Job Description

Release Manager

A fast-growing mortgage lender in Southern California is looking for an exceptional Release Manager to build and own its release management function from the ground up. This is not a coordination role. You will design the operating model, establish governance and standards, implement reporting and KPIs, and drive accountability across engineering teams in a fast-moving, AI-first environment. If you have done this before and can prove it, we want to talk.

Compensation and Work Environment

• Salary: $125,000 to $155,000 annually, depending on experience
• Location: Santa Ana, CA (hybrid) or fully remote
• Full-time, exempt

What You Will Do

• Design and build the release management function from planning through production deployment across multiple engineering pods.
• Establish release standards, governance frameworks, and change management processes in an Agile environment.
• Define and implement meaningful KPIs and reporting that give leadership real visibility into release health, risk, and predictability.
• Identify, track, and manage risks and dependencies across teams to protect release timelines and production stability.
• Drive accountability across engineering, product, and operations without direct authority over those teams.
• Build rollback, recovery, and escalation processes for failed or partial releases in a regulated, money-moving environment.
• Partner with engineering leads and product owners to integrate release gates into CI/CD pipelines and sprint cycles.

What We Are Looking For

• Proven track record of building or significantly maturing a release management function, not maintaining one someone else built.
• Experience owning the full release lifecycle end to end, from planning through production, including post-release monitoring.
• Strong background in governance, risk management, and dependency tracking across multiple concurrent workstreams.
• Hands-on experience with release and project tooling such as Azure DevOps, Jira, or GitHub Actions.
• Ability to establish process and drive cross-functional accountability in an environment that lacks formal structure today.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to present release status, risk, and metrics clearly to senior leadership.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in mortgage technology, financial services, or another regulated fintech environment.
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipeline integration and automated release gating.
• Background working alongside Agile development teams and understanding of sprint-based delivery cycles.

Benefits include medical, dental, vision, retirement, and PTO. Comprehensive benefits package available; see link for details.

Noor Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic.

This position requires the ability to perform the essential functions of the role, which may include standing for extended periods, bending, reaching, and lifting up to 50 pounds on an occasional basis, with or without reasonable accommodation. Physical demands may vary depending on assignment and client-site requirements.