Change And Release Manager

Change And Release Manager

Posted 1 week ago by Intec Select

£85 Per hour
Outside
Hybrid
Kings Hill, England, United Kingdom

Summary: The Change & Release Manager role at a leading telecommunications corporation involves overseeing the end-to-end change and release processes within a Salesforce and Etamin environment. The position requires collaboration with internal teams, project managers, and external partners to ensure effective deployments and process maturity. This hands-on role emphasizes process governance, stakeholder management, and technical delivery oversight. The position is hybrid, based in Kings Hill, Kent, with a pay rate of £650 per day, classified as outside IR35.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Own and govern the end-to-end change and release processes across Salesforce-driven Retail and Netadmin-based Wholesale environments.
  • Maintain and control the Forward Schedule of Change (FSC), collaborating closely with project managers, development teams, business owners, and external vendors to ensure alignment.
  • Lead and manage a test team of 2 testers working across Wholesale and Retail domains.
  • Drive consistent test planning, execution, and defect management processes.
  • Identify opportunities to improve existing change, release, and testing processes.
  • Lead post-release reviews to capture lessons learned and implement improvements.

Key Skills:

  • Strong experience in Change Management, Release Management, or Test Management roles.
  • Experience with CRM platforms (Salesforce experience preferred).
  • Experience with provisioning and operational systems (Netadmin or similar desirable).
  • Excellent stakeholder coordination and communication skills.
  • Experience preparing and issuing professional release communications.
  • Previous experience working within telecoms, broadband, or ISP sectors (desirable).
  • Experience with service provider integrations (desirable).
  • Familiarity with ITIL framework and principles (desirable).
  • Hands-on experience introducing or improving test automation processes (desirable).
  • Technical understanding of software delivery and deployment processes (Agile/Waterfall) (desirable).

Salary (Rate): £650 daily

City: Kings Hill

Country: United Kingdom

Working Arrangements: hybrid

IR35 Status: outside IR35

Seniority Level: undetermined

Industry: IT

Detailed Description From Employer:

A leading telecommunications corporation is hiring a Change & Release Manager with experience working within the telco industry and governing the end-to-end change/release processes across retail / wholesale partners within a Salesforce / Etamin environment. The Change & Release Manager will work cross-functionally with internal teams, PMs, external partners, and vendors to ensure well-controlled deployments and process maturity during this contract period. This is a hands-on coordination role requiring a balance of process governance, stakeholder management, and technical delivery oversight. Our client is paying £650PD, Outside IR 35 to be based in Kings Hill, Kent on a hybrid basis (very occasional travel).

Key Responsibilities:

  • Own and govern the end-to-end change and release processes across Salesforce-driven Retail and Netadmin-based Wholesale environments.
  • Maintain and control the Forward Schedule of Change (FSC), collaborating closely with project managers, development teams, business owners, and external vendors to ensure alignment.
  • Testing & Quality Assurance: Lead and manage a test team of 2 testers working across Wholesale and Retail domains. Drive consistent test planning, execution, and defect management processes.
  • Continuous Process Improvement: Identify opportunities to improve existing change, release, and testing processes. Lead post-release reviews to capture lessons learned and implement improvements.

Essential skills:

  • Strong experience in Change Management, Release Management, or Test Management roles
  • Experience with CRM platforms (Salesforce experience preferred).
  • Experience with provisioning and operational systems (Netadmin or similar desirable).
  • Excellent stakeholder coordination and communication skills.
  • Experience preparing and issuing professional release communications.

Desirable:

  • Previous experience working within telecoms, broadband, or ISP sectors.
  • Experience with service provider integrations.
  • Familiarity with ITIL framework and principles.
  • Hands-on experience introducing or improving test automation processes.
  • Technical understanding of software delivery and deployment processes (Agile/Waterfall).