Release Manager - AML for Canadian Banking Client

Our financial services client is seeking a Release Manager to coordinate change and release delivery across the AML application portfolio

Join a leading Canadian bank supporting a combined change and release pipeline across seven AML applications, with more being added as the portfolio builds new tools and inherits others. The pipeline covers production defects (in-house and vendor fixes) and business change requests, which are prioritized and slotted into scheduled releases. You’ll work alongside the current Release Manager as the team rolls out a refreshed framework for managing this work. The role offers high visibility across business, technology, and vendor stakeholders in a fast-paced, regulated environment.

Contract, Toronto, Hybrid (6 month initial term, with extension expected)

Must Haves

- 7+ years in Release Management, Project Management, or Program Delivery within large enterprise environments
- Experience in financial institutions or banking technology delivery
- Strong working knowledge of Jira
- Proven ability to manage a high volume of smaller work items (defects, enhancements, change requests) through prioritization and release
- Strong understanding of SDLC, release governance, and change management processes
- Excellent communication and relationship management skills across business, technology, and vendor teams
- Highly organized and proactive, with the drive to keep work moving in a fast-paced environment

Nice to Have

- AML or Financial Crimes technology experience
- Experience at a Canadian Big 5 bank
- Experience with AML platforms or vendors such as NICE Actimize, SAI Global, Wolters Kluwer, or Fircosoft




- Familiarity with ITSM tools such as ServiceNow
- Exposure to AI or automation initiatives within a delivery portfolio
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field

Responsibilities

- Manage a combined pipeline of defects and business change requests across seven AML applications and a growing portfolio
- Work with business and technology stakeholders to prioritize items and slot them into releases
- Coordinate in-house and vendor fixes, including delivery with AML technology partners
- Act as the central coordination point between project, support, vendor, QA, infrastructure, and business teams
- Maintain visibility of upstream and downstream impacts on AML systems and enterprise initiatives
- Work with the 24/7 production team to maintain operational stability and resolve issues
- Help shape and adopt the refreshed change and release framework alongside the current Release Manager
- Facilitate governance meetings, defect triage sessions, and release readiness reviews
- Ensure production releases align with enterprise change management and SDLC requirements
- Support other project management work across the portfolio as priorities shift

Release Planning & Coordination

- Maintain the release calendar and roadmap




- Plan release cycles (major, minor, emergency and patch releases)
- Coordinate release schedules and manage dependencies across teams and applications

Release Execution

- Lead end-to-end release activities (build, test, deployment, validation)
- Oversee production releases and ensure smooth rollouts

Stakeholder Management

- Act as the central coordination point between project, support, vendor, QA, infrastructure, and business teams
- Maintain visibility of upstream and downstream impacts on AML systems and enterprise initiatives

Process & Governance

- Apply release management standards and support compliance with change management and audit requirements
- Maintain release documentation in Jira and supporting tools (runbooks, checklists, release notes)

Our financial services client is seeking a Release Manager to coordinate change and release delivery across the AML application portfolio

Join a leading Canadian bank supporting a combined change and release pipeline across seven AML applications, with more being added as the portfolio builds new tools and inherits others. The pipeline covers production defects (in-house and vendor fixes) and business change requests, which are prioritized and slotted into scheduled releases. You’ll work alongside the current Release Manager as the team rolls out a refreshed framework for managing this work. The role offers high visibility across business, technology, and vendor stakeholders in a fast-paced, regulated setting.

Contract, Toronto, Hybrid (6 month initial term, with extension expected)

Must Haves

- 7+ years in Release Manage

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