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Lead Release Manager
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What they do
A Business Change Manager designs and implements strategies that facilitate smooth transition during organizational changes within workplaces. Responsibilities include identifying risks of change, developing training plans, monitoring progresses and implementing improvements to change plans. They may work with key stakeholders and project managers to ensure changes align with corporate strategic objectives.
$131,946 / year median in South Carolina
Job Description
Lead Release Manager
DP Professionals
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Columbia, South Carolina
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PERMANENT
Updated 08/25/2026
Job Description
Job Summary
DPP is seeking a Lead Release Manager for a direct placement opportunity with our client in the banking industry.
Position description:
The Lead Release Manager oversees the planning, coordination, and governance of software releases to ensure timely, secure, and compliant deployments.
This role acts as the central point of contact for release activities, enforces process adherence, and drives continuous improvement in release management practices.
What you'll do:
- Release Planning and Coordination
- Develop and maintain release schedules and calendars in collaboration with development and operations teams.
- Coordinate release timelines to ensure alignment across cross-functional teams.
- Schedule and manage deployments across all required environments.
- Define and continuously improve release management processes and standards.
- Resolve conflicts and bottlenecks during the release cycle to maintain delivery predictability.
- Collaboration and Communication
- Serve as the primary point of contact for all release-related activities.
- Ensure all required sign-offs and reviews are completed in accordance with change management procedures.
- Communicate release status, risks, and issues to stakeholders in a timely manner.
- Mentor application teams on release and change management policies and best practices.
- Governance and Compliance
- Verify that all releases meet organizational standards, security policies, and audit requirements.
- Produce and maintain reporting, metrics, and audit evidence for compliance reviews.
- Conduct audit testing and generate reports for controls monitored by the release management team.
What you'll need:
- An Associates degree in computer science or a related field is required; a Bachelors degree is preferred.
- 4-6 years of comparable work experience with knowledge of the software development lifecycle.
- Knowledge of release management processes.
- Experience with Agile, Scrum, and Kanban principles and practices.
- Guide Release Coordinators with priorities for ensuring deadlines and engagements are completed within the service level agreements in our standards.
- Knowledge of CI/CD (Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery) and Azure DevOps practices within Change/Release Management.
- Ability to express technical information to the users in a non-technical manner.
About our client:
Our client is a growing lending institution with over $40 billion in assets, and is the largest financial institution headquartered in South Carolina.
Known for its family atmosphere, high morale, long-term employees, and strong team spirit, this company places great value on its employees and contractors. Enjoy working in Columbia's revitalized downtown community, surrounded by institutions rich in culture, eclectic restaurants and retail stores. Other perks include a smoke-free work environment and business casual dress.
As one of South Carolina's largest and most successful financial institutions, our client has served its customers for more than 100 years, providing services to multiple associations throughout the South and Eastern US.
Our client offers an excellent benefit and compensation package that includes:
Competitive compensation
Top-rated benefits program
Training and development opportunities
Advancement opportunities through internal job postings
Collaborative, family-friendly atmosphere
Authorized US Worker - US Citizens and those authorized to work in the US are encouraged to apply. We are unable to sponsor at this time.
Interested?
Learn more:
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DP Professionals (DPP) offers a range of compensation and benefits packages to our employees and their eligible dependents. DPP is a certified Woman-owned Small Business Enterprise (WBE and WOSB) with more than 25 years in the staffing industry.
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