Release Lead

• Lead end‑to‑end production deployments for Global Business Platform (GBP) applications by coordinating cross‑functional DevOps, engineering, and platform teams.

• Own the full release lifecycle, ensuring governance and control across all Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) stages with proper approvals, quality gates, and readiness checks.

• Develop core release documentation including Plan on a Page (POAP), Cutover Plan, Release Strategy, and Communication Plans for transformation, migration, and modernization programs.

• Drive standardization, automation, and continuous improvement of release processes using DevOps and AIOps practices.

• Maintain an enterprise‑level release calendar and proactively assess risks, dependencies, and change impacts for all planned releases.

• Facilitate implementation planning, technical walkthroughs, and deployment sequencing with all stakeholders.

• Provide real‑time communication on deployment progress, risks, rollback plans, and completion status to implementation teams and leadership.

• Manage regression or rollback procedures to restore business operations with minimal disruption when issues arise.

• Support and facilitate release‑related risk workshops; document and mitigate risks, assumptions, issues, and decisions.

• Ensure post‑release reviews, lessons learned, and Continuous Service Improvement Plans (CSIPs) are captured and implemented.