Release Manager
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ZaelabSoftware Delivery
MexicoFull-TimeMiddle
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Job Details
- Experience
- 4+ years
- Required Skills
- JiraRelease ManagementCI/CDConfluenceRisk Management
Requirements
- 4+ years of experience in release management, delivery management, technical program management, or similar software delivery roles.
- Hands-on experience managing end-to-end production releases (planning, readiness, go/no-go, cutover, rollback).
- Strong understanding of SDLC, CI/CD, deployment environments, and branching/versioning strategies.
- Experience coordinating across engineering, QA, DevOps, project teams, and external or client stakeholders.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills for creating runbooks and executive summaries.
- Structured, calm approach to decision-making under pressure.
- Experience with Jira, Confluence, release workflows, and delivery dashboards.
- Active use of AI tools (ChatGPT, Claude, Copilot) for documentation and workflow improvement.
- Nice to have: Experience in eCommerce environments.
- Nice to have: Exposure to CPQ solutions, Salesforce, or ServiceNow.
- Nice to have: Experience in consulting or professional services.
- Nice to have: ITIL, SAFe Release Train Engineer, or PMP certification.
Responsibilities
- Own and manage the release calendar across the engagement.
- Drive release readiness by establishing entry/exit criteria and facilitating go/no-go discussions.
- Lead cutover planning with detailed, actionable plans and rehearsals.
- Ensure rollback readiness with documented and tested plans.
- Own release communications for technical teams, leadership, and clients.
- Identify and manage risks, surfacing blockers early with mitigation options.
- Improve release performance through trend tracking and retrospectives.
- Partner with DevOps teams on deployment automation and environment management.
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