What you will do

Our Customer is a Leading bank in Australia that provides a front to back integrated platform for straight-through processing and risk management.

This is a multi-year initiative where different projects run in concurrence under the program's variety milestones. These streams include new product initiatives, new entity roll-outs, and regulatory compliance.

We will have key roles in projects such as managing the scope, design and delivering requirements from front to back office with Excelian.

We are looking for an experienced Release Lead to manage and coordinate end-to-end release activities across multiple teams. You should have strong knowledge of change management processes, experience working with cross-functional teams, and hands-on exposure to Jira and Confluence for tracking and reporting.

Why Join Us

Opportunity to work on business-critical releases

Exposure to enterprise-scale systems

Collaborative and fast-paced work environment

• Manage and oversee the end-to-end release lifecycle, ensuring timely and quality delivery.
• Ensure strict adherence to the change management process, including change creation, approvals, and release governance.
• Coordinate with multiple teams such as Development, QA, Operations, Business, and Infrastructure.
• Act as a single point of contact for all release-related communications.
• Work closely with business and technology teams with exposure to market-facing functions.
• Create and maintain Jira dashboards to track release progress, risks, issues, and milestones.
• Prepare and circulate regular status updates to stakeholders.
• Use Confluence to document release plans, status reports, release notes, and post-release summaries.
• Identify risks and dependencies early and drive mitigation plans.

Requirements

MUST

• 6+ Years of relevant Strong understanding of Release Management and Change Management processes
• Experience handling multiple teams and stakeholders
• Exposure to market/business functions in enterprise environments
• Hands-on experience with Jira (dashboards, reporting, tracking)
• Strong working knowledge of Confluence for documentation and status reporting
• Excellent communication, coordination, and stakeholder management skills

NICE TO HAVE

Experience in Banking / Financial Services / Capital Markets

Familiarity with production releases, audits, and governance controls

Experience working in large, complex IT environments