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Job Title: Release Manager (SC Cleared)
Location: Remote (with ad-hoc travel to London office)
Contract Length: 12 Months (with scope to extend)
Start Date: ASAP
IR35: Inside
Interview Process: 2 Stage, MS Teams
Clearance: SC
We are supporting a public sector client in hiring a Release Manager to own and coordinate the release process across a large, multi-team programme delivering into a live production environment over a 12-to-15-month release window.
This is a complex, high-stakes release management role requiring someone who can coordinate releases across 16 to 20 delivery teams, manage technical and business stakeholder engagement simultaneously, and maintain control across a wide scope of release activity including external interfaces, UI and integration workstreams. The successful candidate will be comfortable setting up release processes from scratch, managing ambiguity, and planning long-horizon releases from initial delivery planning through to production go-live.
This role suits an experienced Release Manager with a strong track record managing multiple simultaneous releases, familiarity with GDS service standards, and proven experience with Big Bang and toggle-based release approaches in complex, regulated public sector environments.
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Key Responsibilities
- Coordinate and manage releases into live production across 16 to 20 delivery teams, ensuring all parties are aligned and release readiness criteria are met
- Own the end-to-end release process including planning, scheduling, dependency management, risk identification and go and no-go decision facilitation
- Develop and maintain release plans covering a 12-to-15-month release window, working from early delivery planning through to production deployment
- Manage release activity across a wide scope including external interfaces, UI workstreams and technical integration areas
- Engage with both technical teams and business stakeholders throughout the release lifecycle, ensuring all parties are informed, aligned and satisfied with release outcomes
- Take control of technical release notes, ensuring accuracy, completeness and timely distribution to relevant stakeholders
- Manage Big Bang and toggle-based release strategies, adapting approach to programme requirements and minimising risk at go-live
- Proactively identify and escalate blockers, risks and dependencies that could impact release timelines or production stability
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Essential Skills
- Proven track record of successfully managing multiple simultaneous releases across large, complex multi-team programmes
- Experience setting up release processes from scratch, including planning frameworks, release governance and go-live criteria
- Familiarity with GDS service standards and experience delivering within or alongside GDS-aligned programmes
- Experience with Big Bang and toggle-based release strategies in large-scale production environments
- Strong stakeholder engagement skills across both technical and business audiences, with the ability to manage competing priorities and drive consensus
- Comfortable operating with ambiguity and making pragmatic decisions under pressure
- Experience producing and managing technical release notes across multi-team delivery programmes
Desirable Skills
- Experience within public sector or central government delivery environments
- Familiarity with Agile delivery frameworks and coordinating releases across Agile squads
- Experience with release tooling and deployment pipeline governance
- Background in programmes involving external interface or UI-heavy release scope
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