Release and Environment Management Lead, SVP

Are you looking for a career move that will put you at the heart of a global financial institution? Then bring your skills in analysis, problem solving and management of technology release and environments to Citi’s Strategic Ledger Transformation program.

By Joining Citi, you will become part of a global organisation whose mission is to serve as a trusted partner to our clients by responsibly providing financial services that enable growth and economic progress.

Team/Role Overview

The role is part of the Testing Deployment & Environment Management horizontal service of offerings for the Strategic Ledger Transformation program. This is a critical role in coordinating management of change across the various environments utilized by the program and ensuring optimal availability of the lanes.

What you’ll do

In this role, you will be responsible for:

• Working with internal stakeholders and vendor partners to manage migration of change through various environments – lower lanes and production deployment.
• Coordinating with cross-functional stakeholders to create deployment project plans and WBS (Work Breakdown Structure) for release activities such as Dress Rehearsal, Cutover etc.
• Planning environment management activities such as patching, environment refresh & maintenance working closely with internal technology teams and software vendor partners.
• Creating and maintaining the Environment Strategy diagram.
• Creating a communication plan to inform and update stakeholders on release and environment management activities and scheduled downtimes.
• Adhering to enterprise standards and policies on release and change management.

What we’ll need from you

• Extensive experience in a related technology role and subject matter expertise in overall field.
• Expertise in managing large-scale technology releases and complex environment landscape.
• Experience with managing releases for Cloud transformation programs on platforms such as Oracle, Microsoft or Amazon.
• Expertise in Software Lifecycle Management, Waterfall and Agile methodologies.
• Demonstrated background in technology development and/or testing. 
• Experience with tools such as JIRA, Jenkins, TOSCA, Confluence, Zephyr and MS Project. 
• Bachelor’s/University degree or equivalent experience, potentially Master’s degree.

What we can offer you

This role offers an exciting opportunity to be at the heart of Citi’s financial transformation journey. Demonstrated success in this highly visible program will also provide multiple growth opportunities for talented and motivated individuals who seek a career in managing technology services.

We work hard to have a positive financial and social impact on the communities we serve. In turn, we put our employees first and provide the best-in-class benefits they need to be well, live well and save well.

By joining Citi London, you will not only be part of a business casual workplace with a hybrid working model (up to 2 days working at home per week), but also receive a competitive base salary (which is annually reviewed), and enjoy a whole host of additional benefits such as: 

• Generous holiday allowance starting at 27 days plus bank holidays; increasing with tenure

• A discretional annual performance related bonus 
• Private medical insurance packages to suit your personal circumstances
• Employee Assistance Program  
• Pension Plan 
• Paid Parental Leave 
• Special discounts for employees, family, and friends 
• Access to an array of learning and development resources 

Alongside these benefits Citi is committed to ensuring our workplace is where everyone feels comfortable coming to work as their whole self every day.  We want the best talent around the world to be energized to join us, motivated to stay, and empowered to thrive. 

Sounds like Citi has everything you need? Then apply to discover the true extent of your capabilities. 

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Job Family Group:

Technology

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Job Family:

Technology Project Management

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Time Type:

Full time

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