Release Manager

Job Summary

Drive improvements and co-ordination for post-code-review-to-release process along with support team for fast paced EIQ agentic automation platform. Ensure on-time, on-budget, and high-quality releases in partnership with Product, Architecture, and Engineering leaders. This role requires hands-on Productivity enhancement across support, systems, risk management, documentation, SRE to name a few in a low-code/no-code, AI-native product environment.

EvoluteIQ s EIQ agentic automation platform unifies process orchestration, AI/ML, RPA, Data and event-driven automation. As part of the Product Engineering team in Bengaluru, you will drive roadmap delivery and technical initiatives across backend, frontend, DevOps, QA, and platform engineering squads.

What you'll do at EvoluteIQ

• Identify and build proof of concepts systems to increase productivity across board - release, documentation, support.
• Co-ordinate with Vendors for SLA tracking and deliverables for 247 SaaS enviornments.
• Identify Lead end-to-end project planning and execution for EIQ platform features and technical initiatives, defining scope, milestones, dependencies, and detailed schedules across squads.
• Own project tracking and reporting through integrated plans, dashboards, and regular status updates for engineering, product, leadership, and customer stakeholders.
• Run Agile ceremonies (backlog refinement, sprint planning, daily stand-ups, reviews, retrospectives) and enforce SDLC and release-readiness best practices.
• Identify, analyze, and manage project risks and issues using structured RAID logs, with clear mitigation, contingency plans, and timely escalations.
• Drive structured change management for scope, timelines, and budgets with impact analysis, approvals, and transparent communication.
• Plan and manage project budgets and resource utilization, including capacity planning, allocation across squads, and optimization of internal and external resources.
• Partner with Engineering Managers to support performance management of team members, providing input to goals, feedback, and performance reviews based on delivery outcomes and behaviours.
• Coordinate with architects, engineers, DevOps, and QA to plan complex technical work, test cycles, environments, and production releases with robust rollback strategies.
• Collaborate with Customer Success, Implementation, and Support to plan hotfixes/patches and feed production learnings into future releases.
• Use AI- and automation-based project management tools (e.g., Jira/Azure DevOps with AI assistants) to improve estimation, risk prediction, and communication.
• Foster a high-performance, collaborative delivery culture through clear direction, feedback, and coaching for engineers and leads.

What will you bring to the team

• 15-20 years of experience in software product development, including 8-10 years managing multi-squad engineering projects or programs.
• Strong hands-on expertise in project planning, execution tracking, status reporting, risk and issue management, and structured change control.
• Proven Agile delivery experience across backend, frontend, QA, and DevOps teams, with a track record of shipping complex releases on time and within budget.
• Deep working knowledge of Jira, MS Project, including boards, workflows, reports, and dashboards.
• Experience with low-code/no-code, workflow automation, integration platforms, or AI/ML products is a strong plus.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills with distributed teams (India, UK, US and other regions).
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and conflict-resolution skills, with the ability to influence without direct authority.
• Professional certifications such as PMP, PRINCE2, CSM, or SAFe are desirable but not mandatory