Release Manager

Work with Product Owners and Engineers to develop implementation plans for various releases within the tribe.

Analyse user groups to plan and conduct release engagement interactions

Develop and present complex schedule and dependency plans which meet successful release criteria

Understand, co-ordinate, resolve and tracking a range of complex interdependencies required for a successful release outcome

Understand, facilitating and ensuring that key release related activities are completed

Co-ordinate and/or execute moderate to complex deployment activities

Conduct Release Readiness reviews, Milestone Reviews, and Business Go/No-Go reviews

Raise Change Record and seek required approvals from stakeholders

Participate in the Change Advisory Board meetings and present the change, discuss the release scope and roadblocks

Plan and lead the dry runs before the release

Produce Deployment Run Books and Implementation Plans and conduct the walkthrough of the implementation plan with the wider audience.

Negotiate, plan and manage all implementation activities

Lead and co-ordinate the go-Live activities including the execution of the implementation Plans and checklists.

Encourage common implementation skills across Technology Areas to enable others to manage change in a complex operating environment

Assist business with complex risk profiling - identify and assess risks and controls

Able to build strong and influential stakeholder relationships

Drive continuous improvement of implementation content, coming out of retrospectives

Additional Skills:

Excellent customer interfacing skills.

Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Strong attention to detail and outstanding analytical and Problem-solving skills