Release Manager (LAM, Joiner, Mover, Leaver, IAM) Release Manager (LAM, Joiner, Mover, Leaver, IAM) - Banking Client - London, Paris, Brussels, Amsterdam Rate: 600 - 800 Euros per day Duration: 12 months Hybrid Working: 8 days onsite per month UK contractors must use an Umbrella (Inside of IR35). A Programme has been established to deliver critical improvements to IDAM services, with work and resources organised and coordinated through approx. 15 Epics, grouped in Clusters covering Logical Access Management, Privileged Access Management, Migration and Data. The role of the Release Manager is to identify and manage the series of implementations and interim states to achieve the planned outcomes, driving alignment across all contributing Epics and impacted Tribes / Squads. For the LAM Cluster this will cover approx. 8 Epics and 5 or more implementations. Objectives

Produce Cluster Release Plan to achieve the committed improvements and benefits Identify and secure stakeholder approval for each Release Scope and Change Impact Assessment Lead the Release Plan, organising cross‑Epic and cross‑Tribe resources to deliver on schedule Manage technical Release scope, coordinating with Cluster Test Lead and GTS Change & Release Management

Responsibilities

Develop a Release‑based view of LAM implementations and benefits delivery, engaging Business and IT stakeholders Secure Sponsor approval for the overall Release Plan, and each Release Scope and Change Impact Assessment Develop integrated Release Plans, identifying and agreeing deliverable dependencies across Epics, resolving gaps and discrepancies Identify and manage Release Decisions, Risks, Issues and Changes through the Epic, Cluster and Programme governance processes Support the Cluster Test Lead to define the solution build and test approach, aligning with the Cluster Solution Architect and EDOs Support the Cluster Test Lead in development of the Cluster Test and Release (implementations) Strategy Agree with GTS Change & Release Management the Cluster implementation schedule and resolve conflicts with other critical implementations Support the Cluster Change Lead in development of the Release Change Impact Assessment and resulting organisational readiness plans and activities Use in‑house methodology for the creation of clear and concise documentation to identify Release options and agreement of the Release Plan

Required Skills And Qualifications

8 years of Project delivery experience leading similar Release and Implementation planning in Financial Services Understanding of Identity Management including access (de)provisioning, role‑based access control, joiner/mover/leaver (JML) activities, ServiceNow integrations, knowledge of access control models and policies Experience onboarding applications in an IAM tool Experienced in managing end‑to‑end several projects in parallel with size varying from 300 to 3,000 man‑days, in a Programme delivery organisation Strong leadership skills with the ability to adapt style according to context and different project stakeholders Projects managed according industry standard Waterfall and Agile methodologies Expertise in developing the Release approach across transversal Projects or Epics, covering the disciplines of Planning, Estimating, Change Control, Risks & Issues, Resources management; previous experience of outsourced projects management is a plus Strong negotiation and conflict management skills and ability to influence different levels of management towards project targets Fluent in English with excellent communication skills at all levels, from staff members to senior management Experience delivering solutions across different systems architecture, including Windows, Linux and Mainframe Demonstrated flexibility to adapt and continuously improve delivery approach

Preferred Skills And Qualifications

PMI or Prince2 certification Programme delivery in large or complex organisations SAFE, Scrum Understanding of the IAM domain and industry best practice Understanding of Mainframe and RACF

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