IT Release Manager

Currently we are seeking a committed and skilled individual for the position of an IT Release Manager. In this role you will be responsible for planning coordinating governing and executing synchronized releases across multiple business applications and platforms. You will play a key role in ensuring that changes are delivered safely predictably and with minimal disruption to business operations.

Working in a global and highly collaborative environment you will partner with application owners development teams infrastructure specialists business stakeholders and external partners to manage the full release lifecycle. You will contribute to strengthening release governance improving delivery quality and driving continuous improvement across the enterprise landscape.

• Manage and maintain the enterprise-wide release calendar across all relevant applications coordinating cross-application and cross-team dependencies for major minor and emergency releases.
• Facilitate release planning meetings ensuring clarity of scope timelines and resource requirements and align release schedules with Change Management project teams and operational constraints.
• Ensure all releases follow internal governance quality and compliance standards and monitoring adherence to ITIL / Change Management processes.
• Verify that required documentation (release notes test evidence approvals) is complete.
• Conduct go/no-go reviews and ensure readiness criteria are met.
• Coordinate deployment activities across development infrastructure security and operations teams.
• Oversee release execution and synchronized deployment across multiple systems.
• Support fallback and rollback planning including risk and impact assessments and track deployment progress escalating issues to stakeholders when needed.
• Communicate release status content impacts and timelines to IT and business stakeholders.
• Analyze release performance metrics (quality incidents delays) to drive improvements and identify bottlenecks in the release process.
• Contribute to automation and optimization initiatives (CI/CD automated testing deployment pipelines) and strengthen the maturity of release management within the organization.

• Minimum 5 years of experience in IT Release Management Change Management DevOps Coordination IT Operations or a related field.
• Proven track record in multi-application or enterprise-scale release environments.
• Practical knowledge of ITIL-based Change and Release Management processes.
• Experience coordinating releases across complex technology landscapes including ERP CRM cloud platforms or enterprise integration environments.
• Strong expertise in release and change management practices.
• Ability to manage cross-team and cross-application dependencies.
• Strong analytical organizational and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience working in international and distributed teams.
• Business fluency in English.
• University degree in Information Technology Computer Science Engineering or a related field or equivalent professional experience.

• Hands-on experience with DevOps pipelines such as Azure DevOps GitLab or Jenkins.
• Knowledge of SAP Salesforce and enterprise integration environments.
• Understanding of cloud platforms preferably Microsoft Azure.
• Experience with test management and automation tools.
• Experience in risk management compliance and audit support.
• SAP and/or Salesforce certification.
• German language skills.

• Best opportunities in a globally operating company valuing diversity inclusion sustainability and mutual trust
• Attractive remuneration package
• Hybrid working model with a home office allowance
• 25 days paid annual leave
• Additional health insurance
• Employee Assistance Program (mental health legal & financial counseling)
• Food vouchers (102.26 EUR)
• Public transportation card
• Optional parking space
• Multisport / Coolfit card
• Language training opportunities
• Employee referral program
• Modern class A office premises
• Fresh fruits in the office
• Training mentorship programs and access to 15000 LinkedIn Learning courses

We are at the heart of every place that matters. From automatic doors to cloud-based access management as a leading global provider in the access solutions market for schools banks airports hospitals hotels and many more we enable seamless movement within secure safe and sustainable places. With over 160 years of experience and a focus on excellence and innovation we offer exciting opportunities to grow in an environment where you can make a real impact. At dormakaba you are encouraged to take initiative develop your skills and build your career alongside 16000 experts worldwide who are setting industry standards every day.

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