Information Technology (IT) Change and Release Manager
Chicago, IL, IL
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Job Description: Information Technology (IT) Change and Release Manager
Position Title: IT Change and Release Manager
Location: Chicago, IL 60604 (Onsite Job)
Hiring Type: Video Interview
Reports To: Director of Change and Release Management
Openings: 3-4
Locals are highly recommended.
Job Summary
The IT Change and Release Manager plays a critical role in ensuring that IT changes and releases are delivered efficiently, safely, and with minimal disruption to business operations. This position is responsible for managing the lifecycle of IT changes and releases, from planning and coordination to implementation and review, while adhering to best practices such as ITIL standards.
The ideal candidate will possess strong analytical and organizational skills, a solid technical background, and the ability to lead cross-functional teams through complex IT processes.
Key Responsibilities
Release Management
Qualifications
Education
Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
Best Candidate
Position Title: IT Change and Release Manager
Location: Chicago, IL 60604 (Onsite Job)
Hiring Type: Video Interview
Reports To: Director of Change and Release Management
Openings: 3-4
Locals are highly recommended.
The IT Change and Release Manager plays a critical role in ensuring that IT changes and releases are delivered efficiently, safely, and with minimal disruption to business operations. This position is responsible for managing the lifecycle of IT changes and releases, from planning and coordination to implementation and review, while adhering to best practices such as ITIL standards.
The ideal candidate will possess strong analytical and organizational skills, a solid technical background, and the ability to lead cross-functional teams through complex IT processes.
Release Management
- Plan, coordinate, and oversee IT releases, ensuring successful deployments of applications, updates, and infrastructure changes.
- Create and maintain a centralized release calendar to provide visibility across IT teams.
- Conduct release readiness reviews, ensuring all dependencies and risks are addressed.
- Oversee deployment processes, validating that releases meet quality and compliance standards.
- Perform post-release evaluations to document lessons learned and improve future processes.
- Develop and refine release management policies, ensuring alignment with industry and Cient standards (e.g., ITIL).
- Implement tools and automation to enhance efficiency and reduce manual effort in the release workflows.
- Measure and analyze KPIs to identify trends and areas for continuous improvement.
- Act as the primary liaison between IT and business units for release activities.
- Ensure clear communication of change and release plans, risks, and outcomes to all stakeholders.
- Address escalations related to changes or releases and ensure swift resolution.
- Ensure all releases comply with organizational policies, security standards, and regulatory requirements.
- Maintain detailed documentation for audit purposes and historical reference.
- Provide training and awareness sessions to promote understanding and adherence to IT change and release processes.
Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
- ITIL certification (Foundation level required; Intermediate or Expert level preferred).
- 5+ years of experience in IT service management, with a focus on change and release management.
- Demonstrated success managing complex IT changes and releases in a dynamic environment.
- Hands-on experience with ITSM tools (e.g., ServiceNow, Jira, BMC Remedy).
- Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, DevOps practices, and Agile methodologies is advantageous.
- Strong project management and organizational abilities.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to manage cross-functional teams and stakeholder relationships.
- Analytical mindset with a proactive approach to problem-solving.
- Expertise in risk assessment, mitigation strategies, and root cause analysis.
- Percentage of successful changes/releases without incidents.
- Change implementation time vs. schedule.
- Frequency of unplanned outages or rollbacks.
- Stakeholder satisfaction scores for change and release management processes.
- Compliance rate with internal and external standards.
- Analytical
- Political
- Project Management skills (project portfolio management)
- Risk
- Process
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