Position Overview

As a Release Manager within PNC's CI&B organization, you will be based in Strongsville, OH or Pittsburgh, PA.

Lead and coordinate high-risk or complex releases across multiple applications and teams within C&IB
Drive release planning, scheduling, and execution across C&IB domains
Present upcoming C&IB release activity, risks, and validation steps to executive leaders
Serve as a floating RM within C&IB assigned dynamically based on risk, scale, and gaps
Ensure ITSM processes meet enterprise standards and quality expectations
Step in on expedited, failed, or at-risk changes and stabilize delivery
Provide hands-on support to director teams lacking RM coverage or maturity
Identify and enforce process improvements in release and change management
Act as a cross-portfolio quality control layer, not tied to a single application

PNC is an in-office company that fosters a supportive culture where employees can thrive and achieve balance. We encourage candidates to connect with their recruiter and hiring manager to understand workplace expectations and ensure the role aligns with their goals.

PNC will not provide sponsorship for employment visas or participate in STEM OPT for this position.

Job Description

• Manages multiple aspects of technology releases, ensuring the coordinated integration of applications and systems within various portfolio stream.
• Serves as a subject matter expert while partnering with various teams to build release schedule and project plan/milestones for an application and/or project. Leads the build and maintenance of the infrastructure for configuration and release management, for new or enhanced application systems.
• Leads the quality check on change releases to ensure processes are following enterprise standards, guidelines and best practices. Creates and maintains deployment plan success guides within segments and projects ahead of release execution. Oversees configuration management procedures and processes.
• Consults and collaborates with peers to provide oversight and ensure proper use of tools, methods and schedules to enable compliance with the change management process.
• Executes change management processes appropriately. Documents release management process improvement opportunities and ensures proper escalation as needed.
• Mentors and trains others on release coordination, deployment, and overall best practices.

PNC Employees take pride in our reputation and to continue building upon that we expect our employees to be:

• Customer Focused - Knowledgeable of the values and practices that align customer needs and satisfaction as primary considerations in all business decisions and able to leverage that information in creating customized customer solutions.
• Managing Risk - Assessing and effectively managing all of the risks associated with their business objectives and activities to ensure they adhere to and support PNC's Enterprise Risk Management Framework.

Qualifications

Successful candidates must demonstrate appropriate knowledge, skills, and abilities for a role. Listed below are skills, competencies, work experience, education, and required certifications/licensures needed to be successful in this position.

Preferred Skills
Application Development, Business Management, Customer Solutions, Design, Group Problem Solving, IT Change Management, ITIL Release Management, IT Service Management (ITSM), Process Improvements, Release Management, Software Solutions, User Experience (UX) Design

Competencies
Agile Development, Application Delivery Process, Configuration Management, Cross-Team Integration, IT Environment, IT Governance, Software Development Life Cycle, Software Release Management, System and Technology Integration

Work Experience
Roles at this level typically require a university / college degree, with 5+ years of industry-relevant experience. Specific certifications are often required. In lieu of a degree, a comparable combination of education, job specific certification(s), and experience (including military service) may be considered.

Education
Bachelors

Certifications
No Required Certification(s)

Licenses
No Required License(s)

Pay Transparency

Base Salary: $87,500.00 - $202,800.00

Salaries may vary based on geographic location, market data and on individual skills, experience, and education. This role is incentive eligible with the payment based upon company, business and/or individual performance.

Application Window

Generally, this opening is expected to be posted for two business days from 06/24/2026, although it may be longer with business discretion.

Benefits

PNC offers a comprehensive range of benefits to help meet your needs now and in the future. Depending on your eligibility, options for full-time employees include: medical/prescription drug coverage (with a Health Savings Account feature), dental and vision options; employee and spouse/child life insurance; short and long-term disability protection; 401(k) with PNC match, pension and stock purchase plans; dependent care reimbursement account; back-up child/elder care; adoption, surrogacy, and doula reimbursement; educational assistance, including select programs fully paid; a robust wellness program with financial incentives.

In addition, PNC generally provides the following paid time off, depending on your eligibility: maternity and/or parental leave; up to 11 paid holidays each year; 9 occasional absence days each year, unless otherwise required by law; between 15 to 25 vacation days each year, depending on career level; and years of service.

To learn more about these and other programs, including benefits for full time and part-time employees, visit pncthrive.com.