Release Manager

Company Description

Joining Mirabaud, means entering an entrepreneurial and innovative environment. With the 7th generation of the Mirabaud family working within the bank, the culture is that of a family business. With over 700 employees based in 10 countries worldwide, Mirabaud offers opportunities to develop one’s career across an international network of 14 offices.

Job Description

The Release Manager is responsible for planning, coordinating, and overseeing the successful delivery of software releases across environments, ensuring that new features, enhancements, and fixes are deployed in a controlled, predictable, and high-quality manner. The role acts as a central point of coordination between development, testing, operations, and business stakeholders to minimize risk, ensure compliance with governance standards, and maintain service stability.

By managing release schedules, dependencies, and approval processes, the Release Manager ensures that releases align with business objectives, meet quality standards, and are delivered on time. The role also drives continuous improvement of release processes, promotes automation and best practices, and ensures clear communication before, during, and after each release.

They work closely with software providers, project managers, and other stakeholders to ensure that software releases are delivered on time and meet quality standards.

• Plan, schedule, and coordinate software releases across multiple environments (development, test, staging, production).
• Own and manage the release calendar, ensuring alignment with business priorities and delivery timelines.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams including development, QA, operations, security, and business stakeholders.
• Ensure releases follow defined governance, change management, and compliance processes.
• Assess and manage release risks, dependencies, and impacts; ensure appropriate mitigation and rollback plans are in place.
• Facilitate release readiness reviews, go/no-go decisions, and deployment approvals.
• Oversee deployment execution and provide leadership during release windows.
• Communicate release scope, timelines, and status to stakeholders before, during, and after releases.
• Ensure proper documentation of release content, deployment steps, and post-release outcomes.
• Monitor post-release performance, incidents, and defects; coordinate hotfixes or rollback if needed.
• Drive continuous improvement of release management processes, tooling, and automation (CI/CD).
• Enforce versioning, branching, and configuration management standards.
• Support audits and ensure traceability of changes and releases.
• Develop the Release Management process within the new Target Operating Model (TOM)

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, Engineering;
• Deep understanding of ITIL-based processes, especially Change, Release, and Configuration Management;
• Good technical writing, documentation, and communication skills;
• At least 3 years of experience in release management within regulated financial environments;
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, deployment automation, and controlled release practices in high-risk environments;
• Experience with DevOps recommended;
• Rigorous, autonomous, and dynamic with good interpersonal skills, as well as an aptitude for analytical problem solving;
• Stress Resistant;
• Fluent English . French, an asset.

Additional Information

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• Family-friendly and dynamic environment;
• Direct impact on the business, no matter your position or seniority;
• Work in an environment that encourages autonomy and entrepreneurship;
• Flexible working arrangements to help you achieve a better work-life balance;
• Variety of cultural and sporting activities during your free time;
• Inclusion and equal treatment;
• Various employee benefits & family friendly benefits.