Release Manager

Whizdom Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Release Manager – IT Base pay range: A$80.00/hr - A$100.00/hr About our client Our client is a well‑known and prestigious multinational consultancy working with a Big 4 Banking end client. Employees enjoy access to cutting‑edge resources, continuous learning and development programmes, and a collaborative environment that fosters creativity and career growth. The client’s commitment to diversity and inclusion ensures a welcoming workplace for all. Additionally, the company’s focus on sustainability and social responsibility allows employees to contribute to meaningful global initiatives. Key Responsibilities Develop risk management strategies to minimise the impact of releases on production stability, performance and reliability Uphold the Release Management competencies across the company and continually develop the process and standards to ensure releases are implemented in a controlled manner Responsible for release reporting Maintain a Release Schedule to ensure effective prioritisation, planning and conflict mitigation Analyse project documentation for the Release Gate process to ensure all projects deliver the required solution on time Manage projects that do not pass release criteria Produce a Release Milestone plan Monitor post‑implementation support and produce reports with key metrics to assess project success and track defects against releases Convey risks and issues associated with individual releases to stakeholders to ensure group knowledge and understanding of release decisions and outcomes Project Management Assist in creating release remediation plans Ensure all tasks are communicated effectively to relevant parties and completed in a timely manner to ensure release success Maintain a release risk, issues and dependencies log to ensure group knowledge and minimise conflict and delivery issues Produce a release schedule to ensure effective prioritisation, planning and conflict mitigation Align projects and portfolios to the forward release schedule Participate in ongoing learning to maintain, refresh and establish new skill sets Drive constant improvement and process change to streamline consistent quality service delivery Ensure releases are managed in accordance with the Release Management methodology and end‑to‑end processes Analyse and communicate Release Management metrics Maintain a release documentation repository ensuring all compliance requirements are met The Successful Candidate Experience delivering major business‑critical programmes and multiple projects through the full systems life cycle with significant system build and integration of multi‑platform systems (distributed, mid‑tier, mainframe back‑end) Experience with release management disciplines and techniques Experience delivering product development projects within the financial services sector (desirable) Qualifications in release management methodology and standards Project Management accreditation Contract Details This contract is available for an initial 6‑month term. Located in Sydney, this role offers a hybrid working arrangement. How to Apply Please upload your resume to apply. We will contact you with further instructions for suitably skilled candidates. Note that you will be required to complete selection criteria to complete your application for this role. Call George Wright on or email for any further information. Candidates will need to be willing to undergo pre‑employment screening checks which may include ID and work rights, security clearance verification and any other client‑requested checks. Seniority Level Mid‑Senior level Employment Type Contract Job Function Finance and Information Technology Industries Banking and IT Services and IT Consulting Referrals increase your chances of interviewing at Whizdom by 2x. #J-18808-Ljbffr