IT Release Manager, ERM

Provide IT Release Management oversight and support as directed for projects Staged / tagged as candidates for Enterprise / Offers releases Projects will be staged and delivered in accordance with Enterprise Release Milestones and/or Offers monthly release Release Manager is responsible for all planning, tracking, communication/status and reporting related to each releases they are assigned Additional responsibilities include preparing milestones, tracking metrics for project deliverables (Analysis, Design, Development and Testing) Use a balance of technology and business skills, working closely with IT Teams to deliver outstanding implementations of projects and applications Work with Business Analysis, Enterprise System Architecture, IT Development and Testing teams to deliver exceptional quality and capability for related projects and functionality in a dynamic and time-to-market driven environment Successfully manage large / cross functional releases that range from $1 Million to $25+ Million dollars while monitoring deliverables, understanding requirements, and adhering to SDLC methodology and processes in a fast-paced and dynamic delivery organization Responsible for ensuring that release and change management work follows established standards, processes, and guidelines Focus on quality deliverables, utilizing strong project management skills Implement best practices and procedures to improve quality of deliverables and efficiency of execution teams Provide hands-on mentoring and guidance of project management skills and best-practices to enable partners and empower team players in a success-oriented project team environment Display clear and effective verbal and written communications skills during interactions with business, project management, team members, and executive management Ensure that release related issues and risks are identified, understood and dealt with in a manner that mitigates risk to scope, cost, and schedule Measure results and monitor key performance indicators to ensure release objectives including deferred defect counts are met throughout the year Coordinate and work with SQA Personnel to ensure the quality of the deliverables Great to have had prior PM experience Understand both Waterfall and Agile Tools: Clarity, PowerPoint, MS Project, Excel Release Management experience in similar size: Large / Matrixed environments Understand Waterfall This opportunity is a Long Term Contract DIRECTV is one of the worlds leading providers of digital television entertainment services delivering a premium video experience through state-of-the-art technology, unmatched programming, and industry leading customer service to more than 32 million customers in the U.S. and Latin America.