Release Manager

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About The Role We are looking for a dedicated Release Manager to own the execution and coordination of our quarterly releases, from the first planning session until the software is ready to be shipped to our customers. This role is needed as the organization grows, and so does the complexity of our product development and engineering work. The Engineering teams are organised by discipline rather than by feature, which means deliveries depend on cross-team collaboration across Engineering, design, and testing. Until now, release coordination has been handled alongside other roles. As we scale, we need one person in Engineering who owns the release, sees the full picture and makes sure every team knows what it needs from the others to deliver on time and agreed quality. You will make sure our releases are realistically scoped, that dependencies between teams surface early, and that code freeze, branch-off and backporting run smoothly. You will be the bridge between Product, who defines what we want to build, and Engineering, who knows what is possible. Going forward, you will also bring Operations, Customer Success and other stakeholders into a more structured release process. Your impact in the first year. You will turn release coordination into a clear, repeatable system. Team Leads will know what they depend on and when. Stakeholders will have real-time visibility into progress and risks. Engineering teams will work towards goals that are predictable and achievable, without unsustainable pressure. What success looks like after 6–12 months: Public releases ship on time and with high quality Delivery risks and issues are identified and addressed early Stakeholders have clear visibility into progress, scope changes and risks Engineering teams experience predictable goals, and internal roadmaps become a source of motivation Release processes are structured and scalable, and cross-team alignment has measurably improved Release cadence is reduced to two months, without increased total overhead or decreased delivery quality What You Will Do Own the release end to end: Plan and run our quarterly public releases, from scoping to handover to Operations and Mission Readiness. Make plans realistic: Work with stakeholders from Product and Engineering in the planning phase to turn requirements into scoped, achievable delivery plans that match engineering capacity. Map and drive dependencies: Highlight inter-team dependencies across all engineering teams, design, test and Field Application Engineers. Run the execution rhythm: Hold status meetings with Team Leads, track what is ahead of and behind schedule, and create action plans to avoid delay. Manage risk and trade-offs: Identify risks and bottlenecks early, show the consequences of scope changes and delays, recommend mitigations and escalate when needed. You act as the buffer before change requests reach the engineering teams. Create visibility and structure: Give leadership, Engineering, Product, and Operations clear reporting on progress and risks, and build release processes that scale as we grow. What we are looking for We are looking for a specialised technical project manager to be a dedicated Release Manager. You will sit in Engineering and work closely with the CTO, VP Engineering, Chief of Staff, Team Leads, Product, and Operations. You need to understand engineers well enough to sense how serious a problem is when they raise it, but you are not the technical owner of the deliverables and you won't dive deep into technical problem-solving. This role is currently standalone in ownership and highly collaborative in execution, without any director reports, however the function and team might expand over time. Efficient and clear communicator Around 5 years of relevant experience, for example as a technical project manager, development manager or release manager coordinating development across multiple team

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