About the role
Responsibilities:
- Manage end-to-end release cadences for both DataHub Core (OSS) and our Managed Cloud.
- Coordinate cross-functional teams, including engineering, product, QA, DevOps, documentation, support, and customer success.
- Define Quality Gates: Establish the "Go/No-Go" criteria that ensure every release is rock-solid.
- Build Automation: Design the dashboards and runbooks that turn manual release chaos into a streamlined machine.
- Risk Mitigation: Identify breaking changes and dependency conflicts before they hit production.
- Serve as the central point of contact for all release-related questions and updates.
- Facilitate release retrospectives and drive continuous improvement initiatives.
Requirements:
- 5+ years of experience in technical program management or release management roles.
- Proven track record of managing complex software releases in fast-paced startup environments.
- Experience working with cross-time zones and cross-functional teams.
- Deep understanding of software development life cycles, CI/CD practices, and DevOps principles.
- Excellent project management skills with proficiency in tools like Jira, Linear, or similar.
- Outstanding communication skills with the ability to translate technical concepts for diverse audiences.
- Strong technical background with the ability to understand architecture, dependencies, and technical trade-offs.
- Experience with both open-source and enterprise software release models is a strong plus.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience with data platforms, metadata management, or data catalogue platforms is a strong plus.
- Background in managing releases for platforms with complex architectures.
- Experience with GitHub workflows, release automation, and version management.
- Familiarity with Kubernetes, Docker, and cloud-native deployment models.
- Knowledge of SaaS operations, single-tenant and multi-tenant architectures, and staged rollout strategies.
- Familiarity with observability tools, incident management, and on-call processes.
- Background in Agile/Scrum methodologies and sprint planning.