Release Manager

About the job  At Allianz Retail Global Services, we are looking for a highly skilled professional to take on a pivotal dual role as Release Manager and QA Lead. If you are motivated by working in a global, dynamic, and quality-driven environment, this position offers the opportunity to directly influence the stability, reliability, and overall excellence of the solutions we deliver to millions of customers worldwide. You will play a key role in ensuring smooth, timely, and high-quality software releases while driving our QA strategy and fostering a culture of continuous improvement. What you do  Release Management Plan, coordinate, and manage software releases across multiple environments and teams. Define and maintain release calendars aligned with business priorities. Collaborate with development, operations, and business stakeholders to minimize release risks. Oversee deployment processes and ensure adherence to governance standards. Quality Assurance Leadership Lead QA strategy, planning, and execution for all releases. Establish and enforce testing standards, including test automation and performance testing. Manage defect tracking and resolution to ensure timely delivery of high-quality products. Mentor QA team members and promote a culture of quality and continuous improvement. What you bring 3–5 years of combined experience in software release management and QA leadership roles. Experience working with JIRA for issue and project tracking. Knowledge or hands-on experience with Selenium, Playwright, GitHub, KafkaUI, ArgoCD, and AWS (a plus). Strong understanding of SDLC, CI/CD pipelines, and testing methodologies. Proven ability to manage complex release schedules and coordinate cross-functional teams. Excellent problem-solving, communication, and stakeholder management skills. Insurance industry experience is a plus. Familiarity with regulatory compliance and security standards in financial services. What we offer We offer a hybrid work model which recognizes the value of striking a balance between in-person collaboration and remote working incl. up to 25 days per year working from abroad. We believe in rewarding performance and our compensation and benefits package includes a company bonus scheme, pension, employee shares program and multiple employee discounts (details vary by location). From career development and digital learning programs to international career mobility, we offer lifelong learning for our employees worldwide and an environment where innovation, delivery and empowerment are fostered. Flexible working, health and wellbeing offers (including healthcare and parental leave benefits) support to balance family and career and help our people return from career breaks with experience that nothing else can teach.   About Allianz Technology With its headquarters in Munich, Germany, Allianz Technology is Allianz's global IT service provider and delivers IT solutions that drive the group's digitalization. With more than 11,000 employees in over 20 countries around the world, Allianz Technology is tasked to run, optimize, transform, and innovate the infrastructure, applications, and services together with Allianz companies to co-create the best customer experience. We service the entire spectrum of digitalization – from one of the industry's largest IT infrastructure projects that spans data centres, networks, and security, to application platforms ranging from workplace services to digital interaction. In short: We deliver comprehensive end-to-end IT solutions for Allianz in the digital age. We are the backbone of Allianz. Find us at:  Commitment to Integrity, Fairness & Inclusion Allianz Technology is proud to be an equal opportunity employer dedicated to fostering an inclusive work environment for everyone. We embrace individuals of all gender identities and expressions, sexual orientations, ethnicities, ages, nationalities, religions, disabilities, and philosophies of life. Ultimately, our greatest strength as a company lies in the unique skills, experiences, and backgrounds our employees contribute. We therefore welcome applications regardless of race, ethnicity or cultural background, age, gender, nationality, religion, social class, disability or sexual orientation, or any other characteristics protected under applicable local laws and regulations. To Recruitment Agencies: Allianz Technology has an in-house recruitment team that sources great candidates directly. Therefore, Allianz Technology does not accept unsolicited resumes from agencies or search firm recruiters. When we do work with recruitment agencies, that engagement is formalized by a contract. Fees will only be paid when there is a contract in place. Without a contract in place, we will not accept invoices on unsolicited resumes, even if the candidate was ultimately employed by Allianz. 87115 | Gestión de Proyectos | Profesional / Senior | Non-Executive | Allianz Technology | Jornada completa | Indefinido