Job Title: Salesforce Release Manager
Type: Contract
Location: Remote
Overview: We are seeking an experienced
Salesforce Release Manager to lead and manage the release process across our Salesforce environments. This is a
remote, part-time contract role supporting a collaborative and agile team delivering enterprise-level Salesforce solutions.
Responsibilities:
Own the end-to-end Salesforce release process, including planning, scheduling, deployment, validation, and rollback.
Coordinate across admin, development, QA, and business teams to ensure successful and timely releases.
Maintain a detailed release calendar, environment refresh schedule, and deployment timelines.
Ensure compliance with internal change management and release governance policies.
Document release notes, deployment steps, and post-deployment validation procedures.
Identify, troubleshoot, and resolve deployment-related issues quickly.
Manage CI/CD processes using tools like Gearset, Copado, Jenkins, or Salesforce CLI.
Support sandbox management and refreshes as needed.
Requirements:
Minimum 4 years of hands-on experience in Salesforce Release or Deployment Management.
Strong understanding of Salesforce metadata, packaging, and deployment tools.
Proficiency with at least one deployment automation platform (Gearset, Copado, Jenkins, etc.).
Experience with version control (e.g., Git) and agile release cycles.
Solid knowledge of Salesforce change sets, unlocked packages, and environment strategy.
Excellent communication and coordination skills.