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Location: Downtown Toronto, ON, 4 days a week On-site, 1 day remote
Background Check Requirement: Criminal record check required

About the Opportunity
Our client, a large public sector organization within the retail and supply chain sector, is seeking a Technical Lead, Release Management to drive enterprise release governance during a significant shift from Waterfall to Agile delivery. This is a strategic leadership role focused on modernizing non-production environment management across a complex SaaS ecosystem.

Reporting to the Manager, Release Management, you will own the health, availability, and coordination of non-production environments. Your mandate is clear: remove environment bottlenecks, enable faster sprint cycles, and ensure release predictability across interconnected enterprise platforms.

What’s In It for You
This is a rare opportunity to shape release strategy at scale during a major organizational transformation. You will influence how environments are structured, governed, and optimized to support Agile delivery across the enterprise.

You will work in a collaborative environment that values accountability, inclusion, and continuous improvement. The organization offers a comprehensive benefits package including health and dental coverage, pension participation, and employee wellness programs.

Your Responsibilities

• You will own the non-production environment strategy across on-prem and SaaS platforms, transitioning to a streamlined Production, Sustainment, and Pre-Production model.
• You will establish and enforce enterprise-wide release governance, authorization processes, and documentation standards.
• You will coordinate release cycles across complex SaaS platforms including SAP, Blue Yonder, MuleSoft, and Workday.
• You will manage implementation calendars, maintenance windows, and go-live readiness reviews while participating in CAB forums.
• You will design and oversee data migration strategies, patch management processes, and IT risk mitigation plans.
• You will mentor Release Engineers and QA teams while partnering with infrastructure and development teams to ensure operational readiness.

Skills and Qualifications

• 7 plus years of enterprise release management and environment coordination experience
• Proven experience operating within complex, integrated SaaS landscapes
• Strong understanding of Agile methodologies and DevOps-aligned release practices
• Experience participating in CAB and enterprise change governance forums
• Familiarity with Jira, ServiceNow, and cloud platforms such as Azure, AWS, or GCP
• Ability to balance governance with delivery speed in high-impact environments
• Experience within retail or supply chain organizations considered a strong asse
• Experience with SAP integrations, Blue Yonger, Mulesoft, Workday and other enterprise SaaS systems is preferred

Note from the Hiring Manager
“We need someone who can bring structure and clarity to release complexity while helping Agile teams move faster. If you are energized by solving environment challenges and enabling delivery at scale, you will make a real difference here.”

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