Senior Release Manager

Salary: 800 - 1040 pln/md B2B

Location: Gdynia/ Gdańsk/ Warszawa/ Łódź (1 day at the office is recommended minimum)

 

Why choose this offer?

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• You can expect a flexible work organization
• The international work environment will give you the opportunity to interact with the English language on a daily basis
• Scandinavian organizational culture will provide you with work-life balance, you will gain time for additional training (financed by Jit)
• The Jit community will bring you a nice time during regular integration meetings

 

Project

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The Execution & Delivery Unit is responsible for creating and implementing efficient, scalable, and repeatable release management processes for the majority of IT initiatives delivered to our Client. They ensure high-quality and secure implementations for payment platforms and applications (Cross-border & SWIFT), always adhering to the Client’s standards. Their team collaborates with multiple stakeholders—such as other Release Managers, Test Managers, Product Owners, Execution Leads, Scrum Masters, and Operations teams—in order to secure a safe and successful delivery.

We are currently seeking an experienced Release Manager to join Execution & Delivery Unit and support the planning and successful delivery of new releases.

 

Expected competences and knowledge

• Bachelor’s/Master’s degree in IT or related discipline
• 5+ years of IT project management experience
• Experience in release/deployment management (preferably in the banking sector)
• Familiarity with incident, problem, and change management processes under ITIL
• Practical understanding of Agile, Scrum, and SAFe methodologies
• Proficiency in project management tools (e.g., Jira, Confluence)
• Basic understanding of DevOps principles and CI/CD practices
• Strong analytical, coordination, and planning skills
• Extraordinary communication skills (verbal and written)
• High attention to detail, accountability, and proactivity
• Ability to adapt quickly to change and manage multiple stakeholders
• Flexibility to work outside standard business hours (evenings/weekends) for releases
• Passion for working with Release Orchestration tools to create automated release pipelines

 

What you'll be doing

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• Coordinating, planning and maintaining the release roadmap for one or more applications.
  
• Release and deployment planning and coordination of multiple parallel releases
  
• Planning release go live and post-go-live activities.
  
• Planning, coordinating and tracking change activities throughout the release process
  
• Leading release decision meetings to secure stakeholder approval for each release milestone.
  
• Planning and setting up handover sessions from development teams to operations teams
  
• Increasing release quality and efficiency by integrating new techniques, automation capabilities, and DevOps ways of working to release orchestration

 

Client – why choose this particular client from the Jit portfolio?

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Jit Team has had an over-decade-long relationship with the leading financial group in the Nordic countries, and we are privileged to be our client's premier partner in Poland. At present, over 200 Jit personnel are engaged in the completion of more than 60 projects for this Norwegian major provider of financial services with a global presence and a strong focus on modern technology. Our customer's work atmosphere is epitomized by the Scandinavian culture, which is conducive to people who place emphasis on work-life balance and feedback culture. Furthermore, all projects are executed in international teams, giving constant exposure to the English language. 

 

About Jit Team

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The Human factor of IT - it's not just a slogan, it's a philosophy. The foundation of Jit Team is people, which is why we prioritise you. We employ over 500 experienced experts. We create highly specialised teams for clients from all over the world. We offer team members developmental projects, a wide range of benefits and a proprietary professional development programme.

Behind our maxim are also charitable and educational activities. We support pupils and students by donating learning equipment. We offer internships to help launch careers in IT. We support water rescuers and hospitals by providing the necessary equipment. We are a Polish company and we share what we have achieved over 14 years of activity. By supporting indigenous initiatives, we ensure the circulation of good energy.