Release Manager
Company: First Horizon
Location: Lafayette
Posted on: March 30, 2026
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Job Description:
Location: Onsite in Memphis, TN; Maryville, TN; Birmingham, AL;
Lafayette, LA; New Orleans, LA; Charlotte, NC; or Raleigh, NC
Weekly Schedule: Monday-Friday, 8am-5pm First Horizon Bank is a
leader in the Financial Services Industry committed to providing
top-tier solutions and exceptional service to our customers. We are
seeking a diligent and detail-oriented Release Manager to join our
dedicated team. Job Description: The Release Manager will serve as
the gatekeeper for our release management process, carefully
observing, tracking, and overseeing the lifecycle of application
releases. This role involves coordinating releases for multiple
applications, ensuring that all specific applications processes are
executed as required. Key Responsibilities: Observe and track
metrics toward scheduled release windows and cycles across a
portfolio of applications. Monitor dependencies, risks and issues
that may affect release scope, schedule, and quality, and ensure
they are addressed promptly. Coordinate release content and effort
based on the service request backlog, pending service requests, and
updates from third-party applications or operating systems. Conduct
thorough release readiness reviews, milestone reviews, and business
go/no-go reviews. Communicate detailed information dependencies on
enterprise coordination of resources, environments, infrastructure
and schedules to all stakeholders. Monitor all release activities
with precision and attention to detail. Work closely with
development teams to understand the impact of branches and code
merges, ensuring seamless integration. Maintain and monitor the
release schedule for all services, ensuring alignment with key
partners and vendors. Participate in the Go-Live activities,
meticulously following deployment plans and checklists. Develop and
maintain scripts and automation tools used to build, release
management diagrams and communications. Work hand-in-hand with the
Change Management team and participate in Change Advisory Board
(CAB) meetings to discuss release scope and address any roadblocks.
Maintain comprehensive documentation related to release procedures,
notifications, and dependencies. Qualifications: 3 years of
experience in release management, project management, or software
development having participated in releases. Strong understanding
of software development lifecycle (SDLC) and project management
methodologies and Agile approaches. Excellent organizational,
communication, and leadership skills. Ability to work in a
fast-paced, dynamic environment with changing priorities.
Proficiency in using release management and project management
tools (e.g., Jira, Confluence, Git, Bitbucket). Experience with
cloud platforms (e.g., Azure) is a plus. Relevant industry
certifications (Certified Scrum Master, ITIL v3 or V4) is a plus.
Experience with SaaS vendor implementations What We Offer:
Competitive salary and benefits package. Opportunities for
professional growth and development. A collaborative and inclusive
work environment. About Us First Horizon Corporation is a leading
regional financial services company, dedicated to helping our
clients, communities and associates unlock their full potential
with capital and counsel. Headquartered in Memphis, TN, the banking
subsidiary First Horizon Bank operates in 12 states across the
southern U.S. The Company and its subsidiaries offer commercial,
private banking, consumer, small business, wealth and trust
management, retail brokerage, capital markets, fixed income, and
mortgage banking services. First Horizon has been recognized as one
of the nations best employers by Fortune and Forbes magazines and a
Top 10 Most Reputable U.S. Bank. Benefit Highlights • Medical with
wellness incentives, dental, and vision • HSA with company match •
Maternity and parental leave • Tuition reimbursement • Mentor
program • 401(k) with 6% match • More
FirstHorizon.com/First-Horizon-National-Corporation/Careers/Our-Benefits
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