The Head of ReleaseManagement will oversee and coordinate the release processes for the technology department within the financial services industry. This role is based in London and requires strong expertise in managing technology releases effectively. Client Details The company is a well-established organisation within the financial services industry with a large and professional team. Description … Strategy & Governance * Define the multi-year roadmap and develop and implement a ReleaseManagement strategy aligned with business objectives, technology roadmap, and regulatory requirements. * Design, hire, and manage the structure of the team, leveraging both internal staff and external vendors, optimising the balance between cost-efficiency and delivery speed. * Align with business objectives, regulatory requirements, and technology roadmaps. … Establish governance frameworks, policies, and standards for release planning, environment lifecycle, and compliance. * Define and maintain audit-ready controls for release management. * Partner with other technology teams to drive DevOps adoption, automation, and continuous delivery practices. ReleaseManagement * Own the release calendar, governance framework, and readiness checkpoints. * Oversee planning, coordination, and execution of releases across More ❯
Job Tittle : Head of ReleaseManagement/Director Location: London (Hybrid: 5 days in 10) Contract Length: 6 Months (with potential for permanent placement) Daily Rate: £885 (Inside IR35) Contract Type: Temporary Working Pattern: Full Time Join Us in Transforming ReleaseManagement! Our client, a leading player in the Financial Services sector, is on the lookout … for an enthusiastic and dynamic Head of ReleaseManagement/Director to spearhead their innovative journey! This is an exciting opportunity to make a significant impact in a brand-new role focused on shaping release and environment management across EMEA. As the Head of ReleaseManagement, you will be at the forefront of defining … and executing a strategic vision that enhances the quality and efficiency of release processes. You will be responsible for: Strategic Leadership: Developing a multi-year roadmap aligned with business objectives and regulatory standards. Governance & Compliance: Establishing frameworks and maintaining audit-ready controls that ensure safe and compliant releases. Collaboration: Partnering with Architecture, Engineering, Quality Assurance, and Software Development teams More ❯
London, South East, England, United Kingdom Hybrid/Remote Options
Pontoon
Job Tittle : Head of ReleaseManagement/Director Location: London (Hybrid: 5 days in 10) Contract Length: 6 Months (with potential for permanent placement) Daily Rate: £885 (Inside IR35) Contract Type: Temporary Working Pattern: Full Time Join Us in Transforming ReleaseManagement! Our client, a leading player in the Financial Services sector, is on the lookout … for an enthusiastic and dynamic Head of ReleaseManagement/Director to spearhead their innovative journey! This is an exciting opportunity to make a significant impact in a brand-new role focused on shaping release and environment management across EMEA. As the Head of ReleaseManagement, you will be at the forefront of defining … and executing a strategic vision that enhances the quality and efficiency of release processes. You will be responsible for: Strategic Leadership: Developing a multi-year roadmap aligned with business objectives and regulatory standards. Governance & Compliance: Establishing frameworks and maintaining audit-ready controls that ensure safe and compliant releases. Collaboration: Partnering with Architecture, Engineering, Quality Assurance, and Software Development teams More ❯
Greater London, England, United Kingdom Hybrid/Remote Options
Xcede
The Head of Service Management & Operations role is responsible for establishing and maintaining world-class service management practices and operational excellence throughout the organisation. This role drives the implementation of ITIL-aligned service management processes while fostering a culture of reliability, continuous improvement, and customer-centricity. The position involves financial and operational oversight of all service management … high availability standards and rapid incident resolution. The role manages and limits operational risk to customers while delivering measurable business value through optimised service operations. Key Responsibilities & Requirements Service Management & Operations Excellence Implementing vision and strategy for service management and operations excellence across the organisation Incident and problem management oversight, ensuring rapid service restoration, root cause analysis … and continuous service improvement Change and releasemanagement coordination to minimise service disruptions while enabling fast, safe deployments Service level management, including SLA/SLO definition, monitoring, and reporting to stakeholders Operational risk management across all managed services to protect business operations and customer experience Driving operational excellence through standardised processes, automation, and continuous improvement initiatives More ❯
in an inclusive environment that helps them thrive. Location : London, 4 days on site required Duration : 6-month Rate : Via umbrella Overview: An exciting opportunity has arisen for a ReleaseManagement Lead (VP) to join a large, global financial services organisation undergoing major technology transformation. This newly created role will lead the planning, coordination, and governance of software … and infrastructure releases across multiple platforms. You will shape release practices, ensure compliance, and work closely with cross-functional teams to deliver secure, well-governed, and efficient releases with minimal business disruption. What You'll Do: Manage and maintain the enterprise release calendar. Lead major, minor, and emergency releases across business units. Oversee release readiness, rollback planning … and post-release reviews. Ensure compliance with regulatory and audit requirements (e.g., SOX, PCI-DSS, GDPR). Act as the central point of coordination for senior stakeholders and technology teams. Contribute to governance forums including Release Boards and CABs. Drive process improvements and support the adoption of releasemanagement tooling and automation. Skills & Experience Required: Extensive More ❯
in an inclusive environment that helps them thrive. Location : London, 4 days on site required Duration : 6-month Rate : Via umbrella Overview: An exciting opportunity has arisen for a ReleaseManagement Lead (VP) to join a large, global financial services organisation undergoing major technology transformation. This newly created role will lead the planning, coordination, and governance of software … and infrastructure releases across multiple platforms. You will shape release practices, ensure compliance, and work closely with cross-functional teams to deliver secure, well-governed, and efficient releases with minimal business disruption. What You'll Do: Manage and maintain the enterprise release calendar. Lead major, minor, and emergency releases across business units. Oversee release readiness, rollback planning … and post-release reviews. Ensure compliance with regulatory and audit requirements (e.g., SOX, PCI-DSS, GDPR). Act as the central point of coordination for senior stakeholders and technology teams. Contribute to governance forums including Release Boards and CABs. Drive process improvements and support the adoption of releasemanagement tooling and automation. Skills & Experience Required: Extensive More ❯
My Client leading financial institution is seeking an experienced ReleaseManagement Lead to oversee planning, coordination, and governance of software and infrastructure releases across enterprise platforms. ReleaseManagement Lead - Financial Services Location: London | Contract: Inside IR35 | Rate: £739/day Key Responsibilities: Own and manage the enterprise release calendar. Plan and execute major, minor, and … emergency releases. Coordinate with Product, Engineering, QA, and Infrastructure teams. Ensure rollback plans and communication strategies for critical releases. Lead release bridges and out-of-hours deployments. Manage post-release issue tracking and remediation. Required Skills: Extensive releasemanagement experience in financial services. Strong knowledge of ITIL, change governance, and regulatory standards (DORA, SOX, GDPR). … Familiarity with ITSM tools (ServiceNow), CI/CD pipelines, and scaled agile frameworks (SAFe). Excellent leadership and stakeholder management skills. What's on Offer: Competitive day rate: £739/day (Inside IR35). Work with a leading financial institution in a collaborative environment Please click here to find out more about our Key Information Documents. Please note that More ❯
My Client leading financial institution is seeking an experienced ReleaseManagement Lead to oversee planning, coordination, and governance of software and infrastructure releases across enterprise platforms. ReleaseManagement Lead - Financial Services Location: London | Contract: Inside IR35 | Rate: £739/day Key Responsibilities: Own and manage the enterprise release calendar. Plan and execute major, minor, and … emergency releases. Coordinate with Product, Engineering, QA, and Infrastructure teams. Ensure rollback plans and communication strategies for critical releases. Lead release bridges and out-of-hours deployments. Manage post-release issue tracking and remediation. Required Skills: Extensive releasemanagement experience in financial services. Strong knowledge of ITIL, change governance, and regulatory standards (DORA, SOX, GDPR). … Familiarity with ITSM tools (ServiceNow), CI/CD pipelines, and scaled agile frameworks (SAFe). Excellent leadership and stakeholder management skills. What's on Offer: Competitive day rate: £739/day (Inside IR35). Work with a leading financial institution in a collaborative environment Please click here to find out more about our Key Information Documents. Please note that More ❯
Head of ReleaseManagement - 6-Month Contract (Inside IR35) Location: London (Hybrid) My client, a leading investment bank is looking for a Head of ReleaseManagement for a greenfield role to establish and mature a centralised release and environment management function across EMEA. This is a unique opportunity to shape strategy and drive transformation … toward Continuous Delivery (CD) and DevOps practices. Key Responsibilities Define and implement a multi-year roadmap for release and environment management. Own end-to-end release lifecycle governance aligned with SDLC and regulatory standards. Ensure compliance with DORA , FCA/PRA, and ISO 27001. Oversee non-production environments, enforce lifecycle policies, and maintain audit-ready controls. Build and … lead a high-performing team, fostering collaboration and continuous improvement. Essential Experience Proven leadership in release and environment management within financial services/banking . DORA compliance and regulatory frameworks a strong plus Expertise in CI/CD toolchains , DevOps principles, and modern architecture (microservices, cloud-native). Familiarity with ITIL, scaled agile frameworks (SAFe), and SDLC methodologies. More ❯
London, South East, England, United Kingdom Hybrid/Remote Options
Adecco
Head of ReleaseManagement - 6-Month Contract (Inside IR35) Location: London (Hybrid) My client, a leading investment bank is looking for a Head of ReleaseManagement for a greenfield role to establish and mature a centralised release and environment management function across EMEA. This is a unique opportunity to shape strategy and drive transformation … toward Continuous Delivery (CD) and DevOps practices. Key Responsibilities Define and implement a multi-year roadmap for release and environment management. Own end-to-end release lifecycle governance aligned with SDLC and regulatory standards. Ensure compliance with DORA , FCA/PRA, and ISO 27001. Oversee non-production environments, enforce lifecycle policies, and maintain audit-ready controls. Build and … lead a high-performing team, fostering collaboration and continuous improvement. Essential Experience Proven leadership in release and environment management within financial services/banking . DORA compliance and regulatory frameworks a strong plus Expertise in CI/CD toolchains , DevOps principles, and modern architecture (microservices, cloud-native). Familiarity with ITIL, scaled agile frameworks (SAFe), and SDLC methodologies. More ❯
Its goal is to design and operate scalable resilient systems utilising software engineering principles. It brings skills and expertise to automating manual tasks (TOIL) in such areas as incident management, problem management, change management, and releasemanagement tasks, and provides operational insights through monitoring and observability; and other aspects involved in preparing and optimising automated … deliver solutions to automate manual operation (i.e., "TOIL"). Participate in operations support and on-call rotation shifts, for SRE supported systems and products. Participate in or lead problem management activities , including post-mortem incident analysis, and provision of technical insight, documented findings, outcomes and recommendations as part of a root cause analysis to troubleshoot priority incidents. Implement automation … to reduce probability and/or impact of problems recurring possible options could include automated incident response, enhanced monitoring, observability initiatives, automation to change and releasemanagement . Identify, evaluate, and recommend monitoring and observability tools and diagnostic techniques to improve system observability and insights, including identification of requirements, nonfunctional requirements, design, implementation and operationalisation. Participate in system More ❯
An Investment Banking client is currently hiring for a Head of ReleaseManagement and a Lead Release Manager to join the Bank. The initial contract will be for 6 months rolling paying £826pd via an Umbrella company. The position requires 50% attendance to the London based office. Required experience: Extensive experience in release and environment management within banking or regulated industries managing a global, enterprise-level function and proven ability to manage complex dependencies across multiple programmes with excellent stakeholder management, communication, and leadership skills. Deep experience in a senior technology leadership role within a highly regulated financial services institution, demonstrating fluency with banking compliance and audit cycles. Strategic understanding of modern software architecture More ❯
An Investment Banking client is currently hiring for a Head of ReleaseManagement and a Lead Release Manager to join the Bank. The initial contract will be for 6 months rolling paying £826pd via an Umbrella company. The position requires 50% attendance to the London based office. Required experience: Extensive experience in release and environment management within banking or regulated industries managing a global, enterprise-level function and proven ability to manage complex dependencies across multiple programmes with excellent stakeholder management, communication, and leadership skills. Deep experience in a senior technology leadership role within a highly regulated financial services institution, demonstrating fluency with banking compliance and audit cycles. Strategic understanding of modern software architecture More ❯
of incidents to development team, tech enhancements Please apply now for immediate consideration and further details. Keywords: Cash Equity trading platform support, Cash Equities Support Analyst, Cash Equities, call management and logging, problem management, FIX, SQL, Windows, Linux, Fidessa, Raptor, TMS, Change management, Releasemanagement, Bank, Banking. Scot Lewis Associates Ltd is acting as an More ❯
of incidents to development team, tech enhancements Please apply now for immediate consideration and further details. Keywords: Cash Equity trading platform support, Cash Equities Support Analyst, Cash Equities, call management and logging, problem management, FIX, SQL, Windows, Linux, Fidessa, Raptor, TMS, Change management, Releasemanagement, Bank, Banking. Scot Lewis Associates Ltd is acting as an More ❯
be able to show good knowledge of practices for Dynamics 365 — Deep understanding of Azure and cloud technologies, .Net development and PowerBI. — Broad understanding of software development lifecycle, development management, releasemanagement, data migrations, cut-over planning and early live support. — Broad knowledge of functional capabilities of Microsoft Dynamics 365 for Customer Engagement – including core solution of … Accounts, Contact and Activity management and at least one of the following: - Sales Management - Marketing automation - Project Services Automation - Customer Service Management - Field Services — Demonstrable knowledge of capabilities of the supporting software in the Microsoft stack (certification is a positive), including: - Azure SQL/SQL Server - PowerApps, LogicApps, Flow and Common Data Service - Visual Studio Team Service More ❯
run smoothly and continue to evolve with the needs of the business. Reporting to the Head of IT, this is a highly visible role that bridges technical operations, vendor management and business support. You’ll take ownership of applications across their lifecycle, from vendor engagement through to implementation, ongoing support and enhancement. Key Responsibilities Point of contact for software … software support for both in-house and third-party systems. Work with stakeholders to define requirements, budgets, and delivery criteria for new and existing solutions. Oversee and enforce change management and governance processes. Support software configuration, testing, releasemanagement and documentation. Produce and maintain clear system documentation and training materials. About You Experience within an Application Support … e.g. VB/VBA, PowerShell) for automation or troubleshooting. Familiarity with enterprise scheduling systems (e.g. VisualCron). Experience with SFTP connectivity and system integrations. Understanding of change control and releasemanagement within a regulated or corporate environment. Excellent communication, organisation, and stakeholder management skills. Ability to act independently in time-critical scenarios. Why Apply Join a tight More ❯
run smoothly and continue to evolve with the needs of the business. Reporting to the Head of IT, this is a highly visible role that bridges technical operations, vendor management and business support. You’ll take ownership of applications across their lifecycle, from vendor engagement through to implementation, ongoing support and enhancement. Key Responsibilities Point of contact for software … software support for both in-house and third-party systems. Work with stakeholders to define requirements, budgets, and delivery criteria for new and existing solutions. Oversee and enforce change management and governance processes. Support software configuration, testing, releasemanagement and documentation. Produce and maintain clear system documentation and training materials. About You Experience within an Application Support … e.g. VB/VBA, PowerShell) for automation or troubleshooting. Familiarity with enterprise scheduling systems (e.g. VisualCron). Experience with SFTP connectivity and system integrations. Understanding of change control and releasemanagement within a regulated or corporate environment. Excellent communication, organisation, and stakeholder management skills. Ability to act independently in time-critical scenarios. Why Apply Join a tight More ❯
and Service Management. You will lead a team of Systems Architects, Analysts, Specialists and Delivery Project Managers and ensure technical excellence in system architecture and design, development, testing and release activities and ensure high levels of availability, performance and support. This role collaborates with internal and external stakeholders, including third-party vendors, to optimise system solutions and align them … with business objectives. OUTCOMES Change Management Strategy: Develop and implement frameworks for managing changes to business systems, ensuring alignment with organizational objectives. System Architecture & Design: Define and oversee system architecture, ensuring solutions are scalable, secure, and aligned with business needs. Requirements Gathering & Impact Assessment: Work with stakeholders to identify, document, and analyse system change requirements, evaluating potential impacts across … of system enhancements, ensuring adherence to technical and business requirements. Testing & Validation: Lead rigorous testing and validation processes to confirm system changes meet functional, performance, and security benchmarks. Deployment & Release: Ensure smooth rollout of system changes, coordinating deployment activities to minimise disruption to business operations. Post-Implementation Review & Continuous Improvement: Monitor system performance post-deployment, gather feedback, and drive More ❯
and Service Management. You will lead a team of Systems Architects, Analysts, Specialists and Delivery Project Managers and ensure technical excellence in system architecture and design, development, testing and release activities and ensure high levels of availability, performance and support. This role collaborates with internal and external stakeholders, including third-party vendors, to optimise system solutions and align them … with business objectives. OUTCOMES Change Management Strategy: Develop and implement frameworks for managing changes to business systems, ensuring alignment with organizational objectives. System Architecture & Design: Define and oversee system architecture, ensuring solutions are scalable, secure, and aligned with business needs. Requirements Gathering & Impact Assessment: Work with stakeholders to identify, document, and analyse system change requirements, evaluating potential impacts across … of system enhancements, ensuring adherence to technical and business requirements. Testing & Validation: Lead rigorous testing and validation processes to confirm system changes meet functional, performance, and security benchmarks. Deployment & Release: Ensure smooth rollout of system changes, coordinating deployment activities to minimise disruption to business operations. Post-Implementation Review & Continuous Improvement: Monitor system performance post-deployment, gather feedback, and drive More ❯
understanding of Dynamics CRM DB Schema and Business Data Model including the customisation and development of Business Data Models for different solutions; Broad understanding of software development lifecycle, development management, releasemanagement, data migrations, cut-over planning and hyper care support; Strong knowledge of Azure DevOps & CI/CD pipelines; Knowledge and understanding of .NET framework including … process improvement, feature reusability and other initiatives to maximize efficiency in delivery; Carry out additional duties as may occur from time to time as instructed and agreed by the management team or supervisors; Provide guidance and mentorship (technical/professional) to groom junior team members; Represent our client's Microsoft Business Solutions team in a professional and positive manner More ❯
Strong implementation experience with Power Platform (Power Apps, Power Automate, Power Virtual Agents, Power BI, RPA etc.), including appropriate Architect level certification. Broad understanding of software development lifecycle, Development management, Releasemanagement, Data migration, cut-over planning and Go-Live support Exposure in Cloud Storage Services (Azure SQL, Blob storage etc.) Experience with Azure Platform and Integration More ❯
London, Paddington, United Kingdom Hybrid/Remote Options
The Bridge IT Recruitment
requirements and value use cases to ensure platform investment delivers maximum value aligned to business priorities. The I&T ServiceNow Product Owner will also be responsible for ongoing platform management and operational excellence. At Urenco we’re committed to giving you opportunities to be your best. If you feel you meet some, but not all of what were looking … the full product lifecycle to meet customer/user needs and achieve targets. • Coordinate customer testing and support end users during Solution testing ensuring robust checking of platform before release to wider user base. Coordinate product launches and deliver organisational change management through appropriate communications and training. Adapt products based on changing customer/user needs and creates … retirement and transition plans • Ensuring the platform is maintained and working efficiently through effective releasemanagement, upgrades and patch management. Including end user engagement concerning planned maintenance and downtime of the service. • Management of the Knowledge Management Database within ServiceNow. • Ensuring all documentation relating to the platform is up to date, accurate and easily accessible for More ❯
Paddington, Warrington, United Kingdom Hybrid/Remote Options
The Bridge IT Recruitment
requirements and value use cases to ensure platform investment delivers maximum value aligned to business priorities. The I&T ServiceNow Product Owner will also be responsible for ongoing platform management and operational excellence. At Urenco we re committed to giving you opportunities to be your best. If you feel you meet some, but not all of what were looking … the full product lifecycle to meet customer/user needs and achieve targets. • Coordinate customer testing and support end users during Solution testing ensuring robust checking of platform before release to wider user base. Coordinate product launches and deliver organisational change management through appropriate communications and training. Adapt products based on changing customer/user needs and creates … retirement and transition plans • Ensuring the platform is maintained and working efficiently through effective releasemanagement, upgrades and patch management. Including end user engagement concerning planned maintenance and downtime of the service. • Management of the Knowledge Management Database within ServiceNow. • Ensuring all documentation relating to the platform is up to date, accurate and easily accessible for More ❯
West London, London, United Kingdom Hybrid/Remote Options
Morson Edge
requirements and value use cases to ensure platform investment delivers maximum value aligned to business priorities. The I&T ServiceNow Product Owner will also be responsible for ongoing platform management and operational excellence. At Urenco we're committed to giving you opportunities to be your best. If you feel you meet some, but not all of what were looking … the full product lifecycle to meet customer/user needs and achieve targets. • Coordinate customer testing and support end users during Solution testing ensuring robust checking of platform before release to wider user base. Coordinate product launches and deliver organisational change management through appropriate communications and training. Adapt products based on changing customer/user needs and creates … retirement and transition plans • Ensuring the platform is maintained and working efficiently through effective releasemanagement, upgrades and patch management. Including end user engagement concerning planned maintenance and downtime of the service. • Management of the Knowledge Management Database within ServiceNow. • Ensuring all documentation relating to the platform is up to date, accurate and easily accessible for More ❯