IT Project Release Manager Job in Chicago, Illinois US
IT Project Release Manager
About JPMorgan Chase: JPMorgan Chase Co. (NYSE: JPM) is a leading global financial services firm with assets of $2.1 trillion and operations in more than 60 countries. The Firm is a leader in investment banking, financial services for consumers, small-business and commercial banking, financial transaction processing, asset management and private equity. A component of the Dow Jones Industrial Average, JPMorgan Chase Co. serves millions of consumers in the United States and many of the world's most prominent corporate, institutional and government clients under its J.P. Morgan and Chase brands. The headquarters for JPMorgan Chase is located in New York. J.P. Morgan Chase Co. has six lines of business: Asset Management Card Services Commercial Banking Investment Bank Retail Financial Services Treasury Securities Services JPMorgan Chase holds leading positions in most major categories it competes in across its peer group. JPMorgan Chase reported full-year 2010 earnings of $17.4 billion on revenue of $104.8 billion. The firm continues to successfully navigate through the intense credit and capital markets turbulence, protecting the company and capitalizing on any opportunities that present themselves. The firm has a history of showing leadership during times of financial crisis and will continue to build on that legacy. Culture: JPMorgan Chase is committed to building vibrant communities, preserving the environment and promoting an inclusive culture that benefits its shareholders, customers, employees, neighbors and future generations. The firm does this in multiple ways, ranging from charitable giving and diversity initiatives to the promotion of economic opportunity and development. The organization strives to be fair and ethical in business practices and has a strong set of principles that guides our actions and informs decisions. The firm is helping to protect the environment and works at deep community involvement. A select few awards include: Most Admired Companies by FORTUNE magazine Most Respected Companies by Barron's magazine Top 50 Companies for Diversity, Diversity Inc magazine Top Companies for Executive Women by National Association for Female Executives (NAFE) 100% rating on the Corporate Equality Index, measuring treatment of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender employees and customers About Chase Card Services: Chase Card Services is a key contributor to the JPMorgan Chase product platform, playing an integral role in the firm's powerful banking franchise. Today's card industry is complex, and Chase Card Services has almost 91 million open credit-card accounts and more than $137 billion in managed loans. Customers used Chase cards to meet more than $313 billion worth of their spending needs in 2010. Chase continues to innovate despite a very difficult business environment, launching new products and services, such as Blueprint, Chase Sapphire and Ink from Chase, and earning a market leadership position in building loyalty and reward programs. Chase also offers credit card programs with many of the world's best brands. Through its merchant acquiring business, Chase Paymentech Solutions, Chase is one of the leading processors of credit card payments. This person is responsible for managing the application/event release activities for multiple platforms within CCIT. This individual will drive the release planning for all production and non-production environments including scheduling, implementation, and post-deploy activities. Daily activities will include responsibilities for many small-to-medium releases or one large release. Responsibilities include; Lead Implementation Planning meetings prior to deployment Use established best practices to ensure timely and successful production deployments Facilitate implementation workbook review meetings with functional teams to build runbook and backout plans Engage and schedule functional resources in support of deployment and implementation verification Acquire final approvals from QA and the LOB for application deployments Partner with CCIT Project Manager to develop Command Center Plan Coordinates Mock Deployments and Mock Rollbacks Responsible for QA, UAT, PERF, DR, Prod, client-facing environments Coordinates with Environment Manager to ensure that all applicable environment issues are resolved in advance of production implementation Execute deployment according to implementation plan Coordinate overall deployment Partner with CCIT Project Manager to execute Command Center Plan Track deployment activities as they occur using implementation plan Facilitate resolution of issues during deployment and escalate issues where necessary Add post deployment activities where needed and follow-up on their completion Post Deployment meeting to review issues and activities Communicate status to Senior Management and LOB via checkpoint conference bridge and in-person meetings Communicate interim and overall plan status to Technology Project Manager and Platform Owner Produce workbook including detailed implementation tasks, PVT Plan, Backout and Contact Lists Post implementation documents to online data repository May be responsible for mentoring lower level Release Managers