Sr. Manager_Release Manager
VOIS Intro
About VOIS:
VOIS (Vodafone Intelligent Solutions) is a strategic arm of Vodafone Group Plc, creating value and enhancing quality and efficiency across 28 countries, and operating from 7 locations: Albania, Egypt, Hungary, India, Romania, Spain and the UK.
Over 29,000 highly skilled individuals are dedicated to being Vodafone Group’s partner of choice for talent, technology, and transformation. We deliver the best services across IT, Business Intelligence Services, Customer Operations, Business Operations, HR, Finance, Supply Chain, HR Operations, and many more.
Established in 2006, VOIS has evolved into a global, multi-functional organisation, a Centre of Excellence for Intelligent Solutions focused on adding value and delivering business outcomes for Vodafone.
VOIS Centre Intro
About VOIS India:
In 2009, VOIS started operating in India and now has established global delivery centres in Pune, Bangalore and Ahmedabad. With more than 14,500 employees, VOIS India supports global markets and group functions of Vodafone, and delivers best-in-class customer experience through multi-functional services in the areas of Information Technology, Networks, Business Intelligence and Analytics, Digital Business Solutions (Robotics & AI), Commercial Operations (Consumer & Business), Intelligent Operations, Finance Operations, Supply Chain Operations and HR Operations and more.
Role Purpose & Qualification
Release Lead will own the Release Management lifecycle which includes scheduling, coordinating and the management of releases across the enterprise for multiple applications.
The releases can be Technical or/and Business releases type with different type of changes from Infra-structure up to the application layer.
Release Lead is responsible for planning and managing each of the projects releases according the roadmap ensuring the following are properly managed and documented :
- Managing, planning, scheduling and controlling a software build through different stages and environments; including testing and deploying software releases
- Prepare Release Calendar and Deployment heat maps to ensure stakeholders are notified of changes in a clear and easy to understand way
- Deployment plan including tasks, planned times, duration, dependencies and RACI
- Chair Go/No go meeting along the release phases with the relevant stakeholders
- Incidents and defects are mitigated and managed through the deployment phase
- Lessons learned are logged and utilized in future planning activities
- Communication of progress, risks and issues throughout the Release lifecycle
- Support Hyper-Care
- Measure and monitor releases to ensure that are delivered on time and within budget, and that they meet or exceed expectations
- Identify opportunities to improve the overall Release and Deployment Manager processes, tools, practices and principles
- Aligning Release & Deployment deliverables with Agile / DevOps ways of working
- Constantly seek and utilize feedback from peers and stakeholders
IT Release Lead drive and facilitates the definition of the following strategies, practices and principles to ensure that any new projects and BAU projects are align with our Release Planning and Deployment best practice:
- Environment Strategy
- Integration Strategy
- Deployment Strategy and Cadence
- Support Model and Organization
- DevOps Operating Model
- Backup / Restore approach/Security appraisal
- Releases KPI’s
Qualifications:
- Advanced knowledge of the software development lifecycle and methodologies such as Agile, DevOps and Waterfall.
- 5-9 years of experience in Release Management and/or project management
- Ability to coordinate cross-functional work teams toward task completion
- Demonstrated effective leadership and analytical skills
- ITIL experience
- Jira experience
VOIS Equal Opportunity Employer Commitment
India:
VOIS is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. We celebrate differences and we welcome and value diverse people and insights. We believe that being authentically human and inclusive powers our employees’ growth and enables them to create a positive impact on themselves and society. We do not discriminate based on age, colour, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), gender identity, gender expression, national origin, race, religion, sexual orientation, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.
As a result of living and breathing our commitment, our employees have helped us get certified as a Great Place to Work in India for four years running. We have been also highlighted among the Top 10 Best Workplaces for Millennials, Equity, and Inclusion, Top 50 Best Workplaces for Women, Top 25 Best Workplaces in IT & IT-BPM and 10th Overall Best Workplaces in India by the Great Place to Work Institute in 2024. These achievements position us among a select group of trustworthy and high-performing companies which put their employees at the heart of everything they do.
By joining us, you are part of our commitment. We look forward to welcoming you into our family which represents a variety of cultures, backgrounds, perspectives, and skills!
Apply now, and we’ll be in touch!