Senior Release Manager
Location: India - Pune
Department: CX - R&D Engineering
At NiCE, we don’t limit our challenges. We challenge our limits. Always. We’re ambitious. We’re game changers. And we play to win. We set the highest standards and execute beyond them. And if you’re like us, we can offer you the ultimate career opportunity that will light a fire within you.
About the Role
The Senior Release Manager is a strategic leader within the Release Management function at NiCE CXone. This role owns and drives enterprise-wide release strategy, governance, and execution for our mission-critical, industry-leading customer interaction management platform. The Senior Release Manager partners closely with Engineering, Product, and Operations leadership to ensure predictable, high-quality, and highly available SaaS releases that meet a 99.99% uptime SLA, while continuously evolving release practices through automation and operational excellence.
How You’ll Make an Impact
Own and evolve enterprise release management strategy, governance frameworks, and best practices across NiCE CXone.
Lead planning, orchestration, and execution of complex, large-scale SaaS releases spanning multiple teams, services, and deployment models.
Serve as the primary release authority, ensuring readiness, risk assessment, and go/no-go decision-making aligned with business priorities.
Drive continuous improvement of release processes, change management, and automation across the SDLC to increase reliability and reduce operational risk.
Champion ITIL-aligned Change and Problem Management practices, including post-release reviews, root cause analysis, and corrective actions.
Lead early customer access and beta programs, managing communication plans, success metrics, and escalation paths.
Mentor and guide Release Managers and cross-functional teams on release best practices, tooling, and execution standards.
Act as a senior point of escalation during release-related incidents, coordinating response and resolution across teams.
Represent Release Management in executive and customer-facing communications with clarity, confidence, and accountability.
Provide leadership and oversight for releases during off-hours, including nights and weekends, as required.
What You Bring
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field (or equivalent professional experience).
Total experience: 5-7 years
3+ years of experience working within the SDLC in enterprise SaaS environments, with significant ownership of release management functions.
1+ years of experience leading complex, concurrent software releases in a senior Release Manager or similar role.
Deep understanding of modern SDLC practices, CI/CD pipelines, and cloud-based deployment strategies (monolith and microservices).
Strong knowledge of ITIL Change and Problem Management, release governance, and risk management principles.
Proven ability to lead cross-functional initiatives, influence without authority, and drive alignment at senior levels.
Exceptional communication and stakeholder management skills, including experience presenting to executive audiences.
Background in software engineering, DevOps, or QA/testing is highly desirable.
What’s in It for You
Ownership of release strategy for a highly available, enterprise-scale SaaS platform.
Opportunity to shape and mature release management practices across a global organization.
Exposure to advanced CI/CD, cloud-native, and microservices architectures.
High visibility, influence, and impact across product, engineering, and operations leadership.
Enjoy NiCE-FLEX!
At NiCE, we work according to the NiCE-FLEX hybrid model, which enables maximum flexibility: 2 days working from the office and 3 days of remote work, each week. Naturally, office days focus on face-to-face meetings, where teamwork and collaborative thinking generate innovation, new ideas, and a vibrant, interactive atmosphere
Requisition Number: 10492
Reporting Into: Engineering Manager, Release Management
Role Type: Individual Contributor
About NiCE
NICE Ltd. (NASDAQ: NICE) software products are used by 25,000+ global businesses, including 85 of the Fortune 100 corporations, to deliver extraordinary customer experiences, fight financial crime and ensure public safety. Every day, NiCE software manages more than 120 million customer interactions and monitors 3+ billion financial transactions.
Known as an innovation powerhouse that excels in AI, cloud and digital, NiCE is consistently recognized as the market leader in its domains, with over 8,500 employees across 30+ countries.
NiCE is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, marital status, ancestry, neurotype, physical or mental disability, veteran status, gender identity, sexual orientation or any other category protected by law.
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