Release Manager (Mobile Applications)

HRO Digital is an international company providing recruitment support within #Fintech, #Finance and #Banking market in EMEA. We connect the most innovative organizations with the best people in the market. We conduct systematic market research, which allows our Digital Teams to be a step ahead of the competition.

Do you want to work for one of the world’s largest global banks? Want to be part its exciting digital transformation? Do you want to engineer incredible products for millions of customers?

Well, our Client offers just that ☺︎ It's a leader in digital transformation of banking services and Cracow is one of the most important technological centers - majority of projects are delivered from Poland ☺︎

Our Digital teams are an integrated global group of over 3500 technologists and commercial thinkers, working across our offices in London, India, China, Hong Kong, the US, Canada, Poland and Mexico. We are building digital solutions that will impact the lives of over 41 million customers worldwide. The work of the Digital teams includes developing new mobile apps and online experiences; using digital messaging to enhance our customer relationships; building and improving the underlying technology and security platforms and innovating our propositions to compete effectively in a mobile, data-driven world.

Our Release Managers coordinate and ensure good governance is implemented on releases around all markets where we operate. In Release Management, you have the opportunity to launch features and products that improve the financial lives of millions of our customers globally.

What will you do?

• Forward-plan release cycles in alignment with other releases and commitments
• Coordinate, plan and manage all release content and effort for each market assigned
• Work with stakeholders to ensure there's scope and visibility of upcoming releases
• Communicate all key release plans, commitments, and changes including requirements, QA plans, schedule and scope changes
• Nurture inter-team relationships and organise work between different teams at different locations
• Host Release Readiness reviews and Business Go/No-Go reviews
• Communicate release details and schedules to the Business as required
• Collaborate with release engineers to understand impact of branches and code merges
• Maintain the release schedule for your assigned markets and ensure alignment across stakeholders and cross functional teams
• Participate in CAB meetings to discuss release scope and/or impediments
• Continually work towards making improvements in the release process
• Manage risks and resolve issues that affect release scope, schedule and quality
• Consider an overlapping with the testing side, to make sure QA has signed off all features prior to release

About you:

• Previous Release Management experience (at least 3 years) and a solid understanding of Agile project management principles
• Good working knowledge, experience and enthusiasm of github, jenkins (or deployment tools) and an appreciation for automation!
• Demonstrated ability to coordinate cross-functional work teams toward task completion
• Advanced knowledge of software development lifecycle
• Experience of working with audit requirements, cybersecurity, change management and control procedures preferred

The offer:

• Prestigious position at one of the world's largest banks
• Competitive salary with a B2B contract
• Hybrid work (2 days per week from the office in Cracow) and flexible working hours
• Working with cutting-edge IT technologies
• Personal growth and development opportunities within the organization
• Private healthcare coverage and multisport card
• Referral program and company events
• Convenient parking, relaxation and game rooms, bicycle racks and showers for cyclists

Our recruitment process comprises of two meetings with hiring managers, followed by an initial phone screening with our recruiter.