Release Manager

We're looking for an experienced Salesforce Release Manager to lead and orchestrate end-to-end release management across complex Salesforce environments. You will ensure that all deployments are planned, governed, and executed with precision, aligning technical delivery with business priorities.

In this role, you'll oversee the full release lifecycle, coordinate cross-functional teams, and act as the ultimate decision-maker on release readiness, quality, and risk mitigation. You will work closely with development teams, architects, project managers, and business stakeholders to ensure seamless deployments while maintaining system stability and compliance standards.

If you thrive in high-stakes environments, enjoy leading teams, and want to drive structured, scalable release processes, this role is for you., As a Salesforce Release Manager, you will lead the release function end-to-end, ensuring alignment between technical delivery and business expectations.

Release Strategy & Governance

• Define and own the release management strategy, processes, and governance framework.
• Establish and maintain a clear release calendar across all environments.
• Ensure compliance with quality, security, and governance standards.

Release Planning & Execution

• Oversee planning, scheduling, coordination, and execution of Salesforce releases.
• Ensure smooth deployments across Development, UAT, Staging, and Production environments.
• Act as the final decision-maker for release readiness (go/no-go).

Cross-Team Coordination

• Lead and align cross-functional teams including Development, QA, Operations, Architecture, and Project Management.
• Serve as the central point of contact for all release-related activities.
• Facilitate synchronization between technical and business stakeholders.

Risk & Quality Management

• Identify, assess, and mitigate deployment-related risks.
• Ensure release quality by monitoring pipelines and enforcing validation processes.
• Define and implement rollback strategies and contingency plans.

Environment & Tooling Oversight

• Oversee Salesforce environment management and refresh strategies.
• Drive adoption and optimization of CI/CD tools and DevOps practices.
• Ensure proper repository management and versioning strategies.

Continuous Improvement

• Lead post-release reviews and retrospectives.
• Identify opportunities to improve release efficiency, reliability, and quality.
• Standardize and scale best practices across projects.

Team Leadership & Resource Management

• Coordinate and guide release engineers and cross-functional teams.
• Ensure proper resource allocation and capacity planning for release activities.
• Act as a mentor and reference point for release management best practices.

Why Join asUgo?

If you're passionate about driving digital transformation, collaborating with talented teams, and making a real impact, we want to hear from you. Join a dynamic and inclusive organization that fosters innovation and empowers its people.

• You don't have strong experience in release management within complex Salesforce environments.
• You're not comfortable taking ownership of release decisions (go/no-go, rollback, prioritization).
• You prefer execution over strategy and governance.
• You struggle coordinating multiple teams and stakeholders simultaneously.
• You don't have a continuous improvement mindset (#studentforlife).

Does This Sound Like You?

Proven Release Management Leadership

Extensive experience managing complex Salesforce release cycles across multiple environments and projects.

Salesforce & DevOps Expertise

Deep understanding of Salesforce (metadata, packaging, environments) and CI/CD practices (Salesforce DX, DevOps Center, Gearset, Copado).

Strategic Oversight

Ability to design and enforce release governance frameworks, ensuring consistency, compliance, and scalability.

CI/CD & Version Control Mastery

Strong knowledge of Git-based workflows (GitHub, Bitbucket, Azure DevOps), branching strategies, and pipeline optimization.

Cross-Team Leadership

Experience coordinating developers, QA teams, architects, and business stakeholders in multi-team environments.

Decision-Making Authority

Comfortable owning release calendars, go/no-go decisions, rollback strategies, and prioritization.

Risk Management Expert

Strong ability to anticipate, assess, and mitigate risks through structured approaches such as risk matrices.

Process-Driven Mindset

Expertise in defining and enforcing best practices, including:

• Definition of Done
• Definition of Ready
• Governance processes

Technical Acumen

Familiarity with:

• YAML and XML
• Salesforce metadata management
• Authorization mechanisms (JWT, certificates)
• Deployment tools

Communication & Stakeholder Management

Excellent communication skills with the ability to interact with executive stakeholders and steer committees.

Languages

Fluent in English. Additional languages are a plus.

Certifications

Salesforce Development Lifecycle & Deployment Architect certification is a strong advantage.