Director of Release Manager
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22 hours ago
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Job Summary
At Talkdesk we are courageous innovators focused on redefining the customer experience making the impossible possible for companies globally. We champion an inclusive and diverse culture representative of the communities in which we live and serve. And we give back to our community by volunteering our time supporting non-profits and minimizing our global footprint. Each day thousands of employees customers and partners all over the world trust Talkdesk to deliver a better way to great experiences.
We are recognized as a cloud contact center leader by many of the most influential research organizations including Gartner and Forrester. With $498 million in total funding a valuation of more than $10 Billion and a ranking of #16 on the Forbes Cloud 100 list now is the time to be part of the Talkdesk legacy to help accelerate our success in a new decade of transformational growth.
At Talkdesk we embrace FAST our fundamental operating principles that define who we are as an organization. These principles drive us to make the impossible possible. FAST: Focus Accountability Speed Talkdesker.
- Focus: Focus time energy and attention on what is most impactful for the business and thoughtful about how and when to partner with others.
- Accountability: Hold self and others accountable to meet commitments and drive results. Accept responsibility for successes and failures.
- Speed: Execute with agility and urgency. Act promptly decisively and without delay. Make good and timely decisions that keep the organization moving forward.
- Talkdesker: YOU!
We are looking for an experienced Director of Release Management to lead and uplevel our release practices for a growing suite of SaaS products. This senior leadership role will be responsible for defining and implementing scalable release strategies driving automation and efficiency and ensuring the seamless deployment of software to production environments. The ideal candidate has 10 years of experience in release management a strong background in SaaS operations and a proven ability to lead cross-functional teams at scale.
Key Responsibilities
- Define and execute a holistic release management strategy that aligns with business goals ensuring reliable and high-quality software delivery.
- Lead and mentor a team of three release managers fostering a culture of innovation collaboration and operational excellence.
- Develop and maintain a multi-product release calendar coordinating release cycles across global teams to optimize delivery cadence and minimize downtime.
- Oversee the design and improvement of CI/CD pipelines and deployment automation frameworks enhancing speed reliability and security.
- Collaborate with senior leaders across Product Engineering and Operations to define release policies manage dependencies and address risks proactively.
- Drive the adoption of metrics-driven practices by defining and monitoring release performance KPIs such as lead times failure rates and mean time to recovery.
- Lead release readiness reviews and post-mortems continuously improving processes to increase efficiency and reduce risk.
- Own change management processes ensuring compliance with security and regulatory requirements while maintaining operational flexibility.
- Represent Release Management in executive planning sessions communicating roadmap milestones risks and opportunities for improvement.
- Partner with DevOps and infrastructure teams to improve scalability performance and reliability.
- Work with engineering and product team to define a Release Tracking structure and cadence
- Partner with professional services customers success product and engineering team to define a process for Customer Bug/Defect Tracking to impact defect burn down
- Establish portfolio wide process to Dependency Management. Work with product and engineering to drive the dependency tracking between projects
- Customer Commitment Management: Track the customer commitments and ensure they are delivered in time
Qualifications
Experience
- 10 years of release management experience with at least 5 years in a leadership role within a SaaS company.
- Proven track record of leading complex multi-product release programs at an enterprise scale.
- Extensive experience with Agile DevOps and CI/CD frameworks in cloud-based environments.
Technical Expertise
- Deep understanding of cloud platforms (AWS Azure or GCP).
- Experience with containerization and orchestration tools (Docker Kubernetes).
- Advanced knowledge of CI/CD tools (Jenkins GitLab Azure DevOps or similar).
- Familiarity with automation and scripting languages (Python Shell scripting).
Leadership and Soft Skills
- Exceptional strategic thinking and problem-solving skills with a focus on operational excellence and continuous improvement.
- Outstanding communication and collaboration skills capable of influencing at all levels of the organization.
- Proven ability to build and manage high-performing teams and foster a culture of innovation.
Education
- Bachelors degree in Computer Science Engineering or related field; Masters degree preferred.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with SaaS solutions for enterprise customers.
- Certifications in Agile DevOps or ITIL frameworks (e.g. SAFe AWS DevOps Engineer).
- Experience withscaling release processes in a global distributed environment.
Work Environment and Physical Requirements:
Primarily office-environment work extended periods of sitting or standing computer-based work. Limited lifting and equipment usage limited to computer-related equipment (keyboards mouse etc.)
The Talkdesk story hinges on empathy and acceptance. It is the shared goal among all Talkdeskers to empower a new kind of customer hero through our innovative software solution and we firmly believe that the best path to success for our mission is inclusivity diversity and genuine acceptance. To that end we will hire promote work along cheer for bond with and warmly welcome into the Talkdesk family all persons without regard to ethnic and racial identity indigenous heritage national origin religion gender gender identity gender expression sexual orientation age disability marital status veteran status genetic information or any other legally protected status.
Required Experience:
Director
Key Skills
- Crisis Management
- Marketing
- Public Relations
- Fundraising
- Media Relations
- Constant Contact
- Strategic Planning
- Social Media Management
- Team Management
- Public Speaking
- Wordpress
- Writing Skills
About Company
Talkdesk is the leader in Customer Experience Automation (CXA), using AI and real-time data to automate customer journeys, reduce costs, and improve outcomes.
