Role: Release Lead

Location: Toronto(Onsite)

Responsibilities:

- Define and maintain the release calendar/roadmap for the BBHub platform, aligning with business priorities and delivery timelines
- Coordinate release scope, sequencing, and dependencies across multiple teams and workstreams
- Own the end-to-end release lifecycle — from planning through go-live and post-release validation
- Lead and manage the Change Advisory Board (CAB) process for production changes
- Ensure all changes follow defined governance frameworks, approval workflows, and audit trail requirements
- Maintain compliance with internal controls and regulatory/compliance mandates applicable to the platform
- Coordinate with development, QA, infrastructure, and operations teams to plan and execute deployments
- Manage deployment schedules, environment readiness, and rollback plans
- Act as the single point of coordination during release windows, including go/no-go decisions
- Identify, assess, and mitigate risks associated with releases and production changes
- Maintain risk registers and escalate critical issues to relevant stakeholders in a timely manner
- Develop and maintain contingency and rollback plans for high-risk deployments




- Serve as the primary point of contact for release-related communication across business, technical, and leadership stakeholders
- Provide regular status updates, release notes, and post-implementation reports
- Facilitate release readiness reviews and post-mortem sessions

Required Skills:

- 7+ years of experience as a Release Manager/Lead, preferably in a banking, fintech, or regulated environment (BBHub platform experience preferred)
- Robust understanding of release management, change management (ITIL), and production governance frameworks
- Experience with CAB processes, deployment pipelines, and CI/CD coordination
- Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills across technical and business audiences
- Strong risk assessment and mitigation capabilities
- Familiarity with regulatory/compliance requirements relevant to the platform's domain
- Experience with release management tools (e.g., ServiceNow, JIRA, Confluence, or equivalent)
- Prior experience coordinating cross-functional teams and mentoring junior team members is a plus

Regards,

Praveen Kumar R (Praveen)

Talent Acquisition Group – Strategic Recruitment Manager [email protected]| Themesoft Inc

📌 Release Manager (Toronto)
🏢 Themesoft
📍 Toronto