Description What’s the Role: Responsible for the Release Management lifecycle that involves the stages such as scheduling the release, ensuring readiness for the release from delivery and governance with release risks mitigated, coordinating between multiple squads across all the villages in Mortgages and the UNITE programs, and deployment of release as per the schedule Key Responsibilities: Responsible for the Release Management lifecycle that involves the stages such as scheduling the release, coordinating between multiple squads across all the villages in Mortgages and the UNITE programs, and deployment of release as per the schedule. Ensure that releases undergo required quality controls (build, testing stage and deployment stages) which requires working closely with the application development teams, testing teams, and production teams Identify the risks that can delay the release and manage them, so that the scope scheduled, and quality of the release are not affected. Schedule the release readiness reviews before deployment and milestone reviews after each release. Plan and give weekly updates on the release activities Lead the Go-Live activities to deploy changes successfully. Manage the Risk reporting at portfolio level and help track issues/blockers/incidents. Any issue introduced in production as a result of a release should be included in risk reports and tracked until resolution. What do I need? A bachelor's or higher degree Extensive experience within projects and/or delivery of technology solutions in a service delivery, project management and release management roles. Champion in driving continuous improvement and uplift in tools and processes. Experience across Agile and waterfall delivery models and mindsets. Working knowledge of Software Development Lifecycle Team management skills Good understanding of application infrastructure, system architecture, and operating system s Expertise with the use of tools such as JIRA and Confluence Experience crafting and measuring success with OKRs, KPIs, etc. Previous Banking domain experience is a plus Why join us? We’re obsessed with becoming our customers' 1 banking partner for life and we’re looking for people who are passionate about helping us achieve that goal. In return, we’re committed to making Westpac the best place to work in the country. Here are just a few of the ways we’re already doing that: Special offers on banking products and discounts from top brands, including generous employee only mortgage rates! Flexible work arrangements to help you achieve a greater work/life balance, and a variety of leave options including Culture, Lifestyle and Wellbeing leave. Tailored learning and development opportunities to help your grow your career within the bank. Lots of opportunities to ‘give back’ to the Community by getting involved in our many volunteering initiatives. Create your future today To get started, simply click on the APPLY or APPLY NOW button We’re all about creating a supportive and inclusive community. We welcome everyone no matter your age, gender, background, or abilities. We also provide additional support to welcome our veterans, Indigenous Australians and neurodiverse community. If you need any adjustments during the recruitment process, you can find out more information and additional contact details by visiting the "People with Disability and/or needing Accessibility Requirements" page on our website .