Release Management Lead-

5 days ago

London, Greater London, United Kingdom Free-Work UK Full time £75,000 - £150,000 per year

My Client leading financial institution is seeking an experienced
Release Management Lead
to oversee planning, coordination, and governance of software and infrastructure releases across enterprise platforms.

Release Management Lead - Financial Services
Location:
London |
Contract:
Inside IR35 |
Rate:
£739/day

Key Responsibilities

  • Own and manage the enterprise release calendar.
  • Plan and execute major, minor, and emergency releases.
  • Coordinate with Product, Engineering, QA, and Infrastructure teams.
  • Ensure rollback plans and communication strategies for critical releases.
  • Lead release bridges and out-of-hours deployments.
  • Manage post-release issue tracking and remediation.

Required Skills

  • Extensive release management experience in financial services.
  • Strong knowledge of ITIL, change governance, and regulatory standards (DORA, SOX, GDPR).
  • Familiarity with ITSM tools (ServiceNow), CI/CD pipelines, and scaled agile frameworks (SAFe).
  • Excellent leadership and stakeholder management skills.

What's On Offer

  • Competitive day rate: £739/day (Inside IR35).

Work with a leading financial institution in a collaborative environment

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Huxley, a trading division of SThree Partnership LLP is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy | Registered office | 8 Bishopsgate, London, EC2N 4BQ, United Kingdom | Partnership Number | OC387148 England and Wales

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