Digital Factory CMES Release Manager

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Carrier Global Corporation, global leader in intelligent climate and energy solutions is committed to creating solutions that matter for people and our planet for generations to come. From the beginning, we've led in inventing new technologies and entirely new industries. Today, we continue to lead because we have a world‑class, diverse workforce that puts the customer at the center of everything we do.

About the role

The Release Manager / Scrum Master is responsible for coordinating Agile delivery execution and release management for CMES applications, ensuring alignment between development, testing, and deployment activities.

This role acts as a key orchestrator of sprint execution and release cycles, driving structured Agile ceremonies, managing backlogs, and enabling smooth and predictable releases across all environments, while maintaining clear visibility through structured documentation and communication.

Key Responsibilities

• Facilitating Agile ceremonies (sprint planning, daily stand-ups, reviews, retrospectives) and ensuring adherence to Scrum practices
• Managing backlog and user stories, ensuring clarity, prioritization, and alignment with business needs
• Tracking sprint progress, removing blockers, and driving delivery commitments
• Planning and coordinating releases across environments (Development, QA, Pre‑Production, Production)
• Ensuring release readiness through validation, quality gates, and coordination with cross‑functional teams
• Managing deployments, version control, dependencies, and rollback strategies
• Preparing and communicating release documentation, including release notes, enhancements, and risks
• Acting as the main coordination point across development, QA, support, and business stakeholders
• Identifying risks and escalations, ensuring mitigation plans are in place
• Tracking Agile and delivery metrics (velocity, completion rate, release predictability)
• Driving continuous improvement in Agile execution, release processes, and team collaboration

Requirements

We are looking for people who are organized, proactive, detail‑oriented, and strong communicators with leadership and problem‑solving capabilities. If this is you, get in touch.

Minimum qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or related field
• 8+ years of experience leading and coordinating Agile cross‑functional teams
• Experience working in manufacturing or industrial environments
• Strong experience with Agile frameworks and tools (Jira, Azure DevOps, or similar)
• Strong tracking, reporting, and documentation skills
• Knowledge of release management and version control processes
• Ability to manage stakeholders across technical and business teams
• Strong understanding of testing principles (Unit, SIT, UAT, regression, etc.)
• Excellent problem‑solving and decision‑making skills
• Advanced English (written and verbal)

Nice to have

• Scrum Master certification (CSM, PSM, or equivalent)
• Experience in MES / Manufacturing digital systems
• Knowledge of DevOps practices and CI/CD pipelines
• Experience managing complex, multi‑site deployments
• Familiarity with enterprise systems (e.g., SAP, MES integrations)

Benefits

We are committed to offering competitive benefits programs for all of our employees, and enhancing our programs when necessary.

• Health insurance
• Professional development opportunities

Our commitment to you

Our greatest assets are the expertise, creativity and passion of our employees. We strive to provide a great place to work that attracts, develops and retains the best talent, promotes employee engagement, fosters teamwork and ultimately drives innovation for the benefit of our customers. We strive to create an environment where you feel that you belong, with diversity and inclusion as the engine to growth and innovation. We develop and deploy best‑in‑class programs and practices, providing enriching career opportunities, listening to employee feedback and always challenging ourselves to do better. This is The Carrier Way.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Carrier is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age or any other federally protected class.