IT RELEASE MANAGER (F/M/D)

Job Description

We are currently looking for a new team member to join our IT Systems Development team. In this role you will be responsible for ensuring the quality of IT change releases, improving release processes, and working closely with IT professionals at all levels.

Each year we deliver more than 2000 IT system and infrastructure changes. If that speaks to you, we’d be happy to welcome you to our team! 

Take YOUR part in #EnergySmart! 

You will contribute to green and secure energy ecosystem creation by:  

• Ensuring the quality of IT change releases
• Organizing and facilitating Change Advisory Board (CAB) meetings
• Improving IT release management processes, as well as the related tools
• Ensuring IT teams follow established processes
• Onboarding and training new employees on IT release management processes
• Advising employees on IT release execution
• Analyzing post-deployment incidents, and initiating improvements

Qualifications

• At least 5 years of experience in IT release management 
• At least 2 years of experience facilitating and leading Change Advisory Board (CAB) meetings
• Proven experience acting as a Process Owner, driving process design, improvement, and standardization 
• Strong ability to define, monitor, and ensure compliance with process KPIs and quality metrics, as well as initiate improvement actions
• Strong understanding of IT service management methodologies and standards (ITIL, Agile, DevOps, CI/CD), with proven ability to apply them in practice
• Excellent communication and facilitation skills, with the ability to balance the needs of different stakeholder groups
• Experience with change management and deployment tools (Jira, Ivanti, GitHub, or similar)
• Strong sense of ownership and a proactive problem-solving mindset
• Fluency in English language (both speaking and writing)

Would be an advantage:

• Practical experience working with ITSM processes based on ITIL principles
• ITIL certification (e.g., ITIL 4 Foundation, ITIL Managing Professional)

Additional Information

• A package of additional benefits to choose from: pension accumulation, health insurance, or another benefit from the selectable benefits list in the MELP application
• Additional paid days for health improvement, short-term illness, volunteering, and accumulated work experience
• A hybrid work model (3+2) and flexible working hours
• Internal career opportunities
• Extensive learning and qualification enhancement programs
• Mentorship-based culture designed to facilitate meaningful and value-driven work
• Take part in an unfolding energy transformation process to create a 100% green and secure energy ecosystem for both current and future generations

Join a growing and increasingly international team of energy smart people united by a common purpose. We all play our part in creating a 100% secure and green energy ecosystem for current and future generations.

And the way to achieve this is certainly not to wait for the perfect moment. We believe that the power to act comes from the charge we bring to our work every day. United by purpose. Owning the challenge. Passion for reinvention. Pursuing excellence. These are our mindsets. Together, they yield the energy that drives everything we do. The energy generated by our choices. If you are guided by the same mindsets – we look forward to welcoming you to our team!

As we pursue our strategic goals to increase gender balance in Ignitis Group, we are indicating “f/m/d” next to job titles, meaning we welcome candidates of all genders – female, male or diverse.

Ignitis Group ensures equal opportunities. We welcome all applicants and do not discriminate against race, religion, gender, sexual orientation or gender identity, age, disability or other personal traits unrelated to work obligations.