Release Manager - 6mth Fixed Term Contract

Description

AXA UK are looking for a talented Release Manager to lead the technical delivery of our products and achieve a seamless flow of software releases throughout the development lifecycle, through to production and early life support. At AXA we are adopting a Hybrid way of working, empowering our people to balance their time between home and for this role, one of our AXA offices and in a way that works best for them, their team, and our customers.

What you will be doing:

• Accountable for the overall coordination & implementation planning of releases, through to the production estate.
• Ensuring releases are delivered smoothly and to schedule through matrix managing a team of specialists using agile techniques.
• Consulting with Delivery & Engineering teams to establish and manage overall functional and technical release scope, ensuring releases deliver significant benefit and monetary value to the organisation.
• Responsible for overall release reporting, presenting clear visibility of risks, KPI’s and RAG status updates to business and IT stakeholders.
• Driving the overall release quality, prior to implementation ensuring we remain compliant with our security and governance controls and that necessary evidence is present and acceptable.
• Providing early life support post release and ensure unforeseen issues are triaged and managed accordingly, upon service stability lobby support from operational and business stakeholders to exit warranty.
• Continuously challenge and evolve our ways of operating, through leveraging latest technology, methodologies, and market trends to spot and implement new and efficient ways of working that contribute to the overarching ALM strategy.
• Working as a subject matter expertise in the field of release engineering, including strong tools knowledge and understanding of environment management & branching strategies, through the use of Microsoft Dev Ops.

Qualifications

• Experience operating within a Release function within an Agile environment
• Proven hands-on experience of MS Azure DevOps tool and underpinning knowledge of industry best practices
• Experience of managing a release pipeline for .Net enterprise IT platform
• Stakeholder management experience
• Understanding of Agile and DevOps practices
• Strong attention to detail and quality
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment
• Flexible attitude to work, be able to work unsociable hours when required
• As a precondition of employment for this role, you must be eligible and authorised to work in the United Kingdom.

What we offer

One of the best things about joining AXA is our rewards package. At AXA UK, we are appreciative of the people who work for us, and our rewards package is reviewed regularly to reflect that. You can expect to receive:

• Competitive annual salary
• Annual company & performance-based bonus
• Discretionary company & performance-based bonus
• Contributory pension scheme (up to 12% employer contributions)
• Life Assurance (up to 10 x annual salary)
• 25 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays
• Opportunity to buy up to five extra days leave or sell up to 3 days leave
• AXA employee discounts
• Gym benefits

Our ambition is to become one of the most inspiring companies to work for, as such we are committed to supporting employee needs, providing meaningful career development, and celebrating differences. We understand that everyone has individual work and home life responsibilities, therefore we are happy to discuss flexible working arrangements for this role, should this be a requirement for you.

We look for candidates with the right skills and values to join us and selection is based on a fair and equal process. As a regulated financial services company, all successful candidates will be subject to preemployment checks. We’re committed to providing equal opportunities for all; therefore we welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. As a disability confident employer, we are pleased to offer our support and access to the AXA Accessibility Concierge should you require an alternative method of applying or any reasonable adjustments to be made during the recruitment process.

To apply, you will be able to upload your profile/CV from there. If you would like to discuss this role further or would like to engage with our Accessibility Concierge, please send an email to Joanna.Watts@axa-uk.co.uk

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About AXA

With a presence in over 60 countries, and 165,000 employees serving the needs of 107 million customers, AXA is big.

But never too big to care for every single person who works here. So when you join us, we promise to put our collective might behind you and your career.

You’ll work in an open and supportive environment where you’ll be developed, challenged and encouraged to move around to achieve even bigger and better things – nationally and internationally. You’ll learn directly from senior leaders, from the best in our business. And you’ll enjoy real responsibility, really early on.

Every large company today talks about supporting diversity and inclusion. But at AXA UK, these values form an integral part of everything we do. For us, it’s about bringing together the best talent, helping people to realise their full potential by being 100% themselves at work and delivering outstanding service to everyone – regardless of difference.

Proud to be part of the AXA Group, a global insurance brand and a worldwide leader in financial services, AXA Insurance businesses employ over 5,500 in a network of offices across the UK. Our expert teams care for a huge range of customers, helping them protect their cars, homes and businesses against life’s uncertainties. Whether bought directly, through brokers or through a number of corporate partners, our market-leading products are trusted by millions.