Release Manager - Software Release

Position Overview

At PNC, our people are our greatest differentiator and competitive advantage in the markets we serve. We are all united in delivering the best experience for our customers. We work together each day to foster an inclusive workplace culture where all of our employees feel respected, valued and have an opportunity to contribute to the company’s success. As a Release Manager within PNC's Lending Technology organization, you will be based in Pittsburgh PA, Dallas TX, Denver CO, Birmingham AL, Phoenix AZ or Strongsville OH.PNC is an in-office company that fosters a supportive culture where employees can thrive and achieve balance. We encourage candidates to connect with their recruiter and hiring manager to understand workplace expectations and ensure the role aligns with their goals.PNC will not provide sponsorship for employment visas or participate in STEM OPT for this position.

Job Description

We are seeking a Release Manager to drive the successful planning, coordination, and execution of technology releases across complex, cross-functional teams.

This role is critical to ensuring releases are delivered safely, predictably, and in compliance with enterprise standards, while supporting Agile and DevOps delivery models. The ideal candidate brings strong communication skills, a structured approach to risk and change management, and experience operating in production-critical environments.

Key Responsibilities

• Plan, coordinate, and manage end-to-end release activities across multiple teams and applications.
• Identifying potential risks to the release and developing mitigation strategies to ensure smooth deployment.
• Lead release and change management processes, ensuring adherence to enterprise governance and controls.
• Serve as a central point of coordination between engineering, QA, DevOps, operations, security, and business partners.
• Ensure production readiness, including validation of deployment plans, rollback strategies, testing completion, and operational support models.
• Identify, assess, and manage release risks, escalating issues and driving mitigation plans as needed.
• Support compliance requirements by ensuring proper documentation, approvals, and audit readiness.
• Coordinate vulnerability remediation efforts, partnering with security and engineering teams to ensure timely resolution prior to release.
• Communicate release status, risks, and outcomes clearly to stakeholders at varying levels of technical expertise.

Preferred Skills & Experience

• Strong communication and coordination skills, with the ability to manage multiple stakeholders and dependencies.
• Proven experience in Release Management and Change Management within technology environments.
• Solid Agile and DevOps fluency, with experience supporting iterative delivery and CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience with risk management, production readiness, and compliance management.
• Hands-on experience coordinating or supporting vulnerability remediation efforts.
• Ability to operate effectively in fast-paced, enterprise-scale environments.

Nice-to-Have Qualifications

• Experience supporting large, distributed or regulated technology environments.
• Familiarity with enterprise release tools, change management platforms, or DevOps tooling.
• Background working closely with security, infrastructure, or operations teams.

PNC Employees take pride in our reputation and to continue building upon that we expect our employees to be:

• Customer Focused - Knowledgeable of the values and practices that align customer needs and satisfaction as primary considerations in all business decisions and able to leverage that information in creating customized customer solutions.
• Managing Risk - Assessing and effectively managing all of the risks associated with their business objectives and activities to ensure they adhere to and support PNC's Enterprise Risk Management Framework.

Qualifications

Successful candidates must demonstrate appropriate knowledge, skills, and abilities for a role. Listed below are skills, competencies, work experience, education, and required certifications/licensuresneeded to be successful in this position.

Preferred Skills

Application Development, Business Management, Change Management, Customer Solutions, Design, Group Problem Solving, IT Change Management, Process Improvements, Release Management, Software Release Management, Software Solutions, User Experience (UX) Design

Competencies

Agile Development, Application Delivery Process, Configuration Management, Cross-Team Integration, IT Environment, IT Governance, Software Development Life Cycle, Software Release Management, System and Technology Integration

Work Experience

Roles at this level typically require a university / college degree, with 5+ years of industry-relevant experience. Specific certifications are often required. In lieu of a degree, a comparable combination of education, job specific certification(s), and experience (including military service) may be considered.

Education

Bachelors

Certifications

No Required Certification(s)

Licenses

No Required License(s)

Language Assessments

No Required or Preferred Language Assessments

Pay Transparency

Base Salary: $91,000.00 - $185,900.00Salaries may vary based on geographic location, market data and on individual skills, experience, and education. This role is incentive eligible with the payment based upon company, business and/or individual performance.

Application Window

Generally, this opening is expected to be posted for two business days from 04/22/2026, although it may be longer with business discretion.

Benefits

PNC offers a comprehensive range of benefits to help meet your needs now and in the future. Depending on your eligibility, options for full-time employees include: medical/prescription drug coverage (with a Health Savings Account feature), dental and vision options; employee and spouse/child life insurance; short and long-term disability protection; 401(k) with PNC match, pension and stock purchase plans; dependent care reimbursement account; back-up child/elder care; adoption, surrogacy, and doula reimbursement; educational assistance, including select programs fully paid; a robust wellness program with financial incentives.In addition, PNC generally provides the following paid time off, depending on your eligibility: maternity and/or parental leave; up to 11 paid holidays each year; 9 occasional absence days each year, unless otherwise required by law; between 15 to 25 vacation days each year, depending on career level; and years of service.

To learn more about these and other programs, including benefits for full time and part-time employees, visit pncthrive.com.

Disability Accommodations Statement

If an accommodation is required to participate in the application process, please contact us via email at [email protected]. Please include “accommodation request” in the subject line title and be sure to include your name, the job ID, and your preferred method of contact in the body of the email. Emails not related to accommodation requests will not receive responses. Applicants may also call 877-968-7762 and say "Workday" for accommodation assistance. All information provided will be kept confidential and will be used only to the extent required to provide needed reasonable accommodations.

At PNC we foster an inclusive and accessible workplace. We provide reasonable accommodations to employment applicants and qualified individuals with a disability who need an accommodation to perform the essential functions of their positions.

Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO)

PNC provides equal employment opportunity to qualified persons regardless of race, color, sex, religion, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, veteran status, or other categories protected by law.

This position is subject to the requirements of Section 19 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (FDIA) and, for any registered role, the Secure and Fair Enforcement for Mortgage Licensing Act of 2008 (SAFE Act) and/or the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), which prohibit the hiring of individuals with certain criminal history.

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