Release Manager

We're hiring a proactive, strategic Release Manager to drive smooth, predictable, high-quality software and product releases. This role aligns cross-functional teams from capacity planning through execution and enablement.

You'll report to the VP Product - Applications and coordinate planning, execution, communication, governance, and continuous improvement across multiple teams and stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Capacity & Roadmap Planning

Partner with Product, Engineering, and Delivery to define quarterly and annual capacity plans * Align capacity with product roadmaps and business priorities * Use historical data and velocity trends to forecast delivery and highlight constraints

Scalable Release Planning

Support release planning across multiple scrum teams and feature sets * Build release calendars, dependency maps, and milestone plans * Align technical delivery with business readiness and enablement timelines

Data-Driven Delivery Monitoring

Create real-time dashboards tracking epics, features, sprints, and releases * Monitor KPIs: burndown, defect leakage, test pass rates, deployment success

Coordination & Communication

Facilitate scrums of scrums and cross-team dependency syncs * Provide structured reporting on timelines, scope changes, risks, and release health

Readiness & Release Enablement

Work with GTM, Sales, and Support on training, FAQs, and enablement materials * Lead Release Readiness Reviews and Go/No-Go decisions * Coordinate beta programs and early access to reduce launch risk * Drive post-release reviews and retrospectives

Continuous Improvement & Governance

Own and evolve release governance, frameworks, templates, and best practices * Gather feedback to improve cadence, tooling, and efficiency * Manage executive reporting, C-suite dashboards, and risk briefings * Bridge technical and non-technical stakeholders

Proven experience as a Release Manager or similar PMO/project leadership role * Track record delivering complex, cross-functional software releases * Strong knowledge of Jira, Confluence, Git, Aha, and release tooling * Solid understanding of SDLC/PDLC and agile delivery * Strong risk management and problem-solving ability * Excellent stakeholder communication and influencing skills * Ability to manage multiple concurrent initiatives

We're an award-winning organisation driven by curiosity, positivity, and ambition. Well-being and work-life balance are as important as performance, with hybrid working and modern collaborative offices.

We are the UK's construction-specific software provider, delivering market-leading end-to-end solutions across the entire construction lifecycle. Our products are used globally, with teams across the UK, Europe, and India.