Technical Release Manager

Job Description

FloQast is seeking a Technical Release Manager to lead and scale our software release process across our growing engineering organization. In this role, you will work closely with product managers, engineers, QA, DevOps, and leadership to ensure smooth, timely, and high-quality software releases across multiple product lines and platform services. You will be responsible for owning the end-to-end release lifecycle, driving release planning and execution, enforcing standards, and continuously improving release velocity and reliability. *Visa sponsorship is NOT available at this time

What You'll Do

• Own the Release Process: Define and manage release schedules, cutoffs, and cadences across multiple engineering squads.
• Coordinate Across Teams: Serve as the point of contact for all release-related activities, ensuring alignment across Engineering, QA, DevOps, and Product.
• Risk Management: Identify and manage risks, blockers, and dependencies ahead of release; proactively drive resolution.
• Communicate Clearly: Provide clear visibility into release plans, status, and outcomes to stakeholders at all levels.
• Improve Process and Tools: Analyze and optimize release workflows and tooling to scale with our growing organization.
• Automation & CI/CD: Collaborate with DevOps to integrate release automation and CI/CD best practices into the lifecycle.
• Incident Readiness & Rollbacks: Establish protocols for rollback and release contingency in coordination with SRE and QA.

What You'll Bring

• 5+ years in technical program management, release management, or related roles in a SaaS/software product company.
• Proven experience managing complex release cycles in an Agile/Scrum environment.
• Strong understanding of software development lifecycle (SDLC), CI/CD, and deployment pipelines.
• Experience working with tools like Jira, GitHub, Jenkins, ArgoCD, or similar.
• Excellent communication, organization, and cross-functional collaboration skills.
• Strong technical acumen and ability to partner closely with engineering and DevOps.
• Experience in a fast-growing environment where processes are evolving.

Nice To Have

• Experience with microservices and multi-team service orchestration.
• Prior experience at a fintech or enterprise SaaS company.

#BI-Remote #LI-Hybrid #LI-JM1 Compensation is not limited to base salary. FloQast values our Total Rewards, and offers a competitive and elaborate Benefits Package including, but not limited to, Medical, Dental, Vision, Family Forming benefits, Life & Disability Insurance, and Unlimited Vacation. FloQast reserves the right to amend, change, alter, and revise pay ranges and benefits offerings at any time. All applicants acknowledge that by applying to this position you understand that this specific pay range is contingent upon meeting the qualifications and requirements of the role, and for the successful completion of the interview selection and process. It is at the Company's discretion to determine what pay is provided to a candidate within the range associated with the role. About FloQast: FloQast is the leading Accounting Transformation Platform in accounting workflow automation created by actual former accountants for accountants. By streamlining and modernizing daily accounting tasks, FloQast helps teams collaborate more effectively and complete their work with greater efficiency and precision. This cloud-based, AI-powered software is trusted by over 3,000 accounting teams, including those at Snowflake, Twilio, Instacart, and The Golden State Warriors—and continues to grow. Our mission is to continuously elevate the accounting profession, enhancing both its practice and perception. Our values act as a guiding compass, shaping every decision we make, and are non-negotiable, particularly in our hiring process. Alongside our employees, partners, and customers, we embody these values every day: Unwaveringly Authentic Ambitious with Integrity Empowered to Grow Committed to Collaboration Customer Obsessed in All Ways Here’s Why You Should Apply - What is engineering working on? Our FQ Engineering Blog showcases a number of our recent efforts straight from the engineers working on them. Check it out! FloQast is regularly rated as a Best Place to Work ! - Inc. Magazine’s Best Workplaces in 2024, 2023, 2022, and 2021 - Best Places to Work by LA Business Journal since 2017 (that’s 8 years!) - Built In’s ​​Best Place to Work in Los Angeles 6 years in a row! Because we are Customer Obsessed in All Ways, check out what our customers have to say about FloQast on G2 Crowd . If this aligns closely with what you are looking for, hit “Apply” and come join our growing team! FloQast, Inc is committed to operating fair and unbiased recruitment procedures allowing all applicants an equal opportunity for employment, free from discrimination on the basis of religion, race, sex, age, sexual orientation, disability, color, ethnic or national origin, or any other classification as may be protected by applicable law. We aim to recruit the right people for the jobs we have to offer, and to assess applications on the basis of relevant skills, education, and experience. We welcome people of different backgrounds, experiences, abilities, and perspectives. We are an equal opportunity employer and strive to provide a professional and welcoming workplace for all employees. Apply for this job