Senior Release Manager

Job#: 3045190

Job Description:

Senior Release Manager

Location: Charlotte, North Carolina (Onsite)

Employment Type: Contract

Contract Duration: 12 Months

Role Overview

The Senior Release Manager will be a key leader in driving the transformation of release management practices from legacy, fragmented processes to a modern, automated, and scalable operating model. This role will lead the design, implementation, and adoption of enterprise-wide release capabilities across International Technology and Global Payments Solutions Technology. This leader will bring a forward-looking mindset, combining domain expertise in global payments with experience modernizing complex technology environments.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the evolution of release management from traditional, manual processes to a modern, automated, and data-driven model.
• Define and execute a roadmap to standardize release practices across legacy and modern technology stacks.
• Design, document, and implement scalable, line-of-business-wide release management processes.
• Establish and enforce release governance, including milestone tracking, controls, and risk management.
• Apply expertise in international payments and global payment platforms to manage complex dependencies and release risk.
• Identify and implement opportunities to automate release workflows and eliminate manual inefficiencies.
• Serve as a transformation leader, driving adoption through clear, structured communication.
• Develop playbooks, documentation, and training materials to support enterprise-wide adoption.
• Build partnerships across CIO organizations, engineering, operations, and business stakeholders.

Required Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in Release Management, IT Service Management, or related disciplines within large, complex organizations.
• Proven experience designing and implementing enterprise release management frameworks.
• Strong domain knowledge of Global Payments Solutions Technology, including systems integration and payment processing flows.
• Demonstrated ability to influence without direct authority and drive organizational change.
• Expertise in process documentation, stakeholder engagement, and training delivery.
• Experience leveraging automation and tooling to improve release efficiency and reduce operational risk.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in global financial services or other highly regulated environments.
• Experience with enterprise tooling such as ServiceNow or Jira.
• ITIL certification or equivalent experience in ITSM best practices.
• Experience leading transformation from monolithic or legacy systems to modern, cloud-enabled architectures.

Everforth Apex is a world-class IT services company that serves thousands of clients across the globe. When you join Everforth Apex, you become part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning. We offer quality career resources, training, certifications, development opportunities, and a comprehensive benefits package. Our commitment to excellence is reflected in many awards, including ClearlyRateds Best of Staffing in Talent Satisfaction in the United States and Great Place to Work in the United Kingdom and Mexico.

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Everforth Apex Benefits Overview: Everforth Apex offers a range of supplemental benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and other insurance plans that offer an optional layer of financial protection. We offer an ESPP (employee stock purchase program) and a 401K program which allows you to contribute typically within 30 days of starting, with a company match after 12 months of tenure. Everforth Apex also offers a HSA (Health Savings Account on the HDHP plan), a SupportLinc Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with up to 8 free counseling sessions, a corporate discount savings program and other discounts. In terms of professional development, Everforth Apex hosts an on-demand training program, provides access to certification prep and a library of technical and leadership courses/books/seminars once you have 6+ months of tenure, and certification discounts and other perks to associations that include CompTIA and IIBA. Everforth Apex has a dedicated customer service team for our Consultants that can address questions around benefits and other resources, as well as a certified Career Coach. You can access a full list of our benefits, programs, support teams and resources within our 'Welcome Packet' as well, which an Everforth Apex team member can provide.

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Employee Type:

Contract

Location:

Charlotte, NC, US

Job Type:

Date Posted:

August 6, 2026

Pay Range:

$59 - $64 per hour

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