Release Manager - Mobile Application

About the role

A major client in Qatar is running a national digital services programme that brings services from many government and private-sector entities into a single citizen-facing mobile app. The app is updated on a fixed two-week cycle, and the client needs a Release Manager to own it.

Key responsibilities

• Own the fortnightly release calendar, from scope cut-off through to deployment and stabilization
• Run change approval and chair release readiness reviews, with the final go/no-go call
• Manage App Store and Google Play submissions, staged rollouts and versioning
• Keep the app and its backend services released in step across the vendor, the integration layer and connected entities
• Plan rollback, hotfix and emergency release paths
• Report release performance to programme leadership

Required profile

• 6-8+ years in Release Management
• Bachelor's degree in IT, Computer Science or a related field
• Experience on a large, multi-vendor, multi-stakeholder programme
• ITIL 4, Agile/Scrum or DevOps certification, and government or regulated-sector experience

Required skills

• Hands-on experience releasing a mobile app through the Apple App Store and Google Play
• CI/CD pipelines and tooling such as Azure DevOps
• ITIL change and release practices, applied to support a two-week cycle
• Clear communication with technical teams and non-technical leadership