Release Manager

• 100% Work Fully Remote + Flexible Hours to Suit Your Schedule
• Competitive Salary + Phone + Laptop + Benefits
• Exciting New Technology with Continual Upskilling 

Our client is dedicated to delivering innovative software solutions to our clients. They value collaboration, excellence, and continuous improvement in all aspects of our work. In this role, you will develop and maintain release management processes and procedures to ensure the delivery of high-quality software releases. Any experience with product managament would be a big bonus! The ideal person will enjoy wearing many hats and learning new things everyday. 

Main Activities and Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with product stakeholders, developers, and testers to plan release schedules, define release and sprint scope, and prioritize features and fixes.
• Lead Agile activities including sprint planning, daily stand-ups, sprint reviews, and retrospectives.
• Utilize Jira to create and manage plans, track progress, and ensure timely resolution of issues.
• Develop and maintain release documentation, including release notes, deployment guides, and versioning documentation.
• Identify opportunities for process improvements to streamline release management activities and enhance team performance.

Core Competencies:

• Leadership: Provide technical leadership, input, and support in technology, process, and quality.
• Change Management: Lead self and others through change while maintaining operational effectiveness.
• Continuous Improvement: Drive improvements in function and team performance.
• Product Management: Take ownership of new and existing products 

What They Offer:

• Fully remote role, allowing you to work from anywhere.
• Competitive salary, commensurate with experience.
• Opportunity to work with cutting-edge technologies and contribute to meaningful projects.

Click Apply and for further information please email nithya.mastry@absoluteit.co.nz

Please note, we can only consider applicants that hold a Resident Visa or Citizenship. 

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