
Release Manager, Solution Design and Development
Circular Materials
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Location Type: Remote
Location: Canada
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Salary
💰 CA$100,000 - CA$120,000 per year
Tech Stack
About the role
- Own and manage the end-to-end release management process across development, Quality Assurance, and production environments.
- Plan and coordinate release schedules, cutovers, and go-live activities.
- Ensure releases meet quality, compliance, and control standards.
- Partner with development, testing, infrastructure, SAP, and business teams.
- Manage release approvals, change records, and go/no-go decisions.
- Coordinate post-release validation and issue resolution.
- Maintain release documentation, runbooks, and audit evidence.
- Identify risks and dependencies and proactively mitigate them.
- Drive continuous improvement in release and deployment practices.
- Lead and manage ERP bug fixes, enhancement releases.
- Lead and manage WeRecycle Portal bug fixes, production issues and annual maintenance.
- Develop and maintain release documentation, including runbooks and implementation plans.
- Lead to help prioritize production issues/bug fixes/enhancements with QA Testing team.
- Lead change management, training, and user adoption strategies.
- Define and manage the release calendar, coordinating with development, QA, operations, and business teams.
- Oversee the deployment process, ensuring successful delivery to production with minimal downtime.
- Work closely with Change Advisory Boards (CAB) to ensure all changes are reviewed and approved.
- Identify potential risks in the release process and develop mitigation strategies.
- Act as the central point of contact for all release-related communications.
- Provide regular updates to stakeholders regarding progress.
- Coordinate with cross functional teams to help remove roadblocks and achieve Implementation timelines.
- Review PIRs monthly for SDD Incidents, if any to make sure RCAs are documented.
- Participate in Data Retention and Archival policy project for ERP application.
- Attend meetings scheduled by PMO for requirement gathering of ERP/portal projects.
- Participate in INTAKE prioritizations for upcoming quarter/year.
- Attend weekly meetings with all business teams for regular updates and touch base.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
- Experience in software release management or a related role.
- Familiarity with ITIL (Information Technology Infrastructure Library) practices and change management processes.
- Knowledge of Release Management Tools- JIRA/ Confluence.
- Basic knowledge of SAP structure and release strategy.
- Problem-solving mindset with attention to detail.
- Strong communication and interpersonal abilities.
Benefits
- All CM employees work 40 hours per week, remotely from a home office environment.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
release managementchange managementbug fixesenhancement releasespost-release validationissue resolutionrisk identificationcontinuous improvementdocumentationdata retention
Soft Skills
problem-solvingattention to detailcommunicationinterpersonal abilitiesleadershiporganizational skillscoordinationstakeholder managementteam collaborationtraining
Certifications
Bachelor’s degree in Computer ScienceBachelor’s degree in Information TechnologyITIL certification