Bethesda Game Studios · 7 hours ago
Release Manager
Rockville, MD
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$145K/yr - $205K/yr
3+ years expBethesda Game Studios is an award-winning development team behind popular games such as Starfield and The Elder Scrolls. They are seeking a Release Manager to oversee the end-to-end process for game releases, ensuring all work is tracked and completed, while coordinating with various teams and maintaining release documentation.
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Responsibilities
Own the end-to-end path to live for each release or major milestone, ensuring all required work is identified, tracked, and completed relative to release or the next milestone
Educate internal partners on release process and requirements
Plan, schedule, and coordinate releases across development, QA, operations, platform partners, and publishing teams
Maintain release calendars, deployment plans, cutover and rollback strategies, and key documentation (runbooks, timelines release artifacts)
Serve as the technical owner of publishing and deployment work, including build readiness, environment coordination, submission timing, and release execution
Lead Go/No-Go decision points and ensure all technical, quality, and compliance criteria are met
Track and manage release dependencies, risks, and blockers—escalate issues early, resolve them ahead of release, and provide on-call support during release windows
Coordinate certification and submission processes for publishing platforms (e.g., console, mobile, storefronts)
Provide clear, timely status reporting on release readiness, risks, and outcomes to stakeholders and leadership
Maintain a release repository with procedures, dependencies, notification lists and release details
Maintain a centralized release repository with processes, dependencies, communication lists, release details, and archived final assets, ensuring all submissions meet first-party, ratings board, and broader compliance requirements
Develop and provide short- and long-term release reporting and metrics
Drive consistency, predictability, and continuous improvement in how we ship, using data, retrospectives, and feedback
Take on adjacent responsibilities that support healthier, more reliable releases as our tools, partners, and games evolve
Qualification
Required
3–7+ years of experience in release management, delivery management, DevOps, program management, or a closely related role
A minimum of 2 years' experience guiding projects or teams through influence rather than direct authority
Demonstrated ownership of complex, cross-team release lifecycles in a production environment
Experience with multi-platform releases (PC, console, mobile, handheld) and storefront pipelines, configuration, third-party certification requirements, compliance, and submission tooling
Strong understanding of the software development lifecycle and deployment practices and workflows
Comfortable coordinating multiple teams and stakeholders with competing priorities and multiple dependencies
Proven ability to manage risk, drive decisions, and operate effectively under time-critical release conditions
Excel at leveraging automation solutions and tools to streamline workflows and minimize manual effort
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Preferred
Experience shipping live products or games, including post-launch support and live operations
Operate as a technical authority on release readiness while partnering closely with production and live teams
Process-oriented mindset with a focus on clarity, accountability, and repeatable execution
Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, deployment automation, and release tooling (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab, Azure DevOps)
High attention to detail paired with the ability to think systemically about end-to-end delivery
Benefits
Healthcare benefits
401(k) plan and company match
Short-term and long-term disability coverage
Basic life insurance
Wellbeing benefits
Paid vacation time
Paid sick and mental health time
Several paid holidays
Company
Bethesda Game Studios
Bethesda Game Studios is an American video game developer and a studio of ZeniMax Media based in Rockville, Maryland.
201-500 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageRecent News
2026-01-20
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