FLEX Release Manager

Marriott•Bethesda, MD

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Release & Activation Manager will be responsible for end‑to‑end planning, coordination, and execution of phased releases for the UXL application which is a graphQL based application that releases as of now, once a week to production. The role requires a practitioner experienced in multi‑phase activations, progressive cutovers, and environment coordination across complex enterprise landscapes. The manager will work closely with Product, Engineering, DevSecOps, QA, and Business Readiness teams to ensure each release event is executed safely, predictably, and with minimal disruption.

Requirements

8+ years of experience in release, environment, or cutover management within large‑scale transformation programs.
Experience operating in a hybrid delivery model.
Adept at coordinating multiple vendors and technical teams.
Excellent stakeholder management, communication, and executive reporting skills.
Vendor partnership experience in outsourced or distributed delivery environments.
Strong understanding of cloud deployment lifecycles and environment governance.
Understanding of CI/CD tooling, release automation, and artifact management.
Competent in interpreting deployment logs and collaborating with DevSecOps to troubleshoot deployment or configuration failures.

Nice To Haves

Exposure to infrastructure‑as‑code (IaC) tools considered an asset.

Responsibilities

Develop and maintain the end‑to‑end release and activation schedule, including all readiness activities.
Partner with program and technology leads to plan phased activations across systems such as Channels, and downstream systems.
Coordinate with enterprise environment management teams to schedule test and staging environment deployments, ensuring deployment windows are clearly defined.
Work with DevSecOps and Infrastructure teams to align CI/CD pipelines (e.g., Harness) with release milestones.
Ensure release package integrity by validating build deployments, configuration management, and version control across environments (DEV, INT, UAT, PERF, STAGE, PROD).
Define and enforce go/no‑go governance, release checklists, and sign‑off protocols.
Track and report release readiness status, risk assessments, and issue resolutions through appropriate governance tools (e.g., JIRA, Confluence, program dashboards).
Partner with other in‑flight transformation programs to align dependencies, avoid environment contention, and coordinate shared integration testing.
Collaborate with QA Leads on test entry/exit criteria, regression timelines, and data refresh schedules.
Facilitate strong communication across cross‑functional stakeholders — including Program Management, Architecture, Business Readiness, and Operations.