Descripción
The Cluster Release Manager will play a critical role in enabling end-to-end coordination of integrated software deliveries across 25 interdependent value chains (similar to projects) within a major transformation programme at Julius Baer. This individual will be part of the Release Management Team and ensures that all relevant processes related to Release Management such as Release Planning, Dependency Management, Deployment Management, Release Note Creation, Quality Gate Adherence and Communication are correctly performed. Operating in a highly matrixed environment, the Cluster Release Manager will act as a central orchestrator between different stakeholders on different levels (senior management, project leads, technical teams, testing groups, application leads, infrastructure providers, and business stakeholders to deliver coordinated, traceable, and quality-assured releases. Additionally, this role also requires the willingness to work extra hours and weekends overwatching specific activities such as Data Refresh or Dress Rehearsal Activities. Key Responsibilities • Responsible for the Release Management discipline for up to 5 projects in parallel (together with Release Coordinator) • Develop and maintain a comprehensive release plan aligned with delivery timelines, dependencies, risk profiles, and environment availability. • Coordinate all aspects of release management execution across multiple projects and suppliers, ensuring alignment with enterprise change management principles • Chair regular release coordination meetings with stakeholders to track progress, resolve blockers, and manage risks. • Ensure full traceability from requirements → design → development → test cases → defects → deployments, leveraging tools such as JIRA, Confluence, or similar ALM platforms. • Oversee the dependencies and risks related to releases in scope being deployed to the environments • Oversee staging and promotion of code and configuration changes into environments collabora