Senior Manager, Release Engineering

T-Mobile USA, Inc • Bellevue, WA • 2h ago

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Job Overview
This role leads T-Mobile's enterprise Release Engineering and Release Management function, responsible for governing, planning, and executing complex, high-risk software and platform releases across the organization. The Sr Manager owns end-to-end release readiness, orchestration, production stability, ensuring predictable, high-quality delivery across multiple products, platforms, and technical domains in an Agile environment.
The role manages and develops a large, highly specialized organization of release leaders, planners, and engineers responsible for intake governance, environment readiness, release packaging, deployment planning, and Night of Release execution. Success is measured by production stability, release predictability, risk mitigation, continuous process improvement, and the ability to scale release operations in alignment with enterprise growth.
This position has broad impact across Product, Engineering, Quality Engineering, Architecture, Technology Change Management, and Operations, serving as a critical integration point between strategy and execution while safeguarding customer experience and platform resilience.
Job Responsibilities:
What You'll Do
Lead and develop an organization of senior professionals responsible for enterprise release governance, readiness, and execution across multiple products and platforms
Own the operating model for release management, including governance standards, escalation paths, decision frameworks, and performance expectations
Serve as the senior escalation point for high-impact or high-risk release events, providing leadership, prioritization, and decision support to internal teams and senior stakeholders
Partner closely with Product Management, Engineering, Quality Engineering, Architecture, and Operations to align release strategy with business priorities and technical readiness
Drive continuous improvement of release processes, tooling, and metrics to improve predictability, quality, and production stability
Recruit, develop, and retain high-performing release leaders, with a focus on coaching judgment, accountability, and operational excellence
Foster a culture of inclusion, transparency, and continuous learning across the release organization
How Success Is Measured
Predictability and reliability of enterprise software releases
Production stability and reduction in release-related incidents
Automation and AI improvements for existing manual processes
Confidence and trust from senior and executive stakeholders
Strength, engagement, and maturity of the release leadership team
Education and Work Experience:
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or equivalent practical experience
7+ years of experience in software delivery, release engineering, DevOps, or technical product management within large-scale Agile environments
4+ years of experience leading managers and/or highly specialized technical teams
Demonstrated experience leading teams responsible for production-impacting systems or enterprise delivery outcomes
Strong executive communication skills and the ability to lead through influence across complex organizations
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
Experience leading enterprise or platform-level release operations
Familiarity with release governance, change management, and production risk management practices
Experience working with tools such as J

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