Release Manager

NVIDIA Networking team is looking for an outstanding candidate who thrives in a multifaceted environment, to assist in the planning, coordination, and execution of software releases, working under the guidance of senior release managers. The candidate will coordinate between development and testing groups and between global SW groups. In addition, the role will require to gain good understanding of products dependencies. This position requires a foundational understanding of SDLC, Agile methodologies, and release management processes.

What you’ll be doing:

Be an effective leader in crafting and driving a delivery high quality SW in an efficient way.

Partner with Engineering, Operations, Architecture and Marketing to coordinate the release of the products and ensure release will meet the schedule and with high quality

Work with planning and tracking systems to assist the senior managers in tracking release progress and build release indicators

Partner with the QA teams to ensure alignment of all tests between the development, verification and QA groups

Collaborate with teams across the globe to drive process changes that can help improve development and release workflow

Take ownership of cross products tasks (i.e. ongoing management of customer bugs, release checklists, and more)

What we need to see:

Bachelor's or Master’s degree or equivalent experience in Computer Science or industrial Engineering

One of the following:

1-3 years of proven experience as a Release manager

1-3 years of proven experience as a SW project manager

3+ years experience as a developer/verification/QA engineer with a passion to change direction to a release manager

Great interpersonal skills.

Agility with multi-tasking abilities and work in accordance with guidance and in organized way

Once received guidance - Ability to self-manage, self-start, lead technically and communicate effectively

Excellent problem-solving, analytical thinking and critical thinking abilities

Excellent presentation skills and eloquent English. Public speaking required

Proficiency with tools such as MS Excel, Atlassian Confluence, enterprise ticket system e.g. Redmine, Jira, TFS

Ways to stand out from the crowd:

Experience in leading global projects

Proficiency with BI tools e.g. MS PowerBI

Good technical knowhow and familiarity with Networking

Linux OS technologies knowledge

Github knowledge