Release Manager

Hybrid work environment - 3 days in office- Play an important part in creating and establishing the Release Management process- Opportunity to build a high calibre team to deliver Release Management practices

RBA is seeking a Release Manager to oversee the direction of the Release Management Practice, while leading and developing individuals and teams to achieve goals and deliver RBA outcomes.

Key requirements are highlighted below:
Release Management Enhancements:
- Enhance release capability by formalising system changes and enhancements in a controlled manner.- Clearly define roles and responsibilities for each release delivery team.- Establish program forward release schedules.- Provide guidelines for managing risks and resolving issues impacting release scope, schedule, and quality.

Process Improvement and Coaching:
- Work proactively and collaboratively with leadership to identify process improvement opportunities.- Review each release scope of work against risk controls to ensure appropriate rigor and consistency.- Support and coach Release Coordinators, and stakeholders in the release management process and related tools.- Lead and co-ordinate the release/implementation planning activities including delivery of Implementation Plans, Readiness checklists, Change Check Point communication requirements and escalation management.

Pipeline Management and Deployment Planning:
- Forward Planning the implementations and releases- Build a pipeline of pending releases with the Bank's internal stakeholders.- Define and agree on release and deployment plans with the program and impacted business units.- Develop comprehensive cutover plans detailing tasks, timelines, resources, dependencies, and risks.- Work with technical teams and SMEs to understand impacts of site isolation requirements.

Representing and Implementing Release:
- Represent and successfully implement release management practices for the Bank's environment.

Experience- Proficient in dealing with multiple different vendors and managing release schedules- Developed and managed release calendars, schedules and communicated across different teams to coordinate the releases- Experience in establishing and building the Release Management practice using ITIL as a baseline- Experience with DevOps, JIRA or ServiceNow will be highly desirable

Be More

Working for an organisation that truly makes a difference to the people of Australia, we can offer development and career opportunities in a collaborative environment that supports your growth, wellbeing and promotes flexibility. Your individual growth and success drives the RBA forward as an organisation. Be more means you can do more, for yourself and for Australia.

Why RBA?

The RBA makes an important contribution to the Australian economy through the pursuit of national economic policy objectives and associated activities in financial markets and banking. We also issue Australia's banknotes and operate infrastructure critical to the payments system, all of which contribute to the welfare of the Australian people. Made up of specialists across a wide range of fields, our people, values, and culture play a critical role in achieving our objectives. Striving to be Open & Dynamic, we consider and incorporate different perspectives, work across teams and are transparent with each other, whilst delivering quality together effectively and focusing on outcomes by prioritising, testing, learning, and refining as we go. Our people conduct themselves with a high degree of integrity, while striving for excellence in the work they perform and the outcomes they achieve. We encourage intelligent inquiry and we treat one another with respect while promoting the public interest through our efforts. We know it is the growth and success of our people that drives the RBA forward. Come and make a bigger contribution while you build and develop your own skills too, because being more means you can do more, for yourself and for Australia.

Application Close:
February 05, 2025

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