Release Manager

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Job Description

Summary

As part of the M&S Data Technology Team, you'll be joining a well-loved historic brand, working on solutions that serves millions of loyal customers and thousands of colleagues! With ethical values that run right through the company's core and technology leaders that truly understand data technology, it's an exciting time as we're redefining ourselves into a digital first and data-led organisation, with the field of Release Management being a key differentiator.

We are seeking a passionate Release, Environment & Service Fundamentals Manager to support the controlled and safe delivery of our data transformation programmes and ongoing BAU developments. Working within the Data Technology team, you will own all releases into our central cloud-based data platform, as well all related environments and their contents.

You will play a key role in driving our ambition to create a best-in-class data platform, environment, and culture. We are looking for people to join our data technology teams to drive this transformation, build a modern data platform using exciting technologies and do the best work of their careers.

To stay close to customers, our support teams are in the office three days a week as we believe that skills are developed through collaboration, and that spending time together makes us more creative and connected.

What's in it for you

Being a part of M&S is exactly that - playing your part to bring the magic of M&S to our customers every day. We're an inclusive, dynamic, exciting, and ever evolving business built on doing the right thing and bringing exceptional quality, value, service to every customer, whenever, wherever and however they want to shop with us.

Here are some of the benefits we offer that make working for M&S just that little bit more special...

• After completing your probationary period, you'll receive 20% colleague discount across all M&S products and many of our third-party brands for you and a member of your household.
• Competitive holiday entitlement with the potential to buy extra holiday days!
• Discretionary bonus schemes awarded based on how you achieve your personal objectives and our performance as a business.
• A generous Defined Contribution Pension Scheme and Life Assurance.
• A dedicated welcome to our teams with a tailored induction and a wide range of training programmes to develop your skills.
• Amazing perks and discounts via our M&S Choices portal to maximise your financial and personal wellbeing.
• Industry-leading parental, adoption and neonatal policies, providing support and flexibility for your family.
• Access to a fantastic range of wellbeing support for all colleagues including access to our 24/7 Virtual GP and PAM Assist to support you and your family.
• A charity volunteer day to support a charity or cause you're passionate about through a dedicated day away from work.

What you'll do

• Planning release windows and the owning overall release lifecycle and supporting processes.
• Managing risks that may affect release scope.
• Chairing change advisory boards (CAB), communicating release plans, commitments, and related dependencies.
• Measuring and monitoring progress, including quality metrics and MI that support implementation.
• Gatekeeping all production changes, supporting and building out fast track processes for low-risk change.
• Owning and evolving release management practise, process, supporting automation and related artefacts.
• Owning and managing all non-product and product environment, owning environment scheduling and supporting test data population processes.
• First point of contact for all organisational transitions and audits, both internal and external

Who you are

• Demonstrable understanding of version control systems, continuous integration, and deployment tools
• Good conceptual understanding of cloud-based data technologies and SDLC
• Solid attention to detail, ability to trouble shoot and problem solve
• Brilliant communicator (written and verbal), with strong influence skills
• Great facilitator and chair for key release meetings
• Great skills in troubleshooting and problem-solving
• Demonstrable ability to break done complex matters and communicate them in a way that anyone in the organisation can understand
• Experience with working with internal and external auditors

Everyone's welcome

We are ambitious about the future of retail. We're disrupting, innovating and leading the industry into a more conscientious, inspiring digital era. We're transforming how we work together and offering our most exciting opportunities yet. Marks & Spencer strives to be an inclusive organisation, trusted and admired by our colleagues, customers and suppliers. Join us and make change happen.

We are committed to building diverse and representative teams, where everyone can bring their whole selves to work and be at their best. We support each other and work together to win together.

If you feel you'd benefit from any support or reasonable adjustments during any stage of the recruitment process, please don't hesitate to let us know when completing your application. This information will be picked up by our team, so we can try and put steps in place to help you be at your best through this process.

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