Software Release Manager

Sand Cherry Associates•Denver, CO

5d•Hybrid

About The Position

Sand Cherry is looking for a Project Release Manager who will support an Engineering team by overseeing and coordinating software releases across multiple products and programs. This role is responsible for tracking release schedules, fixes, and deployment activities while proactively identifying gaps, dependencies, and areas of potential conflict. The ideal candidate will bring strong organizational and analytical skills to streamline processes and ensure smooth, on-time delivery across cross-functional teams. This position is located in Denver, CO and requires on site/hybrid work schedule. Qualified candidates must reside in greater Denver area to be considered. All qualified candidates MUST be authorized to work in the United States without requiring visa sponsorship. Please note that we do not work C2C.

Requirements

Minimum of 5 years Project/Program management experience and familiarity with methodologies and tools is required
Minimum of 3-5 years in telecommunications industry (cable, internet, video) is strongly preferred
Demonstrated effective leadership and strong organizational and analytical skills
Knowledge of navigating and updating multiple tools utilized- JIRA, Chalk, Smartsheet, and conducting Internet research
Advanced knowledge of software development lifecycle (SDLC) and requirements writing
Demonstrated ability to lead and coordinate cross-functional work teams
Advanced written and verbal communication skills are necessary
Bachelors Degree in IT, Computer Science, Engineering, Business or related field is required

Nice To Haves

PMP certification and/or Scrum Master certification a plus

Responsibilities

Extracts and distills key requirements from conversations into deliverables and/or visualizations for contributing teams
Manage multiple concurrent releases
Maintain clear communication among diverse stakeholders
Deliver high-quality executive-level presentations with strong executive presence
Builds new process structures and templates to improve standardization across teams, identifying best practices and simplifying the unnecessarily complex issues
Collaborate with teams post-standardization on consistency and compliance
Executes on multiple deliverables in parallel efficiently and accurately
Investigates information independently to develop full understanding and can articulate key points back to leadership
Identifies opportunities for improvement and proactively provides recommended solutions
Expert ability to transition between tasks and focus energy on the relevant business need – flexible to change
Coordinate release content and efforts based on the service request backlog, pending service requests, third party applications, or operating system updates
Conduct Release Readiness reviews, Milestone Reviews, and Business Go/No-Go reviews
Product Deployment, Run Books, and Implementation Plans
Weekly Release Reporting and communication of release details and schedules
Provide tools and services to help product management and project teams manage and deploy releases into production
Attends daily stand-ups with Development Teams
Act as pseudo–Scrum Master, running and managing daily standups and sprint planning
Act as point of contact for ticket blockers, and de-conflicts release timing
Communicate all key project plans, commitments, and changes including requirements, QA plans, schedule, and scope changes
Manage risk and resolve issues that affect release scope, schedule and quality
Measure and monitor release progress to ensure application releases are delivered on time and within budget, and that they meet or exceed expectations
Collaborate with all participants in software development projects and support developers and testers as they set up their build dev/test environments