Description:
Salesforce Release Manager – Contract Opportunity
Location: Milton Keynes - 3 days per week onsite
Contract Length: 6 months initially
Start Date: ASAP
Day Rate: £380 - £420, inside IR35
Industry: Financial Services / Banking
Are you an experienced Salesforce Release Manager with a background in highly regulated environments?
Join a major digital transformation programme at a leading financial institution, where you’ll take ownership of the Salesforce release lifecycle and ensure secure, efficient, and compliant deployments across the bank’s digital estate.
Key Responsibilities:
Release Governance & Planning
- Manage the Salesforce release calendar across multiple business units.
- Lead planning and readiness meetings for complete traceability and visibility of changes.
- Work closely with Change Management to ensure all releases meet internal compliance standards.
- Coordinate required resources to execute successful releases.
Deployment Execution
- Drive end-to-end deployments across environments (SIT, UAT, Pre-Prod, Production).
- Manage CI/CD pipelines using tools like GitHub Actions, Copado, or Gearset.
- Lead sandbox refresh activities and ensure data masking complies with GDPR and internal policies.
Stakeholder Engagement
- Act as the single point of contact for developers, testers, business leads, and platform owners.
- Communicate release progress, risks, and outcomes to senior stakeholders and governance boards.
Risk & Quality Control
- Ensure adherence to policies around change records, access control, rollback, and audit trails.
- Support audit readiness by maintaining clear documentation on all releases.
Continuous Improvement
- Promote DevOps and automation best practices throughout the Salesforce delivery lifecycle.
- Identify and implement ways to optimise release processes and reduce manual effort.
- Monitor release metrics and lead root cause analysis for recurring issues.
What You’ll Bring:
- Proven experience in Salesforce release management within banking or regulated sectors.
- Strong knowledge of deployment tooling (e.g., metadata APIs, CI/CD, automation).
- Solid grounding in Agile, DevOps, and ITIL frameworks.
- Understanding of regulatory standards like GDPR and FCA compliance.
- Confident in stakeholder engagement and navigating complex governance structures.
Preferred Certifications & Tools:
- Salesforce Administrator or Platform App Builder Certification.
- Hands-on experience with GitHub Actions, Copado, or Gearset.
- Familiarity with Jira, ServiceNow, and Confluence.
- ITIL Foundation or equivalent experience.
Ready to make an impact in a high-profile banking programme?
Apply now to secure your place on this cutting-edge transformation project. If you have the relevant skills and experience, please apply promptly and we will be in touch to discuss your application further.