About this opportunity
The Judge Group lists this Sr. Release Manager opportunity in chicago, Illinois. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
Job description
The Senior Technical Release Manager will lead complex, large‑scale technology release initiatives within a major financial services organization. This role requires deep subject‑matter expertise in Release Management, hands‑on experience driving enterprise‑level technology releases, and the ability to operate confidently in environments involving 500+ team members across multiple workstreams.
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Key Responsibilities
Release Leadership
Own and manage end‑to‑end release cycles for large, multi‑program technology initiatives involving hundreds of contributors across engineering, QA, product, architecture, and operations.
Serve as the primary authority on Release Management, clearly articulating past experience, specific contributions, and best practices.
Coordinate cross‑functional teams to ensure alignment on release scope, timelines, dependencies, and risk mitigation.
Framework & Process Development
Partner with technology leadership to design and implement the future‑state Release Management Framework.
Establish scalable processes for release planning, readiness assessments, approvals, and deployment governance.
Identify opportunities to streamline and modernize release workflows, tooling, and reporting.
SDLC, Traceability & Quality Oversight
Ensure strong adherence to SDLC standards across hybrid Agile/Waterfall delivery models.
Maintain rigorous traceability from requirements through deployment, ensuring compliance with financial‑services regulatory expectations.
Oversee defect tracking, triage processes, and quality gates to ensure release integrity.
Qualifications
8+ years of Release Management experience within large‑scale enterprise technology environments.
Demonstrated experience managing releases across programs with 500+ contributors.
Deep understanding of SDLC, release governance, traceability, and defect management.
Pay rate could be 65/hr
Strong experience in hybrid Agile/Waterfall environments. xhqgsiq
Proven ability to articulate specific contributions and leadership in past Release Management roles.
Worksite address
chicago, IL, 60290, US
Who can apply
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