Release Manager (Maternity Leave Cover)

Ramat Gan · Full-time · Experienced
About The Position

The Release Manager role is a critical part of our product development and delivery process. Your primary goal will be to manage the SaaS and On-Prem product delivery by driving coordination among engineering teams, stakeholders, and to align all groups toward speedy, high quality releases.

As a Release Manager, you will have the opportunity to drive the development of releases management platforms and processes throughout the lifecycle of validation and deployment. You will do this by collaborating with all stakeholders in the software development process. Additionally, you are responsible for improving the tooling and processes for building and deploying software at high velocity. You are a program manager with sufficient functional experience to understand the components of the release and how their technical complexity affects the release schedule and risks. You will be required to manage complex situations while evaluating risks and balancing them against business goals and priorities.

Responsibilities:

Manage release branches and release content
Manage different release methodologies for multiple product lines and components
Drive coordination among engineering teams and stakeholders and align all groups toward high quality releases throughout the entire fast-paced release lifecycle
Communicate regular release status, post-release action items, and other release information
Own any release-related communication, and maintain schedules, release landing pages, and calendar entries
Monitor progress of phases by employing appropriate metrics and management reporting
Facilitate all release-related meetings
Continuously improve the release processes, communication, and delivery
Strong communication skills and the ability to work collaboratively with development and QA managers
Have the ability to make critical decisions even in situations where there may be conflicting interests from the direction of delivery and development
Requirements
4+ years of experience working directly with engineering teams
Proven experience working with Jira and Git.
Experience partnering with product and delivery teams
Experience in Product/Program Management, Quality Engineering, or Software Development
Outstanding organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills
Excellent analytical and problem solving skills
Ability to learn quickly in a dynamic environment
Team player with a passion for new technologies and creative solutions
Proven track record of operating effectively and autonomously across multiple teams in situations of extreme ambiguity, with only high-level direction
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related technical discipline