Release Manager

The role

Location and work arrangement

• Greater Toronto Area preferred; the role is remote with periodic on-site attendance.

What you'll do

• Own the release calendar and versioning for firmware OTA updates, mobile app releases, and backend deployments.
• Run readiness reviews and go/no-go calls, and coordinate release-night execution with engineering, QA, support, and offshore teams.
• Manage staged FOTA rollouts, including cohorts, device-health monitoring, pauses, and rollbacks.
• Manage code freezes and exceptions; coordinate pre-release builds and distribution for UAT, internal testing, influencers, and media.
• Maintain Jira fix versions, release workflows, and automated release notes.
• Plan release and incident coverage for holidays and high-risk launches, with clear escalation paths.
• Write release runbooks and track post-release quality, sharing findings with the Senior TPM and engineering leads.

What you bring

• At least 4 years in release management, release coordination, or a closely related role.
• Hands-on releases for connected devices, consumer electronics, wearables, or IoT, including firmware updates in the field.
• Working knowledge of branching and release strategies, CI/CD pipelines, and QA cycles; engineers build the pipelines.
• Experience with app store review cycles and staged rollouts.
• Strong Jira skills, including versions, release workflows, and automation rules.
• Clear communication when releases are at risk and confidence making no-go decisions.

Nice to have

• Wearables and vertical integration experience is a plus.
• Experience coordinating with offshore teams across time zones is a plus.

Success milestones

What We Offer

• Competitive salary and benefits, including a 100% employer-paid supplemental medical policy.
• Remote working environment, generous PTO, and a collaborative, creative, and supportive workplace.
• Opportunity to make a significant impact in a fast-growing company.