Release Manager

Posted:
2/26/2026, 8:24:40 PM

Location(s):
Georgia, United States ⋅ Athens, Georgia, United States

Experience Level(s):
Mid Level ⋅ Senior

Field(s):
IT & Security ⋅ Software Engineering

ARE YOU READY to step up to the New and take your technology expertise to the next level?

Through unmatched industry experience, leading technologies from our ecosystem partners and startups, and the largest delivery network in the world, we provide a powerful range of capabilities that can be tailored to our client’s most complex business needs. With over 100 innovation hubs deployed around the world, we help clients continuously innovate at speed and at scale so they can outpace their peers. You will bring innovation, intelligence and industry experience together with the newest technologies to help clients innovate at scale and transform their businesses.

Technology is one of four services Accenture –the others are Strategy and Consulting, Song and Operations.

We are seeking an experienced and detail-oriented Release Manager to lead and coordinate software release cycles across multiple teams. This role is responsible for planning, scheduling, and controlling the movement of releases to testing and production environments while ensuring quality, stability, and alignment with business objectives.

The ideal candidate thrives in fast-paced environments, understands modern software development practices, and excels at cross-functional coordination.

Key Responsibilities

  • Plan, schedule, and manage release timelines across multiple teams and environments

  • Coordinate release scope, risk assessments, and deployment readiness

  • Collaborate with Engineering, QA, Product, DevOps, and IT stakeholders

  • Ensure compliance with change management and governance policies

  • Maintain release documentation, calendars, and runbooks

  • Facilitate go/no-go meetings and post-release reviews

  • Identify release risks and develop mitigation strategies

  • Drive continuous improvement in release processes and automation

  • Monitor release health metrics and report on KPIs

  • Manage rollback strategies and incident response coordination

Required Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.

  • Proven experience in release management, software delivery, project management or related roles within a technology-driven environment.

  • Strong understanding of software development lifecycle (SDLC) and agile methodologies.

  • Excellent organizational and time management skills, with the ability to manage multiple releases simultaneously.

  • Outstanding communication and interpersonal skills, capable of working with cross-functional teams and stakeholders.

  • Analytical mindset with a proactive approach to problem-solving and process improvement.

  • Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities

Preferred Skills

  • Experience in cloud environments (AWS, Azure, or GCP)

  • Knowledge of ITIL or other IT service management frameworks.

  • Background in risk management and incident response.

  • Certification in Project Management or Release Management is a plus.

WHAT´S IN IT FOR YOU?

  • Competitive benefits, including a fair and balanced parental leave policy.

  • At Accenture, we believe in bringing the best to our clients through continuous learning & improvement – from basic skills to industry-specific content – available to all our people.

  • Career coaching and mentorship to help you manage your career and develop professionally.

  • Performance Achievement – our performance management process that focuses on your strengths, progress and career possibilities.

  • Fantastic opportunities to develop your career across a variety of clients.

  • Opportunities to get involved in corporate citizenship initiatives, from volunteering to doing charity work.

  • Under our Brain Regain initiative, extra relocation benefits may apply

To learn more about Accenture, and how you will be challenged and inspired from Day 1, please visit our website accenture.com/gr-en/. 

About Accenture

Accenture is a leading global professional services company that helps the world’s leading businesses, governments and other organizations build their digital core, optimize their operations, accelerate revenue growth and enhance citizen services—creating tangible value at speed and scale. We are a talent- and innovation-led company with approximately 791,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries. Technology is at the core of change today, and we are one of the world’s leaders in helping drive that change, with strong ecosystem relationships. We combine our strength in technology and leadership in cloud, data and AI with unmatched industry experience, functional expertise and global delivery capability. Our broad range of services, solutions and assets across Strategy & Consulting, Technology, Operations, Industry X and Song, together with our culture of shared success and commitment to creating 360° value, enable us to help our clients reinvent and build trusted, lasting relationships. We measure our success by the 360° value we create for our clients, each other, our shareholders, partners and communities.

Visit us at www.accenture.com 

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Accenture

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