Release Manager
Role Overview
The employer is seeking a Release Manager to bring structure, visibility, and control to complex software releases.
The role coordinates end-to-end release activities and supports the movement of products from development to production.
The role is described as part-time and fully remote in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Key Skills for This Role
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Role Overview
The employer is seeking a Release Manager to bring structure, visibility, and control to complex software releases.
The role coordinates end-to-end release activities and supports the movement of products from development to production.
The role is described as part-time and fully remote in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Role Responsibilities
- Manage end-to-end software release cycles from planning through deployment.
- Develop release schedules, milestones, deployment plans, and dependency tracking.
- Coordinate with Engineering, QA, Product, DevOps, Security, and Business teams.
- Monitor release risks, blockers, dependencies, and readiness.
- Ensure testing, validation, approvals, and quality requirements are completed.
- Coordinate production deployments, rollback plans, and post-release activities.
- Maintain release calendars, documentation, change records, and status reports.
- Track release performance and identify opportunities to improve delivery processes.
- Support incident resolution and coordinate communication during critical releases.
- Promote effective release governance, automation, and continuous improvement.
Qualifications
- 3+ years of experience in release management, software delivery, project management, or DevOps.
- Strong understanding of SDLC, deployment processes, testing, and software release management.
- Excellent project coordination, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
- Strong organizational and problem-solving abilities.
- Ability to manage multiple releases, priorities, and deadlines.
- Experience working with Agile or DevOps teams.
Preferred Qualifications
- A bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, IT, Engineering, Business, or a related field is preferred.
- Familiarity with Jira, ServiceNow, Azure DevOps, Git, Jenkins, or GitLab is advantageous.
- Knowledge of CI/CD, cloud platforms, change management, and release automation is highly valued.
Work Arrangement
- The position is fully remote.
- The posting identifies the role location as Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Opportunity Highlights
- Lead high-impact software release initiatives.
- Collaborate with engineering and business professionals.
- Expand expertise across technology and delivery operations.
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