Sr. Release Manager

The Senior Technical Release Manager will lead complex, large‑scale technology release initiatives within a major financial services organization. This role requires deep subject‑matter expertise in Release Management, hands‑on experience driving enterprise‑level technology releases, and the ability to operate confidently in environments involving 500+ team members across multiple workstreams.

Key Responsibilities

Release Leadership

• Own and manage end‑to‑end release cycles for large, multi‑program technology initiatives involving hundreds of contributors across engineering, QA, product, architecture, and operations.
• Serve as the primary authority on Release Management, clearly articulating past experience, specific contributions, and best practices.
• Coordinate cross‑functional teams to ensure alignment on release scope, timelines, dependencies, and risk mitigation.

Framework & Process Development

• Partner with technology leadership to design and implement the future‑state Release Management Framework.
• Establish scalable processes for release planning, readiness assessments, approvals, and deployment governance.
• Identify opportunities to streamline and modernize release workflows, tooling, and reporting.

SDLC, Traceability & Quality Oversight

• Ensure strong adherence to SDLC standards across hybrid Agile/Waterfall delivery models.
• Maintain rigorous traceability from requirements through deployment, ensuring compliance with financial‑services regulatory expectations.
• Oversee defect tracking, triage processes, and quality gates to ensure release integrity.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of Release Management experience within large‑scale enterprise technology environments.
• Demonstrated experience managing releases across programs with 500+ contributors.
• Deep understanding of SDLC, release governance, traceability, and defect management.
• Pay rate could be 65/hr
• Strong experience in hybrid Agile/Waterfall environments.
• Proven ability to articulate specific contributions and leadership in past Release Management roles.