NICE Ltd.

Senior Release Manager

NICE Ltd. • $100K — $130K *
Sandy, UT 84092In-Person
Enterprise Technology
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Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent experience
  • 3+ years in SDLC within enterprise SaaS environments
  • 1+ years leading complex software releases as a Senior Release Manager
  • Deep understanding of modern SDLC practices, including CI/CD pipelines
  • Strong knowledge of ITIL Change and Problem Management principles
  • Proven leadership in cross-functional initiatives and stakeholder alignment
  • Excellent analytical and communication skills, with a focus on quality and resilience

Responsibilities

  • Own and evolve the enterprise release management strategy and best practices
  • Lead planning and execution of complex SaaS releases across multiple teams
  • Serve as primary release authority for readiness and risk assessment
  • Collaborate with various stakeholders to align dependencies and outcomes
  • Drive continuous improvement of release processes and operational risk reduction
  • Oversee testing strategies and ensure quality gates are met
  • Champion ITIL-aligned Change and Problem Management practices

Benefits

  • Ownership of release strategy for a highly available enterprise SaaS platform
  • Opportunity to shape release management practices at a global level
  • Exposure to advanced CI/CD and cloud-native architectures
  • High visibility and influence across product and engineering leadership
  • Flexible work environment with a hybrid model of remote and in-office days
Full Job Description
Job Title: Senior Release Manager

About the Role

The Senior Release Manager is a strategic leader within the Release Management function at NiCE CXone. This role owns and drives enterprise-wide release strategy, governance, and execution for our mission-critical, industry-leading customer interaction management platform. The Senior Release Manager partners closely with Engineering, Product, and Operations leadership to ensure predictable, high-quality, and highly available SaaS releases that meet a 99.99% uptime SLA, while continuously evolving release practices through automation and operational excellence.

How You'll Make an Impact
  • Own and evolve enterprise release management strategy, governance frameworks, and best practices across NiCE CXone.
  • Lead planning, orchestration, and execution of complex, large-scale SaaS releases spanning multiple teams, services, and deployment models.
  • Serve as the primary release authority, ensuring readiness, risk assessment, and go/no-go decision-making aligned with business priorities.
  • Partner with Engineering, Product, QA, Operations, Security, Support, and other stakeholders to align dependencies, and release outcomes.
  • Drive continuous improvement of release processes, change management, and automation across the SDLC to increase reliability and reduce operational risk.
  • Oversee testing strategies and environment readiness, ensuring quality gates and validation standards are met prior to release.
  • Champion ITIL-aligned Change and Problem Management practices, including post-release reviews, root cause analysis, and corrective actions.
  • Lead early customer access and beta programs, managing communication plans, success metrics, and escalation paths.
  • Mentor and guide Release Managers and cross-functional teams on release best practices, tooling, and execution standards.
  • Act as a senior point of escalation during release-related incidents, coordinating response and resolution across teams.
  • Represent Release Management in executive and customer-facing communications with clarity, confidence, and accountability.
  • Provide leadership and oversight for releases during off-hours, including nights and weekends, as required.

What You Bring
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field (or equivalent professional experience).
  • 3+ years of experience working within the SDLC in enterprise SaaS environments, with significant ownership of release management functions.
  • 1+ years of experience leading complex, concurrent software releases in a senior Release Manager or similar role.
  • Deep understanding of modern SDLC practices, CI/CD pipelines, and cloud-based deployment strategies (monolith and microservices).
  • Strong knowledge of ITIL Change and Problem Management, release governance, and risk management principles.
  • Proven ability to lead cross-functional initiatives, influence without authority, and drive alignment at senior levels.
  • Excellent analytical, decision-making, and problem-solving skills, with a strong focus on quality and operational resilience.
  • Exceptional communication and stakeholder management skills, including experience presenting to executive audiences.
  • Experience with release automation, tooling, and metrics to improve deployment reliability and transparency.
  • Background in software engineering, DevOps, or QA/testing is highly desirable.

What's in It for You
  • Ownership of release strategy for a highly available, enterprise-scale SaaS platform.
  • Opportunity to shape and mature release management practices across a global organization.
  • Exposure to advanced CI/CD, cloud-native, and microservices architectures.
  • High visibility, influence, and impact across product, engineering, and operations leadership.


Enjoy NiCE-FLEX!
  • At NiCE, we work according to the NiCE-FLEX hybrid model, which enables maximum flexibility: 2 days working from the office and 3 days of remote work, each week. Naturally, office days focus on face-to-face meetings, where teamwork and collaborative thinking generate innovation, new ideas, and a vibrant, interactive atmosphere

Reporting Into: Engineering Manager, Release Management

Role Type: Individual Contributor

About NICE Ltd.

NICE Ltd. is an Israel-based company, specializing in telephone voice recording, data security, surveillance, and Robotic Process Automation as well as systems that analyze recorded data. The company serves various industries, such as financial services, telecommunications, healthcare, outsourcers, retail, media, travel, service providers, and utilities. The primary listing of the company's shares is on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange; where it is part of the TA-35 Index. Barak Eilam became CEO in April 2014, replacing Zeevi Bregman. Eilam previously headed the company's Americas division. As of November, 2020 the company had ~6,800 employees. NICE was founded in 1986 as Neptune Intelligence Computer Engineering by 7 Israeli former army colleagues. The company initially focused on developing technology for security and defense applications, but soon refocused their efforts on civilian applications, mainly for contact center, financial services and business intelligence markets.
Learn more about NICE Ltd.
Size
7,102 employees
Market Cap
$12.3 billion
Industry
Enterprise Technology
Net Income
$196.6 million
Founded
2000
5 Year Trend
+13.6%
Revenue
$1.6 billion
NASDAQ
NICE
* Ladders Estimates

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