Release Manager

Project Manager I

 

Who We Are:

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With us, you’ll create a boundless impact that transforms your career—and the lives of people across the world.

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You Are:

UST is looking for a Release Manager responsible for developing and implementing a comprehensive release management strategy for the company's reinsurance software portfolio. This role focuses on enhancing existing release infrastructure and processes, ensuring quality and efficiency in project and release management, and collaborating with various teams to meet project deadlines and objectives.

 

The opportunity:

·       Ownership of TAI's release framework and strategy.

·       Integrate the release processes into the overall software methodology.

·       Apply a risk management approach to determine a comprehensive test and release strategy for assigned projects.

·       Set and track progress of development and testing schedules within aggressive project environments.

·       Summarize progress to milestones and propose mitigation strategies for areas of risk.

·       Interface with developers, quality assurance analysts, and business analysts to identify efficiency gains.

·       Analyze, track, and report on application issues and maintain documentation on project issues.

·       Collaborate with internal and external teams on release schedules and go-to-market schedules.

·       Assist, mentor, and guide team members.

·       Delegate work to team members and monitor their performance.

 

This position description identifies the responsibilities and tasks typically associated with the performance of the position. Other relevant essential functions may be required.

 

What you need:

·       7+ years of overall software quality assurance and product development experience.

·       Experience or exposure to Agile/SCRUM is a plus.

·       Demonstrated ability to coordinate cross-functional work teams.

·       2+ years of experience on testing via RDBMS.

·       Experience mentoring and training junior professionals.

·       Excellent troubleshooting ability.

·       Bachelor's degree in computer science/Engineering, Information Technology, or equivalent work experience.

·       Skills and Certifications: PMP, Six Sigma, CMMI, or related.

·       Nice-to-haves:

o   Experience in the Insurance and/or Reinsurance industry.

o   LOMA certifications.

 

 

 

Benefits

Employees receive mandatory and non-mandatory benefits such as fourteen (14) days of vacation beginning on the date of hire, vacation premium, ten (10) paid holidays, a Christmas Bonus of thirty (30) days’ pay, Monthly Food Vouchers, Saving Fund, and health insurance. Certain employees may be eligible for additional Company benefits beginning on the date of hire, including dental, disability and life insurance plans; four (4) days of personal time off per year, up to three (3) days of paid medical leave per year, and up to three (3) days of paid bereavement leave per year.

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UST reserves the right to periodically redefine your roles and responsibilities based on the requirements of the organization and/or your performance.

 

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