Release Coordinator

Outstanding long-term contract opportunity! A well-known Financial Services Company is looking for a Release Management Coordinator in Dallas, TX (Hybrid).
Work with the brightest minds at one of the largest financial institutions in the world. This is a long-term contract opportunity that includes a competitive benefit package! Our client has been around for over 150 years and is continuously innovating in today's digital age. If you want to work for a company that is not only a household name, but also truly cares about satisfying customers' financial needs and helping people succeed financially,
Contract Duration: 12+ Months + extensions/conversion
We are seeking an experienced Release Management Coordinator to support enterprise level change and release governance. This role is responsible for coordinating complex release activities, managing change governance documentation, and ensuring adherence to established SDLC and compliance processes. Prior enterprise level release management experience is highly preferred due to the complexity of the release methodology and existing playbooks.
Required Skills & Experience

5+ years of Agile/Scrum Release Coordination experience preferably in large enterprise environments.
Strong understanding of SDLC processes, especially within regulated organizations.
Proven experience working with Jira, Confluence, and Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
Solid background in Agile methodologies.
High attention to detail with the ability to follow established processes and playbooks.
Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to present to large groups.
Process driven and detail oriented
Strong organizational and documentation skills
Analytical problem solving abilities
Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast paced environment
What You Will Be Doing

Own delivery readiness and execution discipline by ensuring backlog items entering sprints are fully prioritized, refined, dependency cleared, and technically viable.
Coordinate end to end release readiness and execution, ensuring testing, validation, approvals, and deployment activities are planned, visible, and completed without last minute escalation.
Partner with Product Owners and stakeholders to align scope, sequencing, and priorities with delivery capacity and release timelines.
Drive continuous improvement by identifying opportunities to reduce manual effort, improve flow efficiency, and strengthen delivery and release practices.
Provide release support coverage as needed, including participation in planned release activities and limited on call support to ensure stable deployments and rapid issue triage.
Plan, manage, coordinate, communicate and deploy weekly and "on demand" (expedited / emergency) releases on a rotational basis.
Participate in additional release management activities: Patching, Cloning, Upgrades, Key Notifications (gathering information, drafting and distribution) and AGILE/JIRA daily standups and story tracking

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