Job Description
Insight Global is looking for a Release Manager to join one of the largest Financial clients in Plano TX, Charlotte NC, or Richmond VA. The Scrum Release Manager will be responsible for defining the technical release, planning, coordinating, managing, communicating and delivery of application releases. The Release Manager is the owner of all end-to-end activities and artifacts in the SDLC and the key communicator between all members of the team (Business Process Owners, Business Annalists, Quality Assurance Teams, Project Management Office, Infrastructure Platform Services, Production Support teams, and others). This person will lead the successful delivery of releases from the planning phase all the way to Production implementation and monitoring. In addition, this individual will apply proven communication and problem-solving skills to monitor release status, identify and remediate issues, validate completion of all release activity, and escalate risks and issues as required.
Required Skills & Experience
* 5+ years in a similar role, e.g. scrum master, release manager, program manager, Portfolio manager
* 10+ years of experience around release management, technical delivery, program management, Portfolio management, software releases
* Strong working experience within JIRA
* Experience with ITSM Remedy
* Agile/ Scrum knowledge
* Banking or Finance experience
Nice to Have Skills & Experience
* ITIL Certification
* Strong analytical skills and experience with implementation and management of metrics to measure and improve the quality of the releases
* Strong Leadership Skills to drive teams towards successful delivery of release plans and that motivates team to achieve and maintain quality in a creative and effective manner
* Experience with RISE System to manage Application Risks and Tasks.
Benefit packages for this role will start on the 31st day of employment and include medical, dental, and vision insurance, as well as HSA, FSA, and DCFSA account options, and 401k retirement account access with employer matching. Employees in this role are also entitled to paid sick leave and/or other paid time off as provided by applicable law.