Lead Release Manager

Lead Release Manager

Shell Recharge Solutions is a leader in delivering the new electric mobility future through innovative software, infrastructure, and professional services that empower utilities, cities, fleets, transit agencies, and automakers to deploy EV charging infrastructure at scale. Our technology is connecting EV infrastructure solutions with public and private charging needs in a safer, cleaner, and smarter way. Headquartered in Offshore India the company s global footprint spans across three continents with deployments in 13 different countries.

At Shell Recharge Solutions, we are looking for candidates who want to be a part of something bigger than themselves passionate, purpose-driven individuals who believe having a career means making a meaningful impact on our business and the world. We believe in creating and doing the right thing through responsible and sustainable EV deployment. We are looking for the innovative, driven to find a solution in a complex and dynamically evolving marketplace and look at no as just a challenge to find the next yes .

Lead Release Manager!

Lead Release Manager

This position will be part of a great team that is developing exciting products and solutions and playing a key part in driving forward the electrification of transportation.

What you ll do:

• Strong command of Agile methodology and best practices.
• Negotiate, plan, schedule and manage all release activities and coordinate release content and effort based on the enterprise roadmap.
• Create, manage and publish an enterprise release schedule for our product portfolios ensuring clear communication and alignment across partners and vendors.
• Proactively manage risks, socialize and resolve issues that may impact affect release scope, schedule and quality.
• Publish and maintain release notes and create trend analysis reports that provide a scorecard and key metrics about our deployments.
• Lead release readiness review meetings with Sr. leadership resulting in Go/No-Go decisions
• Manage relationships and coordinate work between global teams and various time zones
• Document challenges and continually work towards making improvements in the release process
• Participate and possibly lead CAB meetings to discuss release scope and/or roadblocks
• Mentor and develop release managers and cross functional teams

What We re Looking For:

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor s Degree or 8+ years recent release management and/or technical project manager experience, with planning and managing releases and the overall release lifecycle
• 5+ years experience in a Cloud based SaaS platform
• 5+ years familiarity with JIRA, specifically managing/organizing tickets, creating workflows, and generating reports
• Demonstrated experience either with direct reports or demonstrate dotted line accountability and/or direct mentorship of other Release Managers
• Must be a strong communicator, with the ability to collect, compile and comfortable presenting data and reports to Sr. Leadership.

Preferred Qualifications

• PMP Certification
• Must be excellent at creating clear documentation
• Be passionate about metrics, data, and reports
• Must be very comfortable using technology basic familiarity with common build, and deployment tools and methodologies
• Strong leadership, communication, and presentation skills with a firm sense of accountability, ownership of the SDLC, and exceptional project management skills
• Demonstrated ability to coordinate cross-functional work teams toward task completion.

What We Offer:

• A work environment that allows you to work with and learn from some of the best and brightest in this emerging industry
• The ability to make a difference in a world that needs our technology to help reduce carbon emissions and enable a more sustainable energy future through the use of electric vehicle charging software, services and infrastructure
• The freedom to learn, suggest, and implement innovative new ideas applied to our systems, processes, programs and technologies
• Daily ownership of your role in a challenging, high-growth environment.
• A casual work environment and culture that support work life fit , enabling you to fit life into your work and work into your life, i.e. flexible scheduling, virtualization options, and a generous holiday package
• Competitive pay and benefits programs designed to enable you to thrive inside and outside of work
• Participation in Shell Recharge Solutions performance and rewards bonus program
• Health benefits for employees
• Innovative Paid Time Off Program
• 9/80 Flex Work schedule