Salesforce Release Manager

Responsibilities

• Own the end-to-end Salesforce release lifecycle, from intake and planning through deployment, validation, and post-release support.
• Manage deployments (build, merge, deploy, rollback) across development, QA, UAT, staging, and production environments.
• Configure and administer Flosum, including pipelines, branching/merging, approval workflows, and compliance/audit features.
• Maintain version control and release packages in Flosum, ensuring accurate metadata tracking, code reviews, and auditability.
• Govern Salesforce environments and sandboxes, including refresh strategy, data seeding, and alignment with the environment hierarchy.
• Coordinate closely with product owners, admins, developers, and QA to define release scope, schedules, and cutover activities.
• Support testing cycles by ensuring environments are release-ready and deployments align with test plans and timelines.
• Monitor releases in real time, manage risks and issues, and execute rollback plans when needed.
• Define, document, and continuously improve release and DevOps processes, standards, and best practices.
• Required Qualifications
• 5-8 years of Salesforce release management, DevOps, or configuration management experience.
• Hands-on expertise with Flosum for Salesforce deployments, version control, pipelines, and governance.
• Strong understanding of Salesforce metadata, environments, and deployment strategies.
• Experience working in Agile/Scrum teams and managing sprint-based release calendars.
• Proven ability to troubleshoot deployment issues and resolve environment inconsistencies.
• Strong communication and coordination skills, with the ability to work across business and technical teams.
• Salesforce Administrator and/or Platform Developer certification.
• Flosum certifications or equivalent demonstrable expertise.
• Experience with other Salesforce DevOps/CI/CD tools (e.g., Git-based workflows, Jenkins, Azure DevOps).
• Experience in regulated or high-compliance environments.