Release & Implementation Manager

2 days ago

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Sirius Technology NSW Full time $120,000 - $180,000 per year

About the Role

We're looking for a highly experienced Release and Implementation Manager to lead the release strategy for a large, multi-stream program. You'll coordinate closely with cross-functional teams, manage release schedules, mitigate risks, and ensure smooth, successful deployments across complex environments. This role requires someone who can bring structure, clarity, and strong governance to fast-moving delivery teams.

Insurance industry experience is strongly preferred, and experience with Duck Creek or Guidewire will be a significant advantage.

Key Responsibilities

• Plan, schedule, and coordinate release activities across multiple teams

• Align releases with program timelines and business objectives

• Manage releases end-to-end, from preparation through to delivery

• Identify risks early and develop mitigation strategies

• Create and maintain release strategies, checklists, runbooks, and implementation plans

• Develop and execute rollback strategies

• Lead Go-Live and deployment activities

• Coordinate environments, configurations, and test data with development and testing teams

• Implement and manage release processes across dev, test, and production

• Establish branching and merging strategies across multiple streams

• Maintain release

repositories, documentation, dependencies, and notifications

• Drive continuous improvement of release processes and governance

• Create RFCs and represent the program in CAB meetings

• Ensure compliance with organisational policies, regulatory standards, and best practices

• Communicate release schedules, dependencies, and impacts to stakeholders

What You'll Bring

• 10+ years industry experience

• Minimum 5 years as a Release Manager or in a similar role

• Proven experience managing releases across large, complex programs

• Insurance industry background highly desirable

• Experience with Duck Creek or Guidewire strongly preferred

• Strong understanding of CI/CD and tools such as Jenkins, Bamboo, GitLab CI

• Solid experience with code branching, merging, and deployment strategies

• Exceptional stakeholder management and communication skills

• Strong attention to detail and a proactive, problem-solving mindset

• Ability to juggle multiple streams and competing priorities

• Experience creating implementation plans and driving process improvement

• Analytical, structured, and delivery-focused

• Comfortable working in Agile environments and strong understanding of SDLC

Nice to Have

• Experience with Ansible, Chef, or Puppet

• Strong knowledge of Git or SVN

• ITIL Foundation certification

• Experience with PM tools

• Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field

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