Release Manager

It is Rombit’s mission to reduce our customer’s operational expenses by providing safety, efficiency and sustainability solutions for their frontline workforce and equipment.

As a Release Manager, your objective is to optimize our product release flow and streamline the QA and release process. We value attitude, ownership, and a sense of autonomy over specific prior experience in release management. This is an excellent opportunity for someone who is motivated, adaptable, and eager to take on new challenges.

Your focus will be on improving our release methodology, coordinating and managing releases in collaboration with the product team, and effectively communicating changes to our sales and marketing teams.

• Improve our release methodology by implementing best practices and identifying areas for optimization.
• Plan, coordinate, and manage releases in collaboration with the product team, ensuring timely delivery and high-quality software and firmware releases.
• Communicate changes and updates to our sales and marketing teams, providing them with the necessary information to effectively promote and support the new releases.
• Ensure that all documentation channels, including release notes, user guides, and technical documentation, are kept up-to-date and accessible.
• Collaborate closely with the engineering and QA teams to coordinate and manage the successful release of software products.
• Identify and resolve any release-related issues or bottlenecks, working with cross-functional teams to implement solutions.
• Stay up-to-date with industry trends and best practices related to release management and agile methodologies.

You have at least 3 years proven experience in a similar role.

• Possess a can-do attitude, taking ownership of tasks and demonstrating a strong sense of autonomy.
• Demonstrate excellent problem-solving and critical-thinking skills, with a keen attention to detail.
• Communicate effectively in English, both written and oral, enabling you to effectively collaborate with stakeholders and ensure clear documentation.
• Possess a passion for learning and the ability to quickly adapt to new technologies and methodologies.
• Can showcase familiarity with agile methodology and an understanding of working in agile development environments.
• Some exposure to DevOps processes and tools is beneficial, enabling you to streamline and automate the release process.
• Knowledge about Agile Release Trains is a plus, as it will help in coordinating and aligning releases across multiple product teams.
• Additional knowledge about hardware and firmware development is a plus, as it will allow you to better understand the complexities of our products and their release requirements.
• Familiarity with Digital Adoption Platforms (DAPs) is a plus, as it will facilitate user onboarding and adoption of our software products, enhancing the overall customer experience.

You’ll work in a challenging and fun scale-up environment with a proven international track record and an international footprint.

• A spot in a dynamic product team, with room for your input. The more, the better!
• Competitive salary with numerous advantages on top of that: mobility budget, insurances, bike leasing, eco cheques…
• A personalized training budget, frequent knowledge sharing sessions and meetups
• Autonomy, self-steering, openness, trust and flexibility
• A modern and spacious office in the center of Antwerp, easily accessible by public transport and car (parking space will be taken care of).
• And don’t forget the ping pong sessions, team buildings…