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This role requires a hands‑on program manager to lead our product and platform release process across web, backend, and mobile applications. It is an execution‑focused role that collaborates closely with engineering, product, and business stakeholders to ensure every release is planned, tested, documented, and communicated. The ideal candidate has strong front‑end and mobile development experience, preferably in JavaScript and React.
Base pay range
$75,000.00 / yr – $125,000.00 / yr
Key Responsibilities
- Own Optery’s release calendar and cadence across frontend, backend, and mobile, and ensure it is kept in sync with sprint plans and business priorities.
- Participate in sprint planning and backlog grooming to confirm work is properly ticketed, scoped, and sequenced for release.
- Coordinate and manage release readiness : confirm all testing is complete, environments are available, dependencies are resolved, and rollback / mitigation steps are defined.
- Perform detailed QA and testing of new releases, provide feedback, and resolve issues.
- Serve as the day‑to‑day point of contact for release execution, bridging engineering, product, marketing, customer‑facing, and business teams so all parties know what is shipping and when.
- Document and distribute release notes and change communications for internal audiences; ensure customer‑facing teams have what they need for external communication.
- Track and surface release risks, blockers, and post‑release issues; support troubleshooting with engineering and QA as needed.
- Propose and implement incremental improvements to the release process (checklists, templates, metrics) to increase predictability and reduce manual work.
Qualifications
5+ years of experience in release management, software delivery, QA / testing, or technical program / project management in a SaaS environment.Prior exposure to front‑end development, mobile app development, backend / services, product management, QA, or technical troubleshooting.Strong practical experience with Jira and Agile / Scrum sprint ceremonies.Ability to coordinate teams in multiple time zones.Clear written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to provide concise status, risk, and schedule updates to both technical and non‑technical stakeholders.Comfortable operating in a high‑growth, remote, startup environment.Nice to have
Experience supporting mobile store releases (Apple App Store, Google Play).JavaScript and React front‑end development experience.Familiarity with CI / CD practices and git‑based workflows.Experience working with products in privacy, security, or data domains.Experience supporting releases in environments aligned to SOC 2 or similar frameworks.Location
This is a remote‑first position. Optery is a fully remote global team with worldwide headquarters in the San Francisco Bay Area, California.
Compensation
$75,000 – $125,000
Equal Opportunity
Optery values diversity and is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, parental status, military service, or any other non‑merit factor.
Seniority level
Mid‑Senior level
Employment type
Full‑time
Job function
Project Management and Information Technology
Industries
Technology, Information and Internet
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