Release Delivery Manager

Location: Bosnia or Croatia

Contract Type: Contract / B2B / Freelance

Team: Software Development

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced Release Delivery Manager to coordinate and manage software releases across multiple development teams and portfolios within a large-scale agile environment.

This role is ideal for someone who thrives on bringing structure and alignment to complex delivery programmes, ensuring teams remain coordinated and releases are delivered smoothly and on schedule. You will work closely with development teams, Scrum Masters, testers, and senior stakeholders to manage release activities, dependencies, and planning processes across multiple parallel workstreams.

The successful candidate will have a strong background in release management or agile delivery and be comfortable operating within a SAFe or hybrid SAFe environment.

Key Responsibilities

Coordinate and manage release planning activities across multiple teams and portfolios
Align release calendars, milestones, and delivery schedules
Support and facilitate PI Planning activities
Coordinate Scrum ceremonies and cross-team delivery activities
Work closely with developers, testers, Scrum Masters, Product Owners, and delivery leads
Identify, manage, and communicate dependencies across teams and projects
Monitor release readiness and help remove delivery blockers
Ensure effective communication between technical and non-technical stakeholders
Support continuous improvement of release and delivery processes
Maintain visibility of progress, risks, and release status across the wider programme

Required Experience

Proven experience as a Release Manager, Release Delivery Manager, Release Train Engineer, Scrum Master, or similar delivery-focused role
Experience working within SAFe or hybrid SAFe environments
Strong understanding of Agile delivery methodologies and frameworks
Experience coordinating delivery across multiple teams and stakeholders
Demonstrated ability to manage dependencies and release activities at scale
Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously

Nice to Have

SAFe certification
Product Owner/Product Manager (POPM) experience
Previous experience within software development organisations
Experience supporting large-scale transformation or delivery programmes
Exposure to Scrum of Scrums or multi-team coordination frameworks

Technical Environment

You will be working alongside software engineering teams operating across both front-end and back-end development, including technologies such as:

Angular
Java