Job Description
Permanent
Job Description
Be part of something bigger. Decode the future.
At Electrolux Group, we’re embarking on a Digital Transformation journey, delivering world-class Direct-to-Consumer (D2C) solutions through our Consumer Direct Interaction Organization (CDI XO). As part of a Delivery team embedded at a Digital Product Organization, we are looking for a skilled Release Manager to join our dynamic team, supporting our growth across Europe, APAC, and the Americas. In this role, you’ll play a critical part in ensuring the quality of our cutting-edge solutions, all while working in a Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) environment across multiple Agile Release Trains.
We operate in a fast-paced environment where timing is critical. When a timeline is committed, it is essential that we deliver on time. Delays in delivery can have a direct impact on our company targets and overall success, so timely execution and adherence to schedules is a key component of our delivery initiatives.
If you have a passion for delivering successful releases, a background in driving release planning and execution for large-scale E-Commerce/CRM/ERP/Cloud Native in-house digital products, thriving in a fast-paced digital transformation environment, we want you to be a part of our journey.
Join us in our exciting quest to build the future home.
All about the role:
Our mission as the Delivery team within CDI XO is to "enable smooth deliveries of high-quality digital products on time and budget in CDI XO, providing transparency to CAs and CDI stakeholders throughout the software delivery life-cycle."
Therefore as a Release Manager within our Digital Product Organization, you will play a pivotal role in ensuring smooth, timely, uneventful releases across multiple Agile Release Trains in a Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) environment.
This position is a mix of:
Hands-on technical leader – requiring constant deep dives into systems, developing extensive knowledge of the technology architecture, and ensuring robust release processes.
People leader – leading and mentoring a team of Release Engineers who manage technology-specific releases, fostering collaboration and accountability across the delivery pipeline.
Core Aspects of Release Management in Our Organization:
Communication – Ensure transparency by generating clear release notes for any release exposing features to business or consumers.
Calendar – Maintenance of a consolidated up-to-date release calendar, including freeze periods, enabling proper planning across all product teams.
Execution – Orchestration of complex technical releases since planning until post go-live validations, as well as dependency and resource management.
Operational Efficiency – Continuous exploration of opportunities for automation with Engineering Org to reduce lead time of release execution.
Governance – Establishment and enforcement of clear guidelines to enable smooth operations and uneventful releases.
About the CDI Experience Organization:
The Consumer Direct Interaction Experience Organization is a Digital Product Organization responsible for delivering tech solutions to our end-users and consumers across both pre-purchase and post-purchase journeys. We are organized in 15+ digital product areas, providing solutions ranging from Contact Center, E-commerce, Marketing, and Identity to AI. You will play a key role in ensuring the right sizing, right skillset, and core competency across these product areas.
What you’ll do:
Perform deep and long-term planning of a consolidated CDI XO Release calendar by aligning with all application owners expected release windows, blackout periods, taking into considerations business critical periods, such as Black Friday/Christmas.
Own and manage the release planning, scheduling, and execution across digital product teams.
Coordinate with Product Managers, Processes Owners, Tech Leads, Engineering Managers and Delivery Leads to ensure alignment on release timelines.
Lead and mentor Release Engineers, providing guidance on best practices and career development.
Identify and mitigate risks that could impact delivery schedules or product quality.
Drive continuous improvement in release processes, ensuring efficiency and predictability.
Act as the central point of contact for release communications, ensuring stakeholders are informed and aligned.
Monitor release performance metrics and provide insights to leadership for decision-making.
Ensure compliance with organizational standards and governance for all releases.
Who are you:
Proven experience (5+ years) in Release Management, Delivery Management, or Project Management within digital product organizations.
Solid experience in driving release planning and execution, preferably in a multiple technology domain such as E-commerce/CRM/ERP rollouts.
Strong understanding of Agile methodologies and experience working in a SAFe environment.
Excellent organizational, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
Ability of making multiple tactical/operational decisions on a daily basis.
Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment where timely execution is critical.
Experience working with global teams across multiple regions (Europe, APAC, Americas) is a plus.
Familiarity with tools such as Jira, Confluence, and CI/CD pipelines is highly desirable.
Sporadic need to cover business critical releases out of regular business hours.
Where you'll be:
This is a full-time position, based in Bangalore, India
Benefits Highlights:
Flexible work hours and a hybrid work environment
Discounts on our award-winning Electrolux products and services
Family-friendly benefits
Extensive learning opportunities and a flexible career path