Circular Materials · 4 days ago
Release Manager, Solution Design and Development - 12 Month Contract - Remote
United States
Full-time, Contract
Remote
Mid Level
$100K/yr - $120K/yrCircular Materials is a national not-for-profit producer responsibility organization that supports producers in meeting their extended producer responsibility obligations across Canada. The Release Manager is responsible for managing the end-to-end release management process, coordinating with various teams, and ensuring quality and compliance standards are met throughout the release cycle.
Environmental Services
Responsibilities
Own and manage the end-to-end release management process across development, Quality Assurance, and production environments
Plan and coordinate release schedules, cutovers, and go-live activities
Ensure releases meet quality, compliance, and control standards
Partner with development, testing, infrastructure, SAP, and business teams
Manage release approvals, change records, and go/no-go decisions
Coordinate post-release validation and issue resolution
Maintain release documentation, runbooks, and audit evidence
Identify risks and dependencies and proactively mitigate them
Drive continuous improvement in release and deployment practices
Lead and manage ERP bug fixes, enhancement releases
Lead and manage WeRecycle Portal bug fixes, production issues and annual maintenance
Develop and maintain release documentation, including runbooks and implementation plans
Lead to help prioritize production issues/bug fixes/enhancements with QA Testing team
Lead change management, training, and user adoption strategies
Release Planning: Define and manage the release calendar, coordinating with development, QA, operations, and business teams
Deployment Coordination: Oversee the deployment process, ensuring successful delivery to production with minimal downtime
Change Management: Work closely with Change Advisory Boards (CAB) to ensure all changes are reviewed and approved
Risk Management: Identify potential risks in the release process and develop mitigation strategies
Communication: Act as the central point of contact for all release-related communications. Provide regular updates to stakeholders regarding progress
Coordinate with cross functional teams to help remove roadblocks and achieve Implementation timelines
Review PIRs monthly for SDD Incidents, if any to make sure RCAs are documented
Participate in Data Retention and Archival policy project for ERP application
Attend meetings scheduled by PMO for requirement gathering of ERP/portal projects
Participate in INTAKE prioritizations for upcoming quarter/year
Attend weekly meetings with all business teams for regular updates and touch base
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field
Experience in software release management or a related role
Familiarity with ITIL (Information Technology Infrastructure Library) practices and change management processes
Release Management Tools- JIRA/ Confluence
Basic knowledge of SAP structure and release strategy
Problem-solving mindset with attention to detail
Strong communication and interpersonal abilities
Company
Circular Materials
National not-for-profit producer responsibility organization that serves, represents and supports producers in building more efficient recycling systems.
Founded in 2021
51-200 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageCompany data provided by crunchbase