Release Manager_2026_1418

About Us:

Marriott International Inc., headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland, USA, was founded in May 1927 by J. Willard Marriott and Alice S. Marriott with a modest nine-seat A&W root beer stand.

Guided by the family's leadership and core principles, Marriott International today has grown into a global hospitality giant, operating approximately 9,000 properties and over 30 leading brands in more than 140 countries and territories.

From such humble beginnings to becoming the worlds largest hotel company, Marriott International has never stopped searching for inventive ways to serve its customers, provide opportunities for its associates, and grow their business.At Marriott Tech Accelerator center(MTA), Hyderabad, India, Marriott is exploring the world we live in and all its possibilities. At Marriott Tech Accelerator,we are a team of passionate engineering minds dedicated to creating and building cutting-edge solutions that streamline operations and elevate guest experiences.

Marriott Tech Accelerator center isfully owned andoperated by ANSR. All associates atMarriott Tech Accelerator will be ANSR employees, delivering services exclusively to ANSR's client, Marriott International.

Role Title: Release Manager

Role Summary:

The Release & Activation Manager will be responsible for end to end planning, coordination, and execution of phased releases for the UXL application which is a graphQL based application that releases as of now, once a week to production. The role requires a practitioner experienced in multi phase activations, progressive cutovers, and environment coordination across complex enterprise landscapes. The manager will work closely with Product, Engineering, DevSecOps, QA, and Business Readiness teams to ensure each release event is executed safely, predictably, and with minimal disruption.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain the end to end release and activation schedule, including all readiness activities.
• Partner with program and technology leads to plan phased activations across systems such as Channels, and downstream systems.
• Coordinate with enterprise environment management teams to schedule test and staging environment deployments, ensuring deployment windows are clearly defined.
• Work with DevSecOps and Infrastructure teams to align CI/CD pipelines (e.g., Harness) with release milestones.
• Ensure release package integrity by validating build deployments, configuration management, and version control across environments (DEV, INT, UAT, PERF, STAGE, PROD).
• Define and enforce go/no go governance, release checklists, and sign off protocols.
• Track and report release readiness status, risk assessments, and issue resolutions through appropriate governance tools (e.g., JIRA, Confluence, program dashboards).
• Partner with other in flight transformation programs to align dependencies, avoid environment contention, and coordinate shared integration testing.
• Collaborate with QA Leads on test entry/exit criteria, regression timelines, and data refresh schedules.
• Facilitate strong communication across cross functional stakeholders including Program Management, Architecture, Business Readiness, and Operations.

Technical Competencies:

• Strong understanding of cloud deployment lifecycles and environment governance.
• Understanding of CI/CD tooling, release automation, and artifact management.
• Exposure to infrastructure as code (IaC) tools considered an asset.
• Competent in interpreting deployment logs and collaborating with DevSecOps to troubleshoot deployment or configuration failures.

Qualifications:

• 10+ years of experience in release, environment, or cutover management within large scale transformation programs.
• Experience operating in a hybrid delivery model.
• Adept at coordinating multiple vendors and technical teams.
• Excellent stakeholder management, communication, and executive reporting skills.
• Vendor partnership experience in outsourced or distributed delivery environments.
• Strong understanding of cloud deployment lifecycles and environment governance.
• Understanding of CI/CD tools, release automation, and artifact management.
• Ability to interpret deployment logs and collaborate with DevSecOps teams to troubleshoot deployment and configuration issues. (Good to have)

Engagement Expectations:

• Weekly cadence of release readiness meetings and cross program synchronization forums.
• Expected availability during critical cutover weekends or overnight activation windows.

Success Measures:

• Predictable, low risk release events with zero major incidents.
• Synchronized testing and environment usage across interdependent programs.
• Improved release traceability and reporting across workstreams.
• Positive feedback from program leadership on organization, communication, and coordination quality.

Education and Certifications:

• Undergraduate degree in Computer Science or related technical field or equivalent experience/certification

Work location: Hyderabad, India.

Work mode: Hybrid

Marriotts core values:

At Marriott, ourcore values make us who we are. We believe that success is never final. As we change and grow, the beliefs that are most important to us stay the sameputting people first, pursuing excellence, embracing change, acting with integrity, and serving our world. Being part of Marriott Tech Accelerator means being part of a proud history and a thriving culture.