- Execute Standard and Limited releases, including configuring and verifying audience scoping.
- Execute approved hotfixes by cutting the branch, shipping the fix, and closing it out.
- Define the rollback path for each release type, make the call when a deployment fails technically, and run the rollback.
- Own release readiness and technical and business go/no-go decisions; surface dependencies, technical coupling, and deployment-ordering constraints.
- Produce a release manifest for every release, covering contents, teams, commits, migrations, and configuration changes.
- Enforce branching, merge, cherry-pick, release-branch, tag, and version discipline across repositories.
- Own the known state, availability, scheduling, data refresh, and configuration parity of Devtest, Acceptance, Beta, and Production.
- Own the build-promotion and deployment pipeline, reduce manual steps, and verify deployments.
- Track release statuses and metrics, run retrospectives for failed or rolled-back releases, and maintain release runbooks and documentation.
- Produce and retain production change-control records and serve as the system of record for release history in audits.
- Communicate release dates, freeze windows, schedules, and deployment status to teams and stakeholders.