Enterprise Release Readiness Lead

Expleo • Milwaukee, WI

1d • $78 - $88 • Remote

About The Position

Trissential is hiring an Enterprise Release Readiness Lead to join their client’s team. This role is for a seasoned QA leader who thrives on bringing clarity, structure, and confidence to complex enterprise releases. The lead will play a pivotal role in ensuring large-scale programs are truly ready for production. This is a high-impact, highly visible role where insights will directly influence executive decisions and delivery success across a complex portfolio. The role offers strategic impact, executive exposure, autonomy, influence, innovation, and flexibility with a fully remote work environment.

Requirements

• 7+ years of experience in QA, Test Management, Test Coordination, or similar roles within enterprise environments
• Strong understanding of testing methodologies (functional, integration, system, UAT, regression)
• Proven experience coordinating testing across multiple projects and stakeholders
• Working knowledge of release management and deployment processes
• Expertise in analyzing test coverage, defect trends, and quality metrics
• Strong analytical thinking with the ability to translate complex data into executive-level insights
• Experience with tools such as Azure DevOps, Jira, and reporting platforms
• Ability to manage competing priorities in fast-paced, high-visibility environments
• Strong communication and presentation skills for senior leadership engagement
• Proven ability to influence without direct authority and align cross-functional teams
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field (or equivalent experience)
• Authorized to work in the United States

Nice To Haves

• Experience supporting enterprise or portfolio-level release management
• Utility, energy, or operational systems domain experience
• Background in building testing dashboards, KPIs, and executive scorecards
• Knowledge of release governance, risk management, and readiness frameworks
• Experience with ERP, CIS, SAP, or large-scale transformation programs
• Experience establishing governance models across multiple concurrent initiatives
• Certifications in QA, Test Management, Agile, or Release Management are advantageous

Responsibilities

• Coordinate testing activities and status reporting across multiple workstreams including Field Operations, Billing, Metering, and business functions
• Partner with QA Leads and project teams to monitor execution progress, defect trends, and overall quality health
• Consolidate testing insights into executive dashboards, release scorecards, and portfolio-level reporting
• Evaluate testing completeness and proactively identify risks, dependencies, and readiness gaps
• Facilitate governance forums, ensuring risks, issues, and actions are tracked and escalated effectively
• Support release planning and provide insights for go/no-go decision making alongside Release Management
• Establish and enforce standardized testing metrics, KPIs, and reporting frameworks
• Track defect resolution, execution metrics, and quality indicators to assess release health
• Provide objective, data-driven recommendations to improve release confidence
• Influence cross-functional leaders to address quality and operational readiness concerns
• Identify systemic issues and drive continuous improvement in testing and release processes
• Serve as a trusted advisor to senior leadership on portfolio-level quality and readiness

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, free tele-health, HSA with company contribution, life and disability insurance, and 401k with matching
• Paid Time Off
• Fully Remote Flexibility

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior