Release Manager

Release Manager - Web/Mobile - Microservices - CI/CD - 6 months - Hybrid - £500/£525 (Inside IR35) - Immediate Starters Paying up to £520 Inside IR35 My client is seeking an experienced Release Manager to join their team. You will need strong commercial experience in Delivering within Technical teams and helping support on best practises. Responsibilities/What you'll do: Own and manage the end-to-end software release process and help support the reduction of the current release schedule Coordinate with cross-functional teams including development, QA, operations, and product. Experience working alongside teams of Java, JavaScript and Mobile engineers Define and maintain the release schedule, ensuring alignment with delivery milestones. Monitor and manage risks and issues affecting release scope and schedule. Ensure all deliverables meet quality standards and go-live readiness. Maintain release documentation, change control records, and post-release reporting. Champion continuous improvement in the release management lifecycle. Proven experience as a Release Manager in a fast-paced, Agile/DevOps environment. Strong understanding of CI/CD pipelines, deployment processes, and release automation tools. Familiarity with tools such as Jira, Confluence, Jenkins, Azure DevOps, or similar. Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and coordination skills. Experience working in regulated environments or with large-scale enterprise systems is a plus.