Title: Release Manager (Digital)

Our History:
From our start in 2009, Conexess has established itself in 3 markets, employing nearly 150+ individuals nation-wide. Operating in over 15 states, our client base ranges from Fortune 500/1000 companies, to mid-small range companies. For the majority of the mid-small range companies, we are exclusively used due to our outstanding staffing track record

Who We Are:
Conexess is a full-service staffing firm offering contract, contract-to hire, and direct placements. We have a wide range of recruiting capabilities extending from help desk technicians to CIOs. We are also capable of offering project based work.

Job Description:
Conexess is desiring a Digital Release Manager for a new position at a well respected and successful global organization!  This is an opportunity to make an immediate and long-term impact within a growing enterprise!

What they need: 

• 7+ years experience performing Release management for Web and/or eCommerce sites.
• Knowledge of Web Hosting Management of processes and protocol

What they prefer to have:

• Experience with AEM, Akamai, SAP Hybris and Amazon Web Services (AWS)
• Self motivated, innovative, and excellent communication skills.
• Strong analytical problem solving skills.
• Working knowledge and experience release management methodologies and tools.
• Ability to manage own time and priorities to reach project goals.
• Excellent interpersonal, written and oral communication skills
• Demonstrated ability to balance, prioritize and organize multiple tasks.
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively in teams and across organizations
• Demonstrated ability to synthesize feedback and adjust plans accordingly
• Demonstrated ability to build strong relationships inside and outside the organization
• Advanced troubleshooting skills
• Demonstrated ability to develop and write technical documentation
• Demonstrated ability to review software components for standards compliance
• Demonstrated ability to quickly learn release component deployment processes and techniques
• Identifies opportunities for use of solutions to improve efficiency and reduce waste

What to expect: 

• Lead and coordinate Adobe Experience Manager (AEM) and SAP Hybris environments’ changes with the respective MSPs
• Negotiate adjustments to the business and technical objectives among all affected stakeholders including agencies, business units, and MSPs.
• Coordinate timelines for major activities as part of Change Advisory Board
• Coordinate changes to documents (infrastructure design, governance, tech design, etc.) - Document repository
• Create Decision Matrix documentation and analysis to support key decisions
• Coordinate/Support funding change analysis/decisions Change Advisory Board
• Coordinate with security team if needed for security assessments.
• Change Advisory Board Preparation activities: review/confirm agenda provided by MSP & determine necessary participants. In addition, determine if additional analysis is required prior to meeting to ensure successful meeting.
• Maintain good working knowledge of Business Units and main point of contact as coordinated with the Client PMs.
• Coordinate Business Units timelines to align with MSP timelines.
• Drive issue resolution and manage approval process.
• Work closely with the MSP team to respond to requests and provide cost and timing estimates.  Prioritizing and tracking progress.
• Onboarding of new CAB members - BUs and individuals.
• Create/ Own Meeting invites for Bi-weekly Governance DAC Meetings
• Validates components for adherence to established guidelines, standards, policies and procedures
• Reviews changes for audit compliance
• Reviews deployment documentation, forms, work plans, back out plans, test scripts, test results and compliance reports
• Ensures deployed applications stay consistent with architectural standards
• Perform deployment coordination with other services
• Performs eCommerce component deployment, verification and notification
• Performs measures to ensure the availability, integrity, confidentiality and reliability of eCommerce application deployments
• Coordinates resolution of incidents with help desk
• Documents work plans and deployment baselines