About this role
<p> </p> <p> </p> <p>At JTI we celebrate differences, and everyone truly belongs. <strong>46,000 people from all over the world</strong> are continuously building their unique success story with us.<strong> 83% of employees feel happy </strong> working at JTI.</p> <p> </p> <p>To make a difference with us, all you need to do is bring your <strong> human best.</strong></p> <p><strong> </strong></p> <p>What will your story be? Apply now! </p> <p><strong>Learn more: <a href="https://www.jti.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">jti.com</a></strong></p> <p><strong> </strong></p> <p><strong> </strong></p><p style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"> </p> <p style="text-align:center;margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:24.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif">Software Release Manager (m/f/d)</span></strong></p> <p style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"> </span></strong></p> <p style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif">Position Purpose:</span></strong></p> <p style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"> </p> <p style="text-align:justify;margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif">This position exists within the Digital Technology Department, inside the Global Development Center (GDC), within the DIGITAL and IT function, supporting the DES ecosystem.</span></p> <p style="text-align:justify;margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif">The Software Release Manager is responsible for planning, coordinating, and governing software releases across core DES landscapes, ensuring that releases are predictable, transparent, compliant, and operationally safe.</span></p> <p style="text-align:justify;margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif">The role operates across multiple delivery teams, platforms, and products, coordinating release activities from code</span><span style="font-family:'Cambria Math', serif">‑</span><span style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif">freeze through to production validation. The Release Manager does not own delivery or architecture decisions, but ensures that all required controls, approvals, and readiness criteria are met before a release proceeds.</span></p> <p style="text-align:justify;margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif">This is a senior coordination and governance role, acting as the single orchestration point for DES software releases.</span></p> <p style="text-align:justify;margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"> </p> <p style="text-align:justify;margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"> </p> <p style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif">Position:</span></strong></p> <p style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"> </p> <p style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif">Release Planning & Scheduling</span></strong></p> <p style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"> </p> <ul style="margin-bottom:0.0cm;margin-top:0.0px"> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.4px;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;text-indent:0.4px"><span style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif">Plan and maintain the DES release calendar</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.4px;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;text-indent:0.4px"><span style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif">Coordinate release scope and timelines across applications and teams</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 8.0pt 0.4px;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;text-indent:0.4px"><span style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif">Ensure alignment between business expectations and technical readiness</span></li> </ul> <p style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"> </span></strong></p> <p style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"> </p> <p style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif">Risk, Readiness & Go/No</span></strong><strong><span style="font-family:'Cambria Math', serif">‑</span></strong><strong><span style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif">Go Management</span></strong></p> <p style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"> </p> <ul style="margin-bottom:0.0cm;margin-top:0.0px"> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.4px;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;text-indent:0.4px"><span style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif">Identify risks, dependencies, and constraints impacting releases</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.4px;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;text-indent:0.4px"><span style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif">Ensure entry and exit criteria for release phases are clearly met</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 8.0pt 0.4px;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;text-indent:0.4px"><span style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif">Facilitate release approval and go/no</span><span style="font-family:'Cambria Math', serif">‑</span><span style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif">go decisions</span></li> </ul> <p style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"> </span></strong></p> <p style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif">Communication & Visibility</span></strong></p> <p style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"> </p> <ul style="margin-bottom:0.0cm;margin-top:0.0px"> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.4px;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;text-indent:0.4px"><span style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif">Ensure timely and accurate release communications</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.4px;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;text-indent:0.4px"><span style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif">Provide transparency on release status, risks, and outcomes</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 8.0pt 0.4px;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;text-indent:0.4px"><span style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif">Support stakeholder confidence through clear reporting</span></li> </ul> <p style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"> </p> <p style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif">Post</span></strong><strong><span style="font-family:'Cambria Math', serif">‑</span></strong><strong><span style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif">Release Review & Continuous Improvement</span></strong></p> <p style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"> </p> <ul style="margin-bottom:0.0cm;margin-top:0.0px"> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.4px;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;text-indent:0.4px"><span style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif">Coordinate post</span><span style="font-family:'Cambria Math', serif">‑</span><span style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif">release validation and stabilization</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.4px;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;text-indent:0.4px"><span style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif">Capture and analyze release issues and lessons learned</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 8.0pt 0.4px;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;text-indent:0.4px"><span style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif">Drive continuous improvement of DES release practices</span></li> </ul> <p style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"> </p> <p style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif">Requirements: </span></strong></p> <p style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"> </p> <ul style="margin-bottom:0.0cm;margin-top:0.0px"> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.4px;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;text-indent:0.4px"><span style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif">University degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent strong IT background</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.4px;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;text-indent:0.4px"><span style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif">6+ years of experience in Release Management, Change Management, or Delivery Coordination</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.4px;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;text-indent:0.4px"><span style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif">Proven experience managing releases in complex, multi</span><span style="font-family:'Cambria Math', serif">‑</span><span style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif">team environments</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.4px;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;text-indent:0.4px"><span style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif">Experience working with Agile, DevOps, and CI/CD</span><span style="font-family:'Cambria Math', serif">‑</span><span style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif">based delivery models</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 0.0cm 0.4px;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;text-indent:0.4px"><span style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif">Experience operating in enterprise digital ecosystems</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 8.0pt 0.4px;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;text-indent:0.4px"><span style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif">Ability to collaborate effectively with engineering, QA, DevOps, and business stakeholders</span></li> </ul> <p style="line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;text-indent:0.4px;margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 8.0pt 0.4px"> </p> <p style="text-align:justify;margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif">What to expect: </span></strong></p> <p style="text-align:justify;margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"> </p> <p style="text-align:justify;margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif">Expect well-being initiatives, flexible work arrangements, growth opportunities, and excellent benefits, including a unique family leave policy. For more details on local policies, speak with the Talent Advisor. </span></p> <p style="text-align:justify;margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:24.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"> </span></strong></p><p> </p> <p>Are you ready to join us? Build your success story at JTI. Apply now!</p> <p>Next Steps:</p> <p> </p> <p>After applying, if selected, please anticipate the following within 1-3 weeks of the job posting closure: Phone screening with Talent Advisor > Assessment tests > Interviews > Offer. Each step is eliminatory and may vary by role type.</p> <p> </p> <p>At JTI, we strive to create a diverse and inclusive work environment. As an equal-opportunity employer, we welcome applicants from all backgrounds. 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