Hiring For Release Manager

Job Title: Release Manager

Department: Digital Platform Services - Engineering

Reporting Line: Global Technology Products Change and Release Management Lead

Location: Bangalore

Experience: 5+ years of relevant experience in release and change management.

Overview

The Release Manager role is part of Release, Change and TechOps (RCTO) in Digital and Platform Services (DPS) Engineering. The role governs and coordinates the end-to-end release lifecycle, applying a shift-left release management methodology to ensure readiness, compliance, and traceability from early environments through to Production. Release Managers act as the coordination point across the Engineering team, ensuring that releases progress smoothly through environments and into Production under RCTO governance. By embedding governance early, the role safeguards production stability while enabling faster, and more predictable delivery.

Qualification-

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field (Master's degree preferred).

• Strong understanding of release governance, change management and SDLC compliance frameworks.
• Demonstrated experience coordinating complex, multi-team releases in a regulated environment.
• Proven ability to assess risks, interpret technical evidence, and ensure compliance with governance standard.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to operate across business and technology.
• Agile certifications (e.g. Agile Fundamentals Certification) is desirable.
• Certified in ITIL v3 or v4 foundation is preferred. Preferred Skills:
• Experience managing releases at enterprise scale, with exposure to multiple platforms and business domains.
• Familiar with Agile delivery practices and DevOps operating model.
• Working knowledge of CI/CD pipelines, deployment automation, and release orchestration tools.
• Knowledge of cloud environment (esp GCP) and their impact on release management.
• Familiarity with containersation and orchestration technologies (e.g. Docker, Kubernetes), including their integration into CI/CD pipelines and governance of deployments across environments. • Ability to review and interpret technical artefacts such as manifest, SBOM reports, and vulnerability assessments.
• Proficiency with project and issue tracking tools (e.g. JIRA) and release governance workflows.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to connect technical evidence to governance, risk, and compliance outcomes.