Release Project Management, Consultant

Overview

Release Manager role driving timely software release execution, tracking project progress, and coordinating with internal and external stakeholders including Dev leads, Dev, QA and other teams to deliver software on schedule and at high quality.

What you'll do

• Establish and maintain release management processes and standards
• Monitor and improve release processes for efficiency and effectiveness
• Define and track key performance indicators (KPIs) for releases
• Maintain and update release dashboards
• Analyze release metrics to identify areas for improvement
• Support planning, scheduling, and controlling of releases
• Develop detailed release plans and schedules
• Coordinate release activities with cross-functional teams
• Track change request process for releases
• Support evaluating and approval/rejection of change requests
• Track timely implementation of approved changes
• Drive release and backlog planning and prioritization
• Collaborate with product owners to prioritize the release backlog
• Ensure alignment between release plans and business objectives
• Track plans vs execution
• Conduct retrospectives and RCAs when required
• Work with various stakeholders: PMs, R&D, Management
• Track and follow up on high-risk projects when required
• Provide status reporting when required
• Identify, communicate and manage risks, including supporting development of mitigation plans
• Identify dependencies between different teams and projects, coordinate with scrum teams to ensure smooth delivery, and resolve dependency-related issues that arise

What you'll need

• Bachelor's degree in related areas
• 6-10 years of relevant experience (program/release management, software development, QA, etc.)
• Prior experience with agile development
• High level of organization and attention to detail
• Data savvy
• Ability to understand and apply complex processes with judgement
• Excellent facilitation and listening skills; able to surface concerns, align stakeholders, and build trust across teams to enable collaboration
• Ability to balance drive with discipline, knowing when to push forward and when to slow down to ensure quality and clarity
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Proactive approach to identifying and solving problems
• Experience driving positive change via process improvement
• Knowledge of Agile SCRUM software development methodology

Nice to have

• PMI training / PMP certification

Details

• Location: Pune, India