Release Manager

Overview

**Phoenix Arizona is the top choice, followed by all others of South Lake, TX; Austin, TX; or Richfield, OH, Lone Tree, CO**

Ready to make a real impact on the future of fintech? As a Release Manager within a leading financial services technology team, you’ll be at the forefront of innovation, driving critical releases for representative-facing technologies. This role offers a unique opportunity to blend your technical expertise with your leadership skills, shaping how financial professionals interact with cutting-edge tools and platforms. Partnering with Aquent, a global leader in connecting top talent with the world’s biggest brands, you’ll be empowered to contribute to a dynamic environment and make a tangible difference.

This exciting opportunity will place you at the heart of a fast-paced, collaborative environment where you’ll be responsible for orchestrating the seamless release of software and applications. You will work closely with cross-functional teams, including developers, product owners, and QA, ensuring that every release meets the highest standards of quality, compliance, and efficiency. Your leadership will be essential in navigating complex dependencies, mitigating risks, and ultimately delivering exceptional experiences to end-users.

What You’ll Do:

• Manage the complete lifecycle of application releases, from planning and scheduling to execution and post-release monitoring.
• Drive the release process, defining deployment plans, identifying dependencies, and establishing clear timelines.
• Collaborate with CI/CD engineers and development teams to enhance deployment automation, ensuring smooth and efficient releases.
• Champion quality by coordinating business certifications, QA sign-offs, and governance approvals.
• Proactively identify and mitigate risks to the production environment, maintaining high availability and stability.
• Continuously improve release management processes, documenting best practices and driving efficiency.
• Communicate effectively with all stakeholders, providing timely updates and ensuring transparency throughout the release cycle.

Must-Haves:

• 3-5 years of experience in an IT enterprise software environment.
• 3+ years of experience managing releases for complex and critical applications.
• Proven ability to define deployment plans, identify dependencies, and establish release timelines.
• Hands-on experience with change management tools.
• Solid understanding of DevOps processes and deployments.

Nice-to-Haves:

• Experience with CI/CD tools in a cloud environment (e.g., Bamboo, Jenkins, Bitbucket).
• Familiarity with various project management tools (e.g., Jira, Confluence, Clarity).
• Knowledge of advanced release strategies (e.g., blue/green deployments, auto-tagging).
• Experience working in an Agile environment.

The target hiring compensation range for this role is $54.83 to $60.93 an hour. Compensation is based on several factors including, but not limited to education, relevant work experience, relevant certifications, and location.

About Aquent Talent:

Aquent Talent connects the best talent in marketing, creative, and design with the world’s biggest brands.

Our eligible talent get access to amazing benefits like subsidized health, vision, and dental plans, paid sick leave, and retirement plans with a match. We also offer free online training through Aquent Gymnasium. More information on our awesome benefits!

Aquent is an equal-opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics. We’re about creating an inclusive environment—one where different backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives are valued, and everyone can contribute, grow their careers, and thrive.