Release Manager overseeing software release coordination and deployment activities. Collaborating with project teams to manage risks, schedules, and quality throughout the release process.
About the role
- Test & Release Manager at Objectway coordinating multiple release projects and ensuring high-quality software delivery at the Ebersberg office with flexible remote options.
Responsibilities
- Coordinate release planning, delivery and execution across multiple sub-projects or delivery areas
- Focus on ensuring smooth test cycles, optimal use of test windows, and high-quality, compliant releases
- Act as the central communication and coordination point for all delivery streams for SaaS customers
- Hands-on coordination role requiring a balance between process governance, compliance alignment, stakeholder management and technical delivery oversight
- Independently plan, manage and monitor release activities
- Create and maintain the release calendar, manage schedules, dependencies and cross-functional coordination
- Serve as the main point of contact for all teams involved in builds, deployments and test cycles
- Review test criteria, defect status and release readiness before each release
- Ensure that go-live conditions and documentation requirements are met
- Organize activities to provision environments
- Ensure availability of rollback plans and contingency options
- Provide regular status updates on releases and publish release notes
- Ensure clear and transparent communication of changes, timelines, test status and risks
- Use data-driven insights to develop strategy and report on KPIs
- Ensure compliance with regulatory, audit and security requirements when planning and executing releases
- Monitor post-release and participate in incident triage, RCA and improvements in subsequent releases related to the incident
- Own release governance/standards – standardize release processes, operational procedures, KPIs, etc.
Requirements
- Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Business Administration (or similar) and relevant professional experience in a comparable role
- Proven experience in Change Management, Release Management or Test Management, ideally in the fintech sector
- Project management skills with demonstrable experience supporting complex projects with multiple stakeholders are an advantage
- Ideally experience working in a SaaS environment
- Good knowledge of professional software development and associated best practices, understanding of agile methodology principles and the basics of the SCRUM framework
- Solid experience in IT service management according to ITIL is desirable
- Expertise in tooling & automation using modern test automation tools and/or frameworks such as the Atlassian toolchain or similar
- Fluent German and English
Benefits
- Competitive compensation
- 30 days vacation
- Attractive fitness offers such as EGYM Wellpass
- Interesting tasks
- Flexible work-from-home options
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