Release Manager

Are you viewed as a natural leader of teams? Are you a strong communicator who values cross-functional collaboration? 

We are seeking a versatile and motivated individual to join our team as a Release Manager. This role will manage the end-to-end release process for all Fluence software products – currently Nispera, Mosaic, and FluenceOS. The ideal candidate will possess a strong background in Agile methodologies, exceptional organizational skills, and the ability to lead cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality product releases efficiently.

As a Release Manger, you will work with some of the smartest people in the industry to deliver market-leading energy storage products and digital applications for renewables and storage that enable the global clean energy transition. 

• Plan and schedule product releases in coordination with product management, software architecture/infrastructure, development, quality assurance, and operations teams 
• Manage release timelines and communications, ensuring that release activities are well-coordinated and well-communicated
• Proactively monitor release progress and identify, communicate, and mitigate release risks
• Coordinate with product and program managers to help oversee the deployment of product releases into production environments, working to minimize disruptions and downtime
• Collaborate with program managers and lab testing teams to align software releases with system lab testing milestones
• 2-4 of managing a team of release coordinators and/or delivery managers
• Partner with quality assurance teams to monitor test plans and execution, ensuring the quality of product releases
• Monitor post-release performance, gather user feedback, and collaborate with relevant teams to address any issues in the process promptly

• Growth Mindset – belief in both one’s own ability and the ability of others to continuously grow and develop in knowledge, skills, and habits
• Servant Leadership – focuses on building up and empowering the team to deliver their best work
• Strong communication and facilitation – effectively leads, facilitates, and communicates within and across teams and stakeholders
• Initiative – proactively acts to address obstacles, continuously improve, and implement positive change
• Experience developing dashboards to track KPIs
• Relevant experience in quality assurance, delivery management, and/or Agile coaching
• Nice to have: Experience applying Agile methods to cyber-physical products (integrated hardware + software products); experience as an Agile Release Train Engineer or release manager; experience in JIRA administration; certification and knowledge of Agile methods, such as Certified Scrum Master (CSM), Kanban-EXP, SAFe, etc.