Senior Manager, Software Development

Enterprise Release Manager – Job Description

SUMMARY

TheEnterprise Release Manageris responsible forplanning, coordinating, and executing release activities across Motion’s enterprise application landscape, with a primary focus oncommercialofftheshelf(COTS)systems such asSterling DOM, Manhattan WMS, Microsoft Dynamics 365, and other enterprise platforms. This role ensures that version upgrades, patches, and feature releases from multiple vendors are evaluated, thoroughlyvalidated, and deployed consistently and safely across the enterprise. The Enterprise Release Manager acts as the central orchestrator between product vendors, domain teams, QA/testing, support teams, and business stakeholders to ensure smooth, predictable, andhigh qualityreleases.

You much be eligible to work in the US without Visa Sponsorship

ESSENTIAL JOB DUTIES

• Own and manage the enterprise release lifecycle, including planning, scheduling, coordinating, and controlling releases across all COTS and enterprise systems

• Review and assess vendor version updates—including release notes, patches, hotfixes, and major/minor upgrades—toidentifytechnical and business impacts and ensure alignment with operational readiness

• Coordinate all release validation activities, working closely with QA/testing, domain teams, and support teams to ensure functional, integration, and regression testing is completed prior to deployment

• Facilitate release readiness, including checklists, quality gates, release validation evidence, and go/nogomeetings with technical and business stakeholders

• Oversee deployment execution, including release steps, cutover coordination, issue tracking, communications, and rollback/contingency procedures

• Manage release risks, dependencies, andcrosssystemimpacts, ensuring stability of integrations—particularly across systems like DOM → WMS → ERP

• Maintain comprehensive release documentation, including calendars, runbooks, summaries of vendor release notes, and lessons learned to drive continuous process improvement

• Act as the central liaison to software vendors, coordinating timelines,validatingcompatibility, reviewing technical updates, and escalating issues related to product releases

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Systems, Engineering, or related field

• Typically requires10+ years of IT experience, including5+ years focused on release managementor enterprise application delivery

• Experience managing releases for complex, multivendor COTS ecosystems strongly preferred

• Prior exposure to platforms such asSterling DOM, Manhattan WMS, and Microsoft Dynamics 365is a significant plus

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES

• Strong understanding of therelease management lifecycle, including planning, testing, tracking, deployment, and communication

• Demonstrated experience coordinating acrossdevelopment, QA, support, operations, and vendor teamsin a multisystem environment

• Familiarity withCOTS upgrade cycles, version compatibility, and impact assessment across integrated enterprise systems

• Excellent organizational skills, with strong attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple releases concurrently

• Strongproblemsolvingskills, with the ability toanticipaterisks, manage dependencies, and support rapid issue resolution

• Strong communicationskills, with the ability to convey complex release requirements and updates to technical and nontechnical stakeholders

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITY

• None(No direct or indirect reports)

BUDGET RESPONSIBILITY

• Yes (as applicable for tools, environments, and vendor release activities)