Senior Release Manager
Our client is seeking a Senior Release Manager to join their team and drive the successful execution of change and release initiatives. This role requires a proactive and strategic thinker who can manage complex releases across multiple teams and geographies. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in release and change management, excellent stakeholder management skills, and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment.

This role is a hybrid model in Beaverton, Oregon. The schedule offers some flexibility but may require occasional weekend work, approximately once per month.

Responsibilities

• Oversee and manage the end-to-end release process, ensuring seamless execution from planning to deployment.
• Develop and maintain an effective release framework with a continuous delivery mindset.
• Lead change management activities, including risk assessment, mitigation planning, and stakeholder alignment.
• Coordinate closely with engineering, product, quality, and operations teams to ensure operational readiness.
• Establish and track key metrics to measure release efficiency and identify areas for improvement.
• Facilitate release scheduling, go/no-go decisions, and post-release retrospectives.
• Communicate across various levels of the organization to provide updates on release progress, risks, and dependencies.
• Lead command center operations for critical releases and incident resolution.
• Ensure alignment with enterprise technology strategies and priorities.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of experience in a release management role.
• Strong background in change management and governance practices.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to engage stakeholders at all levels.
• Ability to drive solutions and think beyond immediate tasks to understand the broader impact.
• Proficiency in tools such as Confluence, JIRA, and ServiceNow.
• Experience working in fast-paced, high-stakes environments requiring critical thinking and problem-solving.
• Strong stakeholder management skills with a track record of cross-functional collaboration.
• Familiarity with Agile methodologies, ITIL frameworks, and cloud platforms (AWS preferred) is a plus.
• Bachelor’s degree in business, engineering, technology, or related field is beneficial but not required.

Compensation: Up to $61.33/hr. (DOE)