Release Manager

Job Description

Job description

Job Requirements

Phenom Intro :

- Our purpose is to help a billion people find the right jobPhenom is an AI-Powered talent experience platform that is redefining the HR tech space.We have grown into a global organization with offices in 6 countries and over 1,500 employees.As an HR tech unicorn organization, innovation and creativity is within our DNA.Come help us make every talent moment Phenomenal

What You'll Do:

- You will lead cross-functional teams from different product experiences to deliver multiple/complex programs. You will plan and manage release schedules, anticipate project risks, and provide mitigation strategies. You will as need be provided escalation management recommending engineering trade-offs and decisions aligned with business goals/scope.
- You will manage conflicts, cross functional dependencies, drive effective teamwork, communication and collaboration partnering across multiple product experiences with competing priorities.
- You will identify opportunities, define, and institutionalize processes/SOP's for accurately capturing scope, dependencies, schedule, metrics, risks for program success and effectively communicating the program status and updates/reports to all stakeholders on a
- regular cadence.
- You will be able to differentiate development process & release process
- Conduct release level retrospections, and create a recommendations report to identify successful and unsuccessful
- elements for continuous improvements
- You will need to act as Agile coach to inject best practices to Scrum Teams
- You will work closely with DevOps to have controlled environments, Smooth deployments, etc.

What You've Done:

- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or related field.
- Overall 5-8 years of software industry experience with 3+ years of experience managing large cross-functional software projects right from inception to launch seeing the full lifecycle with a deep understanding of agile methodologies.
- Experience providing cross-functional coordination with engineering, product and inter/intra team communications to technical and non-technical groups.
- Experience working with tools to manage schedule, cost and risks of ongoing projects and provide reports to management.
- Experience in working with product releases deployed on a frequent basis in SaaS Platform. Manage Release Readiness.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, proven ability to build strong relationships and lead and influence cross-functional and partner teams.
- A good hands on skills in using JIRA /Confluence /Test Tracking Tools and reporting tools like Microsoft PowerBI platform is added advantage.
- Must have experience with Agile Methodologies, SCRUM Framework, SAFe and SDLC.
- Must be a good team player
- Certifications on PMP, CSM, SAFe methodologies are preferable

Benefits:

- We want you to be your best self and to pursue your passions
- Health and wellness benefits/programs to support holistic employee health
- Flexible hours and working schedules, as well as parental leave for new parents
- Growing organization with career pathing and development opportunities
- Tons of perks and extras in every location for all Phenoms

Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion:

- Our commitment to diversity runs deepDiversity is essential to building phenomenal teams, products, and customer experiences.Phenom is proud to be an equal opportunity employer taking collective action to build a more inclusive environment where every candidate and employee feels welcomed.
- We recognize there is more to be done.Our teams are committed to continuous improvement until these powerful ideas are ingrained in our culture for Phenom and employers everywhere