Senior Release Manager WB6723

2 Weeks ago • All levels

About the job

Summary_{By Outscal}

Senior Release Manager needed for Nisum. Strong experience with release schedules, deployment plans, and managing issues queues. Proven ability to build partnerships and influence change. Must have experience in defining metrics, improving processes, and leading cross-functional teams.

Nisum is a leading global digital commerce firm headquartered in California, with services spanning digital strategy and transformation, insights and analytics, blockchain, business agility, and custom software development. Founded in 2000 with the customer-centric motto “Building Success Together®,” Nisum has grown to over 1,800 professionals across the United States, Chile,Colombia, India, Pakistan and Canada. A preferred advisor to leading Fortune 500 brands, Nisum enables clients to achieve direct business growth by building the advanced technology they need to reach end customers in today’s world, with immersive and seamless experiences across digital and physical channels.

What You'll Do

Build and manage various IT application release and production schedules. Lead merge strategies and align cross-channel projects.
Managing the various schedules – release, production changes, project timelines, etc.
Providing daily metrics/status for the environment and project health (Dashboards or other KPI delivery methods).
Verifying gate completion for projects with PCI/Sox implications (checklist).
Coordinating projects into existing test environments/maintaining environment schedules
Building Release schedules and deployment plans to manage and implement a release.
Active management of issues queues from open to closed.
Coordinating with project/application & TDS to ensure 3rd party integrations are configured & tested according to project/release schedules.
Working with projects, engineering, and QA to define upcoming environment requirements and specifications
Determining & coordinating data requirements and dependencies for upcoming projects
Fundamental knowledge of applications, systems, and integration points.
Work with Engineering/Architects to assess release milestones and adapt/grow them as required over time.
Work with Engineering & Project Management (PM) to define interdependencies in deployment plans
Define and enforce entry criteria for Production. Acting as a gate.
Cross-channel involvement in aligning projects
Works on problems of diverse scope where analysis of data requires evaluation of identifiable factors
Works on complex issues where analysis of situations or data requires an in-depth evaluation of variable factors
Exercises strong judgment in selecting methods, techniques, and evaluation criteria for obtaining results
Networks with key contacts outside their own area of expertise
Demonstrate good judgment and depth of experience in selecting methods and techniques for obtaining solutions
Based on tangible and intangible factors, develop recommendations to guide executive management to critical decisions
Decisions may impact external relationships, organizational performance/success, and the company’s reputation in the industry (customers, business partners, etc.)

What You Know

Experience in exercising strong judgment in selecting methods, techniques, and evaluation criteria for obtaining results
Must have experience in Defines useful metrics and targets for the domain
Strong experience in Measurably improving processes and best practices to achieve goals
Must have Formed, motivated, and lead high-performance cross-functional teams
Experience in Building effective partnerships with, and between, the developers, architects, QA Team, and product managers
Hands-on experience in Networks with senior internal and external personnel in their area of expertise
Experience demonstrates the ability to positively influence change and address barriers impeding progress.
Should have experience in providing leadership and encouraging teamwork throughout all levels of the organization
Should know how to interact with business leaders at all levels
Experience in Coaches, mentors, and training as appropriate
Able to contribute to performance appraisals for team members
Experience in Assisting in conducting team building/development activities
Should be under general direction for day-to-day work, but receives available instructions on new assignments and areas of higher complexity
Must Participate in recruiting and hiring team members
Receives limited instruction in determining methods and procedures on new assignments, and coordinates activities of other associates in the group

Nisum is an Equal Opportunity Employer and we are proud of our ongoing efforts to foster diversity and inclusion in the workplace.