with change management policies
• Maintain audit trails and documentation
• Define and optimize release management processes