Release Manager

We’re looking for a skilled Release Manager. As part of our international and energetic team, you'll be responsible for coordinating and managing releases for payment platforms and customer-facing applications (Retail & Mobile Services). You’ll be working closely with Release Managers, Test Managers, Product Owners, Execution Leads, Scrum Masters, Operations teams, and more.

Location: Gdańsk (preferred), Warsaw, Łódź

Key Responsibilities:

• Plan and maintain release roadmaps for one or more critical applications,

• Coordinate and lead multiple parallel release and deployment plans,

• Prepare and manage go-live and post-go-live activities,

• Track and coordinate change activities throughout the release lifecycle,

• Drive stakeholder meetings to gain approval at each release milestone,

• Organize handover sessions between development and operations teams,

• Improve release processes through automation, DevOps, and new techniques.

What We’re Looking For:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in IT or a related field,

• Strong coordination, planning, and analytical skills,

• Detail-oriented mindset with the ability to manage complex dependencies,

• Excellent interpersonal, communication, and stakeholder management skills,

• High accountability, ownership, and adaptability,

• Solid understanding of Agile, Scrum, and SAFe methodologies,

• Fluent English – spoken and written.

Required Experience:

• Several years in IT project management and planning,

• Proven experience in release and deployment management (ideally in banking),

• Familiarity with ITIL processes (incident, problem, change management),

• Experience with CI/CD practices and DevOps principles,

• Proficient with tools such as Jira and Confluence,

• Ability to bridge the gap between business and technical teams,

• Competence in reviewing and validating deployment runbooks,

• Comfortable working with Release Orchestration tools.

Nice-to-Have:

• Knowledge of Java and Mainframe (MF) environments.