Agile Release Manager

Role : Release Manager-Agile

Location : Phoenix, AZ, USA (Hybrid)

Duration Long term

Position Type : W2

Description :

Release Manager will lead and coordinate all release activities across the GCIP platform, ensuring timely, secure, and compliant delivery of platform features and enhancements. This role is pivotal in managing dependencies across multiple scrum teams, aligning with PI planning cycles, and maintaining release integrity across environments (Dev, Test, Production).

• Own and manage the end-to-end release lifecycle for org's platform components including CM, IM, MO, and Event Source
• Collaborate with AppDev, QA, and infrastructure teams to ensure readiness for each release phase (MVP1-MVP4)
• Maintain and communicate the release calendar, coordinating across PI planning, system demos, and iteration reviews
• Drive branching strategy and version control practices across GCIP repositories, ensuring consistency and traceability
• Facilitate release readiness reviews, including feature tagging, test coverage validation, and stakeholder sign-offs
• 5+ years of experience in release management or technical program management.
• Strong understanding of CI / CD pipelines, Git branching strategies, Github actions, and DevOps tooling.
• Experience coordinating releases across multiple agile teams and environments
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
• Risk management and rollback planning
• Tracking and improving release metrics
• Driving automation in release processes
• bility to remain calm under pressure, able to lead during incident remediation