Product & Application Release Manager
Product & Application Release Manager
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$ 120000 - 130000
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Position Title: Product & Application Release Manager
Location: Boston Atlanta Ashburn
Your roleWe are seeking a Release Manager to oversee the planning coordination and execution of software releases for our Global Portal. The ideal candidate will be responsible for managing the end-to-end release lifecycle ensuring the timely and high-quality delivery of enhancements bug fixes and new features. This role bridges the gap between product engineering QA DevOps and customer success teams ensuring that all customer portal releases are well-coordinated risk-assessed and aligned with broader business goals.
What youll do
Release Planning & Coordination
- Define and manage the release calendar for the Global Portal coordinating across teams and regions.
- Collaborate with product managers engineering QA and business stakeholders to plan release content and scope.
- Identify and manage release dependencies with other teams or systems.
Execution & Deployment
- Oversee the execution of release plans including validation packaging deployment and rollback strategies.
- Facilitate go/no-go meetings and ensure all required approvals and sign-offs are secured.
- Ensure smooth production deployments across all portal environments (e.g. staging QA UAT prod).
Risk & Issue Management
- Monitor release-related risks and escalate blockers or issues promptly.
- Maintain contingency plans and coordinate hotfixes or patch releases as needed.
Process Improvement
- Define and improve release governance automation and change management processes.
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives focused on speed quality and reliability of portal releases.
Communication & Reporting
- Act as the single point of contact for all release-related communications.
- Provide regular status updates to leadership and stakeholders.
- Maintain comprehensive documentation of release notes schedules and outcomes.
Cross-functional Collaboration
- Work closely with UX customer support localization security and compliance teams to ensure release readiness.
- Support global rollouts and regional customizations in line with localization and regulatory requirements.
What youll need
Bachelors degree in Computer Science Information Technology or a related field.
5 years of experience in release management preferably for customer-facing portals or SaaS platforms.
Strong understanding of Agile/Scrum CI/CD pipelines DevOps practices and version control (e.g. Git).
Experience with tools such as Jira Confluence Jenkins Azure DevOps or similar.
Familiarity with service ticketing and user management systems (e.g. Salesforce ServiceNow or custom platforms).
Excellent communication coordination and stakeholder management skills.
Preferred Qualifications:
Experience with global portals and interconnected legacy system migrations.
Knowledge of web accessibility standards internationalization (i18n) and compliance (e.g. GDPR).
PMP ITIL or SAFe certification is a plus.
A bit about us
Digital Realty brings companies and data together by delivering the full spectrum of data center colocation and interconnection solutions. PlatformDIGITAL the companys global data center platform provides customers with a secure data meeting place and a proven Pervasive Datacenter Architecture (PDx) solution methodology for powering innovation and efficiently managing Data Gravity challenges. Digital Realty gives its customers access to the connected data communities that matter to them with a global data center footprint of 300 facilities in 50 metros across 28 countries on six continents.
To learn more about Digital Realty please visit follow us on LinkedInand X.
A bit about our Digital team
Our IT team is at the heart of our business. We develop infrastructures design and build networks support servers and provide the first line of support by delivering rich connectivity for our customers. With new data centers coming online all the time its a rapidly changing technical environment so our team is always ready to innovate and take the lead on projects. We constantly develop deploy and support vital networks and data services that drive business performance and improve life for customers around the globe.
What we can offer you
Our rapidly evolving business sector offers the opportunity to be part of a courageous and passionate team who work together to understand and meet the changing needs of our global customers.
Join us and youll be part of a supportive and inclusive environment where you can bring your whole self to work. As part of our team youll get to work with people from different business areas challenge the way we do things and put your ideas into action. Well also give you plenty of development opportunities so you can build a rewarding and successful career with us.
Our Compensation Philosophy
Digital Realty offers its employees a highly competitive compensation package excellent benefits and an environment that recognizes and rewards your contributions. Central to our compensation philosophy is rewarding our employees for achieving the values and objectives aligned to the companys overall goals and values.
Our published pay ranges reflect the minimum and maximum target for new hire pay for the full-time position determined by role level and geographical location. Individual pay is based on additional factors including but not limited to job-related skills experience and relevant education and/or training. Moreover an employees total compensation package varies by role and may include salary cash bonus or commissions and equity awards not quantified below.
Compensation range: $120000 - $130000 annually. This compensation range represents the Companys good faith belief as to what it will pay as a base salary/hourly rate for this position at the time of this posting.
This is an exciting time to join our business so apply now and make your mark on our future.
Notes:
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this job. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities duties and skills required of personnel so classified.
Digital Realty is an equal opportunity employer EOE/AA/M/F/Vets/Disabled. All applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity age national origin disability or protected veteran status or other status protected by law or Company policy.
Digital Realty is a publicly traded company (NYSE: DLR) with investment grade ratings from all three major ratings agencies.
Please do not forward unsolicited resumes to any employee of Digital Realty and its subsidiaries. Digital Realty is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited referrals.
Required Experience:
Manager
Employment Type
Full-Time
