Lead Software Release Manager
Mastercard (company site, opens in a new tab)8+ yrsPuneOn-siteDirect career pageEst. 30–50 LPA
Posted 13h ago
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Job description
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About This Role
- Own and manage the enterprise-wide release calendar covering 7-8 interconnected software products and platforms, coordinating release planning and scheduling.
- Lead dependency management and environment capacity governance to ensure release readiness and smooth deployment execution across multiple teams.
- Drive release governance, risk mitigation, and stakeholder communication to achieve high release predictability, on-time delivery, and operational stability.
Minimum Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, IT, Engineering, or related discipline.
- 8+ years of experience in software delivery, technical program management, release management, or engineering operations, including 5+ years managing enterprise-scale software releases.
- Proven experience coordinating complex releases across multiple products and engineering teams simultaneously.
- Strong understanding of SDLC, Agile/Scrum, DevOps, CI/CD pipelines, and change/release management processes.
Ideal Candidate Profile
- Experienced in managing release schedules and dependencies in complex, multi-product enterprise environments with cross-functional and global teams.
- Skilled in balancing competing priorities to optimize release frequency, stability, and resource utilization, including environment management.
- Strong communicator capable of providing leadership visibility into release health, risks, and readiness to technical and executive stakeholders.