💼 Full-Time Position

Senior Release Manager

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Merkle
📍 lisboa, lisboa, Portugal
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Location
lisboa, Portugal
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Posted
June 29, 2026
Type
Full-Time
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Full-Time Opportunity: This is a permanent, full-time position with a competitive package and real career growth potential.

Job Description

Key Responsibilities

  • Define release schedules (e.g., monthly, bi-weekly, continuous delivery)
  • Coordinate release scope with product owners and engineering teams
  • Manage release calendars across multiple teams or products
  • Ensure alignment with business priorities and deadlines
  • Lead release deployment activities across environments (dev, QA, staging, production)
  • Coordinate cross-functional teams (developers, QA, DevOps, security, infrastructure)
  • Ensure all release criteria and quality gates are met before deployment
  • Supervise go-live activities and manage rollback plans if needed
  • Identify, assess, and mitigate release risks
  • Lead Change Advisory Board (CAB) processes where applicable
  • Ensure proper approvals and compliance with change management policies
  • Maintain audit trails and documentation
  • Define and optimize release management processes