Release Manager

The Release Manager role is responsible for ensuring that new releases across the QSC Quality, Laboratory, and EHS portfolio are planned and executed efficiently, delivering quality to our users on time, on budget, and in compliance with Haleon’s standards. You will be working with a range of diverse stakeholders such as Product Owners, Product Managers, DevOps and Support Teams, etc., in order to secure safe and successful delivery.  

Role responsibilities:

•    Coordinating, planning, and maintaining the release roadmap for QSC Quality, Laboratory & EHS applications. 
•    Release and deployment planning and coordination of multiple parallel releases. 
•    Planning release go-live and post-go-live activities. 
•    Planning, coordinating, and tracking change activities throughout the release process. 
•    Leading release decision meetings to secure stakeholder approval for each release milestone. 
•    Planning and setting up handover sessions from development teams to operations teams. 
•    Increasing release quality and efficiency by integrating new techniques, automation capabilities, and DevOps ways of working to release orchestration.

 
Role requirements:

•    5+ years of experience in release/deployment coordination or IT project management/planning. 
•    Fundamental technical knowledge to communicate with the development team(s) and create & validate deployment runbooks in collaboration with the team. 
•    Attention to detail and ability to deliver on your commitments and dependencies to others. 
•    Accountability, proactivity, ability to quickly adapt and respond to change. 
•    Effective communication and stakeholder management skills to work in a complex global application environment. 
•    Experience in Agile Ways of Working. 
•    Excellent command of English. 
•    Experience in consulting application roadmaps with stakeholders to deliver valuable and innovative solutions is nice to have.
•    Experience working with continuous integration and continuous deployment practices is nice to have.
•    Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Computer Science or related disciplines. 

Opportunities for growth

None of us should ever feel like we are standing still. Instead, we want Haleon to be a place where we feel like we are always progressing.
Improving everyday health takes dedication. Energy. Effort. So we look to reward your contribution with a benefits package that includes:
Opportunities to grow the skills towards automatization of the processes
Career at one of the leading global healthcare companies
Hybrid work
Attractive reward package (annual bonus & awards for outstanding performance, recognition awards for additional achievements and engagement)
Extensive support of work-life balance (flexible working solutions including working from home possibilities, health & wellbeing activities)
Family benefits (extra parental leave, caregiver’s policy)
Life insurance and pension plan
Open and inclusive environment that is supportive and welcoming of all diversity strands (gender, race, ethnicity, sexuality, disability, or any other characteristic)
Private medical package with additional preventive healthcare services for employees and their eligible counterparts
Sports card (Multisport)
Personalized learning approach 
Supportive community and integration events
Modern office with creative rooms

 
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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
At Haleon we embrace our diverse workforce by creating an inclusive environment that celebrates our unique perspectives, generates curiosity to create unmatched understanding of each other, and promotes fair and equitable outcomes for everyone.
We’re striving to create a climate where we celebrate our diversity in all forms by treating each other with respect, listening to different viewpoints, supporting our communities, and creating a workplace where your authentic self belongs and thrives.
We believe in an agile working culture for all our roles. If flexibility is important to you, we encourage you to explore with our hiring team what the opportunities are.

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At Haleon we embrace our diverse workforce by creating an inclusive environment that celebrates our unique perspectives, generates curiosity to create unmatched understanding of each other, and promotes fair and equitable outcomes for everyone. We're striving to create a climate where we celebrate our diversity in all forms by treating each other with respect, listening to different viewpoints, supporting our communities, and creating a workplace where your authentic self belongs and thrives. We believe in an agile working culture for all our roles. If flexibility is important to you, we encourage you to explore with our hiring team what the opportunities are.
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