IT Release Manager

2 weeks ago

Nottingham, United Kingdom Boots UK Full time
We are looking for an experienced Release Manager to join our Boots IT and Advanced Analytics function working within the dynamic Software Engineering Capability Centre (ECC). Working primarily in an agile environment you will take a leading role in ensuring that releases to our Boots UK Digital Online and Store platforms are delivered effectively, enabling delivery of significant business benefits whilst protecting our platforms. You will work alongside our agile scrum teams in a number of geographic areas and with other key stakeholders such as the Business Teams, Project Delivery, Test, Service and our wider partners. This is an exciting opportunity to become part of the digital transformation at Boots, playing a central role in delivering digital change across our Boots UK commerce platforms.

About the rolenYou will report into the Release Centre of Practice (CoP) Manager as a member of the Release Management team within the ECC. The ECC delivers digital software for Boots which enables our website for both our online retail and pharmacy, our digital marketing and much more. We have a core team and multiple partner teams at various locations globally, covering demand planning, software design, development, testing and release. In this role you will form part of a Release Management team managing and delivering integrated Boots UK Digital and Retail releases onto our IT platforms.

Key responsibilities include:-nBuilding, maintenance and management of integrated Release Schedules and Release Notes through close collaboration with the delivery teamsnImplementation planning and 24x7 deployment management to align with platform change windowsnManaging release related risks, issues and cross platform deployment dependenciesnManaging Release key stakeholders at all levels throughout the Release processnDelivering major releases alongside small change, urgent change, service improvements and maintenancenRelease governance, content, configuration and change management into our integrated End to End landscape, Pre-Production and ProductionnContribution to Project planning activities – agile and waterfallnInitial tracking and triage of warranty issuesnRelease process continuous improvement

What you’ll need to havenProven Release Management experience in a complex / integrated agile environmentnEvidence of influential stakeholder management across all functions and levelsnExperience of using Jira or similar collaboration tools to deliver releasesnUnderstanding of the software development lifecycle (Agile/Waterfall)nExperience of Change governance frameworksnAn understanding of software configuration management principlesnEffective leadership and analytical skillsnExperience of collaborating and influencing cross-functional teams in the successful delivery of software development projectsnExcellent interpersonal skills with the ability to manage, influence, negotiate and collaborate with a variety of stakeholders at all levels in the business.nAbility to self-organise and co-ordinate areas of work for yourself and othersnExcellent verbal and written communication skillsnSelf-starter, highly proactive and assertive in a demanding and dynamic environmentnGreat resilience with the ability to maintain energy and enthusiasm and embrace situations positively

It would be great if you also havenAn understanding of Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe)nBasic familiarity with DevOps principles and tooling, e.g. JenkinsnGeneral PC knowledge including Microsoft Office expert level knowledge of ExcelnExperience of delivery in a Retail environment

Our benefitsnBoots Retirement Savings PlannGenerous employee discount plus enhanced discounts for Boots brands, Boots Opticians and Boots HearingcarenExcellent onsite facilities including staff shop, opticians (including free eye tests for team members), gym, cafeteria and outdoor seating

We have a great range of benefits in addition to the above that go beyond salary and offer flexibility to suit you;

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What’s next?nIf your application is successful, our recruitment team will be in touch to arrange an interview and to answer any initial questions you have. If you have not been successful on this occasion, you will be notified by email.

Where a role is advertised as full-time, we are open to discussing part-time and job share options during the application process. If you require additional support as part of the application and interview process, we are happy to provide

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to help you to be at your best.n#LI-Onsite

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