Release Manager

**Release Manager Job Description**:
A release manager at Westpac will be responsible to drive all release management activities including release planning, readiness, resource alignment, stakeholder alignment, change management, implementation planning, implementation/deployment co-ordination, communication and closure.

Planning
- Single point of contact for planning releases across the team.
- This includes tracking parallel changes and dependencies with respective upstream and downstream teams and their project managers.
- Custodian for Release Plan based on enterprise release calendars, independent releases, BAU Fixes, Hot fixes, Incident remediations.
- Call out conflicts and collaborate with involved teams for resolution
- Work with Project Managers to plan upcoming releases.

Tracking
- Track release readiness activities
- Govern the key artifacts for deployment such as testing sign off / business signoff and other criteria
- Managing the signoff of the delivery acceptance certificate

Implementation planning
- Co-ordinate, manage and maintain the run sheets for deployment
- Collaborate with technical teams to carefully plan and sequence the implementation steps
- Ensure TPIV and BPIV steps are sufficiently catered to.

Change Management
- Collaborate with involved teams to raise Change Requests in Service Now
- Participate in CAB (Application) to get change Approved
- Conduct Release Readiness reviews, Milestone Reviews, and Business Go/No-Go reviews

Resource alignment
- Work with Project Managers and Scrum Masters to arrange relevant technical and business team member participation in release
- Prepare roster for resource participation during implementation

Implementation
- Open a bridge or command centre for implementation execution
- Co-ordinate with participating members and track activities as per plan
- Engage relevant stakeholders for exceptions or deviations from plan

Risk Management
- Highlight risks related to risks and collaborate with stakeholders for remediation
- Provide leadership, direction, and coaching to peers, team members, and Scrum Masters
- Manage & trigger various levels escalations to key statehooders and designated Project Managers

Closure
- Close change with suitable updates in Service Now
- Update all the key artifacts.
- Conduct PIR (Post implementation review)
- Recognise and appreciate release participants.
- Establish and continuously improve release processes while maintaining required governance processes.

**What’s it like to work there?**

As well as competitive remuneration and a great culture, joining the Westpac family means you will get some of the best banking, wealth and insurance benefits in the market.

We back our employees by helping them work towards industry-recognised qualifications, using online learning, training modules and career planning tools for you to grow with us. We will even pay you to do volunteer or community work.

As an equal opportunity employer, we are proud to have created a culture and work environment that values diversity and flexibility - and champions inclusion.

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