Release Manager
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Job Description
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The Release Manager for the Warranty product group is responsible for the smooth and efficient management of the entire release lifecycle. This role acts as a central point of coordination and communication between various teams (business IT suppliers) and stakeholders ensuring releases are executed successfully comply with regulations and align with business objectives. The ultimate goal is to support the success of Warranty Product Group initiatives through wellmanaged and predictable releases. The role involves taking over release management from a supplier in a phased manner demonstrating a transition of responsibility and knowledge
The team is normally onsite 3 days week in the Dearborn MI office.
Responsibilities
What youll do
- Release Management Activities:Managing and improving release processes including checklists rollback plans code merges Go/NoGo meetings and change requests in ServiceNow. This also includes sending reminders maintaining business scope documents and supporting release activities potentially over weekends/holidays.
- Rally & JIRA Administration:Administering Rally (and migrating to JIRA) ensuring data accuracy and providing training.
- SharePoint & Shared Drive Maintenance:Managing access maintaining documents links and URLs within SharePoint for the Warranty Product Group.
- CSPS/SPS Handling for OWS:Acting as a gatekeeper for lower environments supporting changes in AMA assisting with dealer creation assigning roles training users and providing support.
- ID & Password Management:Tracking planning and coordinating password changes for various environments.
- Supplier Resource Management:Managing the onboarding and offboarding of supplier resources ensuring proper access and maintaining active user lists.
- Audit & Compliance:Leading annual audits (internal/PwC) providing yearround support and driving/supporting AFR (Annually). This also involves SOX month release planning and .
- GitHub Support:Managing and approving code merges for Java and ETL projects.
- Business & PI Planning:Conducting monthly PI Planning sessions training business teams on data extraction facilitating retrospectives and incorporating feedback. This includes leading weekly prioritization meetings converting CRs to subepics assigning business categories and prioritizing defects.
- Communication & Coordination:Acting as the primary liaison between suppliers PMs and the core team communicating release information and sending reminders.
- Other Responsibilities:Maintaining the business delegation matrix and SCM document maintaining links and URLs conducting Scrum of Scrums raising tickets to load test VINs prioritizing/classifying defects & change requests.
Qualifications
Youll have...
- Bachelors degree in Computer Science Computer Engineering Systems Engineering or related field or a combination of education and equivalent work experience
- 8 years of experience in Release Management within an Agile environment
- 2 years of experience with JIRA Rally ServiceNow and/or SharePoint.
- 2 years of experience leading product teams or similar
- 2 years of experience with compliance audits (SoX PwC) and delegation matrix maintenance.
- 2 years of experience leading PI Planning sessions and retrospectives.
Even better you may have
- Masters Degreein Computer Science Computer Engineering Systems Engineering or related field
- Strong understanding of code merge processes and GitHub.
- Excellent communication organizational and problemsolving skills.
- Flexibility to support global teams across time zones. Support weekend releases
You may not check every box or your experience may look a little different from what weve outlined but if you think you can bring value to Ford Motor Company we encourage you to apply!
As an established global company we offer the benefit of choice. You can choose what your Ford future will look like: will your story span the globe or keep you close to home Will your career be a deep dive into what you love or a series of new teams and new skills Will you be a leader a changemaker a technical expert a culture builderor all the above No matter what you choose we offer a work life that works for you including:
- Immediate medical dental and prescription drug coverage
- Flexible family care parental leave new parent rampup programs subsidized backup childcare and more
- Vehicle discount program for employees and family members and management leases
- Tuition assistance
- Established and active employee resource groups
- Paid time off for individual and team community service
- A generous schedule of paid holidays including the week between Christmas and New Years Day
- Paid time off and the option to purchase additional vacation time.
For more information on salary and benefits click here:
position is a range of salary grades68.
Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.
Candidates for positions with Ford Motor Company must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Verification of employment eligibility will be required at the time of hire.
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Required Experience:
Manager
Employment Type
Full-Time
