Software Release Manager

Introduction
At IBM work is more than a job – it’s a calling: To build. To design. To code. To consult. To think along with clients and sell. To make markets. To invent. To collaborate. Not just to do something better but to attempt things you’ve never thought possible. Are you ready to lead in this new era of technology and solve some of the world’s most challenging problems? If so lets talk.

Your Role and Responsibilities
We are looking for a Release Manager who works with the existing Release Management team to support the overall release-management infrastructure and Offering Management (OM) deliverables and drive the release management cycle of a set of products. You will also work closely with the customers to their needs are met.

Step in and be part of IBM System Development Lab community outstanding for its innovation and team spirit offering one of the broadest project portfolios of hardware and software technologies within the IBM Corporation.

Team works in a highly agile development environment and are responsible for the full software development life cycle – ranging from designing and implementing of the new product features testing for industry-leading quality assurance over to continuous product delivery as well as supporting our global customers. You should be thrilled by emerging technologies with our software products for future Mainframe and Cloud-based markets.

What you will do (Roles & Responsibilities) :

• Managing risks and resolving challenges that impact release scope quality and schedules
• Planning release windows and cycles across portfolios components
• Managing relationships working on interrelated processes
• Communicating crucial Release Plans and changes
• Measuring and monitoring progress to achieve a timely software release within defined budgetary limits and defined quality standards
• Coordinating processes between different teams (possibly in various locations)
• Communicating necessary Release details to business teams
• Managing Planning and negotiating release activities
• Initiating and overseeing progressive release processes
• Coordinating enterprise release content and efforts based on OS updates and third-party apps
• Producing deployment implementation and run books plans
• Conducting release readiness and milestone reviews
• Maintaining release schedules for every core service and ensuring it aligns with major vendors and other stakeholders
• Working with release engineers to comprehend code merges and branch ramifications
• Leading and coordinating checklist and deployment plan execution
• Developing automation and release management tools along with scripts necessary for the construction continuous integration and deployment of software release
• Researching new software development and the best methods and techniques for managing configurations regarding a business’s existing needs
• Ensuring that releases operate as per expectations
• Ensuring that requirements are clear across dependent project streams with an effective release
• Initiating and overseeing the development of technical guides and training for external functionality
• Managing the development of deliverables into production environments
• Validating Release Notes

• Deployment management of deliverables to the test environment particularly guaranteeing that the external dependent items are available during the test runtimetion skills (both verbal and written) to facilitate collaboration and project success.

Required Technical and Professional Expertise

Preferred Technical and Professional Expertise

• Experience automating in Jira or release management tools.
• Project Management Certification (PMP) Agile SAFe
• Knowledge of z/OS