Manager, Release Management

Job Functions

• Observe, understand, and support existing release processes across on-prem and cloud products.
• Improve release predictability by identifying systemic risks, gaps, and recurring failure modes.
• Partner with external groups and other functions within Software Excellence & Enablement (SEE) to define and apply objective release readiness and lifecycle gates.
• Serve as a trusted escalation point for release readiness and risk discussions.
• Facilitate release readiness reviews, stabilization reviews, and learning loops.
• Improve transparency into release status, readiness, and post-release outcomes.
• Partner with DevOps, Observability, SecOps, and FinOps to ensure releases meet quality, security, operational, and cost expectations.
• Reduce reliance on heroics and last-minute fixes by strengthening upstream readiness.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or related field; equivalent experience may be considered.
• Experience leading or coordinating software releases in complex environments.
• Strong understanding of software delivery lifecycles for both on-prem and cloud systems.
• Experience supporting release decisions using objective data rather than subjective status.
• Comfort working across engineering, operations, delivery, and product teams.
• Ability to surface and communicate risk clearly and early.
• Experience improving processes through observation, learning, and incremental change.
• Strong facilitation and communication skills at both technical and leadership levels.
• Familiarity with DevOps, CI/CD, observability, and operational readiness concepts.
• Able to transition from hands-on involvement to people leadership as teams scale.

Preferred Skills

• Must be eligible to work in the USA long term without sponsorship.
• Employees must follow all information security policies, protect confidential data, complete required training, and report any suspected security incidents to support our information security controls.

About Toyota Automated Logistics

Toyota Automated Logistics is your global partner for integrated warehouse automation. Our team combines the talents of Bastian Solutions, Vanderlande’s warehousing business and viastore under one brand to deliver scalable systems, intelligent software and life-cycle services. In addition to exciting work at a growing company, we offer the following benefits:

• Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• 401(k) Retirement Plan with a company match
• Vacation / Holiday Pay
• Paid Volunteer time off
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Professional Associations, Conferences and Subscriptions
• Company Meetings & Events

Toyota Automated Logistics does not work with outside recruiting agencies. No solicitation phone calls please.