Release Manager
- Toronto, ON, Canada
Full-time
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Original job description
BrainRidge Consulting is a premium FinTech Technology Consulting firm with the energy of a startup and experience of an enterprise. With a mission to empower financial institutions and organizations to thrive in the digital age, we provide cutting-edge technology solutions and strategic guidance to drive innovation and growth. As we continue to grow, we are seeking a motivated and experienced Release Manager.
BrainRidge Consulting is seeking a motivated and experienced Release Manager to lead release planning, scheduling, and execution across complex technology programs.
Responsibilities
BrainRidge Consulting is seeking a motivated and experienced Release Manager to lead release planning, scheduling, and execution across complex technology programs.
Responsibilities
- Demonstrate experience in project and release management disciplines, including managing the implementation of multiple large releases as a project or release manager
- Apply working knowledge of core enterprise competencies, including business environment, products, organizational procedures, and standards/tools/methodologies
- Utilize project management software applications and tools (such as MS Project or industry equivalents)
- Lead release planning, including scheduling, stakeholder engagement, negotiation, and alignment
- Manage release scheduling, cross-impact assessments, and conflict resolution
- Oversee end-to-end execution of releases and timely issue resolution for delays or obstacles
- Manage release environment issues and defect prioritization, engaging impacted stakeholders
- Ensure release readiness by managing sign-off requirements and mitigating risks
- Define operational readiness tasks and secure appropriate approvals
- Identify and support process improvement opportunities across the release lifecycle
- Develop and execute training and cross-training plans for the team
- Strong team-building and leadership capabilities
- Extensive project/release management experience with a history of managing multiple work streams and meeting deadlines
- Effective at handling multiple priorities and professional conflict resolution
- Ability to influence and direct work without formal authority
- Strong relationship-building skills with project teams, Technology and Solutions, and customers
- Effective communicator with flexibility, resilience, and resourcefulness
- Confidence and professionalism when addressing and escalating release issues
- Track record of learning new technologies, projects, and processes
- Familiarity with database administration procedures, especially Oracle, is a plus
More about this job
Responsibilities
Lead planning, scheduling, stakeholder alignment, and end-to-end execution of complex technology releases, including resolving conflicts, delays, environment issues, and defects. Ensure release readiness through approvals and risk mitigation, improve release processes, and develop team training plans.
Requirements
Requires extensive project and release management experience, including managing multiple work streams and large releases while meeting deadlines. Candidates should demonstrate leadership, communication, stakeholder relationship-building, conflict resolution, and adaptability; familiarity with Oracle database administration is a plus.
Skills
- Release Management
- Project Management
- Release Planning
- Release Scheduling
- Stakeholder Engagement
- Conflict Resolution
- Risk Mitigation
- Release Readiness
- Issue Resolution
- Defect Prioritization
- Process Improvement
- Team Leadership
- Cross-Impact Assessment
- Training and Cross-Training
- MS Project
- Oracle Database Administration
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Categories
- Technology
- Management & Leadership
- Consulting
- Finance & Accounting
Keywords
- Release Management
- Project Management
- Release Planning
- Release Scheduling
- Release Execution
- Stakeholder Engagement
- Cross-Impact Assessment
- Conflict Resolution
- Release Readiness
- Risk Mitigation
- Operational Readiness
- Sign-Off Requirements
- Defect Prioritization
- Environment Management
- Process Improvement
- MS Project
- Oracle
- Database Administration
- FinTech
- Technology Consulting
- Training Plans
- Cross-Training
- Multiple Work Streams