Manage the Software development lifecycle which includes scheduling, capacity management, and coordinating releases across multiple applications/platforms
Build and maintain a release calendar by working closely with the Product/Marketing/Customer Service Managers and Engineering Managers
Forward Plan the release windows and cycles across multiple applications
Manage risks and resolve issues that affect release scope, schedule and quality
Communicate all key project plans, commitments, and changes including requirements, QA plans, schedule, and scope changes
Produce Deployment, Run Books and Implementation Plans for consumption by the change management team in Infrastructure/Operations group
Weekly Release Reporting
Negotiate, plan and manage all release night activities
Work with engineers to understand impacts of branches and code merges
Participate in meetings to discuss release scope and roadblocks, take ownership of action item and communicate decisions across all Product, Marketing, CIO and CS organizations
Maintains the software component repository and manages key information such as build and release dependencies between software Bachelor's degree Information Systems or Computer Science related fields preferred
15+ years of previous release and/or technical project management experience
18-22 years of experience in information systems operations environment in systems analysis or development
Demonstrated ability to coordinate cross-functional work teams toward task completion
Demonstrated effective leadership and analytical skills
Advanced written and verbal communication skills are a must
