Release Manager
Discovery Communications
London, UKThis was removed by the employer on 10/16/2019 5:32:00 AM PST
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Full Time Job
For over 25 years, Eurosport has established itself as a household name for sports. Now, Discovery has re-energised Eurosport to connect fans and athletes around the sports they love.
Eurosport produces authentic, premium and innovative content, on linear and digital platforms. It combines expertise, passion, and resources to develop high-value programmes and offer unrivalled coverage to viewers in 99 countries, in 21 languages. Having secured the exclusive European broadcast rights for the Olympics until 2024, there's no better time than now to join Eurosport on this incredible adventure!
We believe that building purpose-built software results in the best possible experience for our users. Therefore, as the Release Manager, you will work in close collaboration with our Product, Engineering and Analytics teams to lead our products from conception to launch.
You will be reasonable for the release process and planning, working with the Development and external teams to identify all development, test tasks and dependencies required to support the release. You'll work with global business units across Engineering, Product, Operations, Marketing, Analytics and Legal to create and implement release plans. You will also play an integral part in the ongoing support of production deployments, troubleshooting issues as appropriate.
Responsibilities
• Accountable for the Release Process and Plans:
• Working with the development & external teams to identify all development and test tasks required to support the release
• Identifying and tracking all dependencies for a release
• Identifying, mitigating and communicating all risks/issues
• Manage all release defects
• Communicate regular updates to line management and key stakeholders on progress
• Host daily release meeting clearly communicating and tracking release progress
Perform software configuration management activities
• Help establish best practices for automated build, CI and deployment
• Create & improve Release processes and documentation
• Composition of Business Release Notes and check the integrity of the Deployment guides
• Improving the Release Process and Code Branching strategy to help with releases and hotfixes
• Provide support for production deployments and troubleshooting issues.
• Report effectively on the progress, and escalate any issues in a considered and timely manner
Requirements
• Proven experience within a similar Release Management role
• Excellent approach to managing stakeholders with different expectations and understanding of issues
• Strong ability to communicate effectively, both in a written and verbal manner
• Excellent time management and organisational skills - ability to manage multiple projects and resources simultaneously
• Exceptional planning skills being able to forward plan multiple releases, platforms & territories
• Experience coordinating trials and go-live activities including operational acceptance criteria and/or checklists
• Manages risks and dependencies which affect release scope, schedule, and quality
• Experience of attending CAB meetings and representing releases
• Proficient in using Jira and Source code management tools.
• Delivery focused individual willing to do what it takes to get the job done
• Flexible mind-set
• Takes pride and ownership in their work
• Passionate about technology and video applications
• Proven history of working well with creative teams