Release Manager, Senior

Release Manager, Senior - SharePoint Online

Job Category: Software Engineering: Program Management Location: Redmond, WA, US Job ID: 785621-76817 Division: Microsoft Office Division Are you ready to make an impact on the SharePoint Online? Join the fast paced Operations team within the SharePoint organization, responsible for deploying and running all of SharePoint Online (part of Microsoft Online services suite from BPOS). This is an exciting and fast growing business as we are rapidly on boarding new Online customers. This team also works closely with the other BPOS services to launch next wave of Microsoft Online services. SharePoint Operations team, which is chartered with developing, building, and running a highly available, secure and scalable online environment, as well as technologies to effectively scale our operations, has an exciting opportunity for a strong Engineering Release Manager who will take us from Build to RTO to RTW. Key Responsibilities: Engineering focused Full software lifecycle project management for scheduled platform releases Release manager for platform or online service releases (compliance, readiness for deployment, SOX, etc.) Manage release life cycle for production and non-production environment Overall release communications Responsible for release-level processes around issue management, risk management, status reporting Track build life cycle and versioning Strong project management skills, ability to negotiate with engineering, external teams, strong customer orientation, and a passion for building web-based services are important for success. Working with Program Management, Developers and Testers to implement short and long term plans for our platform Develop project plans and manage to them Report status, risks, and accomplishments Establish specific goals and commitments for project participants Recognize the need to change and adjust project plans accordingly Evangelize - Represent the Operations team on technical, product direction and service quality Prior experience in Operations is a plus. Interested? You must have great communication, time management, and team interaction skills. You should be able to write quality specs, schedules, understand operational, development, test and Program/Project Management land, and manage multiple projects to completion. You should be able to make trade-offs, to negotiate, and to build consensus, all while keeping the project goals in mind. You should have managed the production release of at least two commercial software products and/or online services. You should have proven experience with software project management methodologies and tools like MS Project. Education Job experience requirements: BA/BS in Business or Computer Science. MS would be a plus. 5+ years experience of Release Management Experience working in a Hosted Service or Enterprise data center experience Microsoft Operations Framework experience PMP Certification Prior System Engineer experience is a plus