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Manager – Release & Test Management
GlobalPeopleTransitions. Lead, develop and support the Release & Test Management team .
Core Competencies
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Demonstrates strong leadership in developing and supporting teams focused on Release and Test Management, with a solid understanding of software development lifecycles, CI/CD, and test automation. Capable of defining quality metrics and fostering a culture of continuous improvement while effectively managing stakeholder communication and collaboration.
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Leadership SkillsSoftware Development LifecycleTest ManagementCI/CD PracticesStakeholder Management
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Hard Skills
Test AutomationQuality AssuranceRelease ManagementKPI DefinitionAnalytical Skills
Soft Skills
Problem-Solving SkillsCommunication SkillsFeedback SkillsInfluencing SkillsContinuous Improvement Mindset
Industry Keywords
Agile MethodologiesDevOps PracticesQuality MetricsRisk ManagementKnowledge Sharing
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Lead, develop and support the Release & Test Management team
- Create direction, priorities and objectives and translate them into actionable plans
- Establish and improve Release and Test Management standards, practices and governance
- Ensure transparent and reliable release planning and coordination across products, teams and stakeholders
- Drive a risk-based approach to testing and release readiness
- Support quality throughout the development lifecycle
- Define and monitor quality, testing and release metrics
- Increase test automation and integrate automated testing into delivery pipelines
- Identify systemic quality and release issues and coordinate improvements
- Support handling of dependencies, risks, defects and release impediments
- Collaborate with Product Owners, Development teams, DevOps specialists and technology leaders
- Translate lessons learned from releases, incidents and quality issues into improvements
- Contribute to the Target Operating Model and engineering practices
- Provide management transparency on quality, risks, release readiness and priorities
- Build a professional knowledge-sharing community
- Develop employees through feedback, coaching, expectations and development plans
- Support recruitment, onboarding and talent development
Requirements
What you’ll need- Strong leadership skills and ability to develop people and professional capabilities
- Solid understanding of software development and modern software delivery lifecycles
- Practical knowledge of software testing principles, test management and quality assurance
- Good understanding of release management and deployment processes
- Understanding of CI/CD, test automation and modern DevOps practices
- Ability to define and use meaningful KPIs and quality metrics
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Ability to distinguish process symptoms from underlying systemic problems
- Strong stakeholder management and communication skills
- Ability to influence decisions across organisational boundaries
- Experience working with agile product and development teams
- Solution-focused leadership and continuous improvement mindset
- Ability to balance delivery speed, quality, risk and business priorities
- Comfortable giving clear and direct feedback and receiving it
- Fluent English language skills
Benefits
Comp & perks- Flexible working hours with home office possibility
- Competitive compensation
- Development opportunities
- Leadership position with real influence on how software quality and releases work across AIIS
- Opportunity to shape Release & Test Management
- Strong engineering environment where quality, automation and continuous improvement matter
- Professional peers and leaders for discussing complex delivery and organisational challenges
- Space to introduce pragmatic improvements based on data, experience and feedback
- Clear expectations and meaningful feedback regarding leadership and professional impact
- Opportunities to develop the team and build a strong professional community
- Working environment focused on outcomes rather than unnecessary bureaucracy