Release Manager (World of Tanks: HEAT)
- Λευκωσία
- Μόνιμη
- Πλήρης Απασχόληση
- Plan release activities together with other departments; identify release-related dependencies, risks and restrictions;
- Work hands on release builds preparation and publishing artifacts to first party platforms;
- Track release schedule in a calendar and inform stakeholders about changes and updates;
- Process requests for releases (including urgent and non-scheduled ones);
- Negotiate the approval of release requirements, dependencies, and participants (including their availability on the release date);
- Coordinate release schedule (release scope readiness, patch note preparation, availability of artifacts, participants, technical regulations, etc.);
- Communicate process information (release schedule, approval and progress) and changes as appropriate, to ensure awareness of all involved parties;
- Coordinate release activities for major and minor updates;
- Coordinate releases with LiveOps team;
- Participating in incident management and handling it on game's side;
- Perform release retrospectives; review opportunities for process enhancements and improving the efficiency of the process, initiate improvements and assign them for further implementation by respective development teams;
- Implement lessons learned into the next release cycle;
- Improve processes and coordinate the work of various units involved in releases;
- Ensure that the process, roles, responsibilities and documentation are regularly reviewed;
- Work with first party platforms to ensure smooth release of the game across several platforms.
- 3+ year of experience working in an software development company;
- Previous experience working as QA, Project Manager, Release Manager;
- Reliable team player;
- General technical literacy (understanding of software development processes);
- Experience in managing and coordinating projects, working across several teams;
- Upper intermediate or higher level of English.
- Experience working with remote distributed teams;
- Track record of working with PS5, Xbox and Steam releases;
- Experience in building processes or introducing improvements into processes;
- Experience working with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP)
- Knowledge of or familiarity with Agile practices, PMBOK, ITIL processes;
- Experience in working with JIRA, Confluence;
- Knowledge of the Russian language will be a plus.
- Hybrid (4 days of work from the office)
- 21 days annual leave (additional days based on years of service: up to 25 days)
- Additional paid time off (5 Personal Days, Birthday Leave, Marriage Leave, Compassionate Leave)
- Sick Leave (10 days top-up to statutory allowance per year)
- Maternity Leave (18 weeks top-up to statutory allowance per case)
- Career development and education opportunities within the company
- English Language courses fully covered by the company upon Manager's approval
- Premium Private Health Care
- Mental well-being program (iFeel)
- Onsite gym and spa
- Free parking close to the Nicosia offices, based on availability
- Free drinks-equipped kitchen in every floor building
- Hellenic Bank benefits
- Employee discounts (e.g. restaurants, bars, etc.)
- Personal Gaming Account
- Onsite canteen with subsidized prices for food and drinks
- Company events, Social Clubs
- Seniority Awards
- Referral program - You can recommend the best talents to the company and receive a reward