Our client is looking for an experienced Change & Release Manager to join a team who are responsible for the facilitation and governance of the end to end enterprise release change management process. This includes the analysis, QA and management of a standard release processes for all Technology deployments (to ensure no clashes or major risks deploying systems to production). 

The role: 

• Effectively manage the end-to-end enterprise release / change management lifecycle and identify process improvements where possible
• Ensure a consistent standard for technology release management across the enterprise
• Manage / coordinate release schedules on a rolling 1-, 3- and 12-month plan of the upcoming pipeline, and managing changes to the schedule
• Provide risk analysis of upcoming releases and work with impacted areas to mitigate these risks
• Provide delivery analysis of upcoming releases and work with impacted areas to manage interdependencies across domains

About you:

• Excellent working knowledge of Release and Change management across multi-domain and /or Enterprise level
• Good understanding of project principles and methodologies
• Good knowledge and experience of Enterprise IT and risk management fundamentals
• Ability to quickly understand and translate complex messages into simplistic language
• An understanding of banking/finance industry systems and regulations
• Ability to write, analyse and translate business process documentation into outputs suitable for communicating future state standardised procedures and best practices
• Proficient user of Outlook, Word, Excel and SharePoint, and willing to experiment with new technology
• Ability to interface and negotiate with a wide range of stakeholders and personality types
• Relevant degree, professional qualifications and/or equivalent work experience
• Experience working in a fast-paced project environment
• Experience working in a complex technology environment across multiple domains