Release Manager

We’re looking for a skilled Release Manager. As part of our international and energetic team, you'll be responsible for coordinating and managing releases for payment platforms and customer-facing applications (Retail & Mobile Services). You’ll be working closely with Release Managers, Test Managers, Product Owners, Execution Leads, Scrum Masters, Operations teams, and more. Location: Gdańsk (preferred), Warsaw, Łódź Key Responsibilities: • Plan and maintain release roadmaps for one or more critical applications, • Coordinate and lead multiple parallel release and deployment plans, • Prepare and manage go-live and post-go-live activities, • Track and coordinate change activities throughout the release lifecycle, • Drive stakeholder meetings to gain approval at each release milestone, • Organize handover sessions between development and operations teams, • Improve release processes through automation, DevOps, and new techniques. What We’re Looking For: • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in IT or a related field, • Strong coordination, planning, and analytical skills, • Detail-oriented mindset with the ability to manage complex dependencies, • Excellent interpersonal, communication, and stakeholder management skills, • High accountability, ownership, and adaptability, • Solid understanding of Agile, Scrum, and SAFe methodologies, • Fluent English – spoken and written. Required Experience: • Several years in IT project management and planning, • Proven experience in release and deployment management (ideally in banking), • Familiarity with ITIL processes (incident, problem, change management), • Experience with CI/CD practices and DevOps principles, • Proficient with tools such as Jira and Confluence, • Ability to bridge the gap between business and technical teams, • Competence in reviewing and validating deployment runbooks, • Comfortable working with Release Orchestration tools. Nice-to-Have: • Knowledge of Java and Mainframe (MF) environments.