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Senior Manager, Release Engineering

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T-Mobile

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United States , Overland Park

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Salary:

148000.00 - 266900.00 USD / Year

Job Description:

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.

Job Responsibility:

  • 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

Requirements:

  • 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
  • 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 Jira, ServiceNow Change Management, release calendars, and test management platforms
  • Agile or delivery-related certifications (PMI-ACP or similar)
  • Experience leveraging automation or AI-enabled tools to improve operational efficiency
  • At least 18 years of age
  • Legally authorized to work in the United States

Nice to have:

Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP)

What we offer:
  • Medical, dental and vision insurance
  • Flexible spending account
  • 401(k)
  • Employee stock grants
  • Employee stock purchase plan
  • Paid time off
  • Up to 12 paid holidays
  • Paid parental and family leave
  • Family building benefits
  • Back-up care
  • Enhanced family support
  • Childcare subsidy
  • Tuition assistance
  • College coaching
  • Short- and long-term disability
  • Voluntary AD&D coverage
  • Voluntary accident coverage
  • Voluntary life insurance
  • Voluntary disability insurance
  • Voluntary long-term care insurance
  • Mobile service & home internet discounts
  • Pet insurance
  • Access to commuter and transit programs

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
January 07, 2026

Employment Type:
Fulltime
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