Keyloop bridges the gap between dealers, manufacturers, technology suppliers and car buyers.
We empower car dealers and manufacturers to fully embrace digital transformation. How? By creating innovative technology that makes selling cars better for our customers, and buying and owning cars better for theirs.
We use cutting-edge technology to link our clients’ systems, departments and sites. We provide an open technology platform that’s shaping the industry for the future. We use data to help clients become more efficient, increase profitability and give more customers an amazing experience. Want to be part of it?
Role Overview:
We are seeking a Release Manager to lead the planning, coordination and execution of enterprise software releases across multiple environments. In this role, you will be responsible for overseeing the end-to-end release lifecycle, ensuring smooth and timely deployments with minimal risk and disruption to operations. While the primary focus will be on release management, you will also provide oversight and strategic direction to Dev/DevOps/QA team, ensuring system integrity, performance, quality and defining and driving test strategies.
Roles & Responsiblities
- Lead end-to-end release management activities across enterprise applications, ensuring on-time delivery, adherence to scope, and quality standards.
- Own and continuously improve the release pipeline, including scheduling, coordination, risk management, and deployment planning.
- Collaborate with development, product, infrastructure, and business teams to ensure smooth and efficient release cycles.
- Provide leadership in test environment management, test data creation, and release documentation.
- Participate in and contribute to IT budget planning related to release operations and Dev/DevOps/QA resourcing.
- Define Dev/DevOps/QA strategy, standards, and best practices to align with release goals and overall IT strategy
- Manage the Dev/DevOps/QA team responsible for manual and automated testing across all phases of the software development lifecycle.
- Identify and mitigate release risks, issues, and dependencies; drive resolution of issues across cross-functional teams.
- Coach and mentor Dev/DevOps/QA engineers and team leads; promote a culture of continuous improvement, accountability, and high performance.
- Establish clear KPIs for release success, effectiveness, defect metrics, and team productivity.
- Manage team capacity, workload distribution, and resource planning based on project priorities and release cadence
Essential Skills
- Demonstrated experience in software release management, ideally within an enterprise application environment.
- Proven experience in test planning, execution, automation, and defect management.
- Deep understanding of Agile and DevOps practices; experience with CI/CD pipelines and release tools (e.g., Jenkins, Azure DevOps).
- Ability to lead cross-functional efforts and manage multiple releases concurrently.
- Excellent organizational and communication skills; can translate technical details to stakeholders at all levels.
- Proven ability to coach, develop, and lead technical teams.
- High attention to detail and a commitment to delivering high-quality software.
- Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to anticipate, identify, and resolve complex issues.
Why join us?
We’re on a journey to become market leaders in our space – and with that comes some incredible opportunities. Collaborate and learn from industry experts from all over the globe. Work with game-changing products and services. Get the training and support you need to try new things, adapt to quick changes and explore different paths. Join Keyloop and progress your career, your way.
An inclusive environment to thrive
We’re committed to fostering an inclusive work environment. One that respects all dimensions of diversity. We promote an inclusive culture within our business, and we celebrate different employees and lifestyles – not just on key days, but every day.
Be rewarded for your efforts
We believe people should be paid based on their performance so our pay and benefits reflect this and are designed to attract the very best talent. We encourage everyone in our organisation to explore opportunities which enable them to grow their career through investment in their development but equally by working in a culture which fosters support and unbridled collaboration.
Keyloop doesn’t require academic qualifications for this position. We select based on experience and potential, not credentials.
We are also an equal opportunity employer committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce. We value diversity and encourage candidates of all backgrounds to apply.