D365 Test, Release and Change Control Manager

Job title: D365 Test, Release & Change Control Manager

Location: Nottingham (Preferably onsite, but hybrid working available – 3 days office)

Salary: £60,000 - £80,000 p/a

Benefits: Private Healthcare, Pension, 25 days holiday rising to 30 over 5 years, Group Life Insurance, Income Protection, Gym Discounts, Free Fuel Fridays, Employee of the Quarter, Employee Referral program and many more

XMA are looking for an experienced D365 Test, Release & Change Control Manager to oversee the Microsoft Dynamics 365 estate, covering both Customer Engagement (CE) and Finance & Supply Chain Management (F&SCM). The role will be responsible for release governance, testing coordination, change control, and project coordination across critical business systems, ensuring all system changes are properly tested, documented, and deployed smoothly with minimal business disruption. This is an ideal opportunity for someone with experience in release management, testing, change governance, or project delivery within enterprise environments.

The Role: D365 Test, Release & Change Control Manager

You’ll be responsible for managing the end-to-end release lifecycle across the Microsoft Dynamics 365 estate, covering both Customer Engagement (CE) and Finance & Supply Chain Management (F&SCM).

Key responsibilities will include:

• Owning and managing the D365 release calendar and deployment schedules
• Coordinating testing activities including SIT, UAT, regression, and smoke testing
• Managing change control processes, approvals, and release readiness
• Supporting go/no-go decision making for releases and deployments
• Coordinating releases across multiple environments including Dev, Test, UAT, Pre-Prod, and Production
• Managing defects, risks, dependencies, and post-release validation activities
• Producing and maintaining release documentation including test plans, release notes, RAID logs, and cutover plans
• Working closely with internal teams and external suppliers to ensure smooth delivery
• Driving continuous improvement across release and change processes
• Coordinating project activity plans, timelines, deliverables, and key milestones across D365 initiatives
• Managing and tracking project risks, issues, actions, and dependencies to ensure successful delivery
• Liaising with third-party suppliers, implementation partners, and vendors to coordinate delivery activities and resolve issues
• Facilitating project governance meetings, stakeholder updates, and progress reporting
• Supporting resource planning and ensuring activities are aligned to agreed project objectives and deadlines

What We’re Looking For:

We’re looking for someone with strong coordination, governance, stakeholder management, and project delivery experience within enterprise systems environments.

Experience required:

• Experience managing releases, testing, or change control within enterprise applications
• Exposure to Microsoft Dynamics 365 environments (CE and/or F&SCM)
• Strong understanding of release governance and testing lifecycles
• Experience coordinating stakeholders across technical and business teams
• Experience managing defects, risks, dependencies, and release readiness
• Comfortable working within Agile and/or ITIL environments
• Strong organisational and communication skills
• Experience coordinating projects, workstreams, or technology delivery initiatives
• Experience working with external suppliers, vendors, or systems integration partners
• Ability to manage multiple priorities, timelines, and stakeholder expectations in a fast-paced environment
• Strong project coordination, planning, and reporting skills

We’re proud to be recognised as a Disability Confident Level 3 Employer—the highest level in the UK Government’s scheme. This reflects our ongoing commitment to fostering an inclusive, supportive culture where everyone has the opportunity to thrive. Through our inclusive recruitment practices, we ensure that individuals with disabilities are given fair and equal access to opportunities within our organisation. As part of this commitment, we participate in the Guaranteed Interview Scheme, which offers an interview to any candidate with a disability who meets the essential criteria for the role.

We will ensure that individuals who have a disability are provided reasonable accommodation, to enable full participation in the job application and interview process. If you have any such requirements, please do not hesitate to contact us on our email which is training@xma.co.uk, we will be happy to action your requests.

Keywords: D365, Customer engagement, Suppliers, Dynamics 365, Test Manager, Release, Change Control Manager, Change management, project management