The Change & Release Specialist is a key member of the IT change management team, who is responsible for managing requests for change through their lifecycle. In addition, the individual in this role will assist with communication, Training, stakeholder engagement, and coaching the service managers, suppliers on the processes.

Roles & Responsibilities:

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES for this position include but are not limited to the following.

Enforce change compliance, working closely with technical and business teams in order to ensure changes are fully documented and approved prior to implementationReview all implemented change and/or release units to ensure they have met their objectives, both IT and businessCreate, manage, and coordinate the execution of Change Requests through Change Management process and the Change Advisory Board (CAB) meetingsParticipate in CAB meetings and represent changes to the board for approvalApply Change/Release/Problem Management best practices to drive continuous improvement and maintain process hygieneMeet with key members of the IT staff including Operations and Management, Solution, platform, and Configuration owner group to aid in change and problem analysisWork with the service manager to define performance goals and strategiesAnticipate issues proactively and escalate to Change Manager as appropriateMonitor and support the change adherence with the established policies, processes, and proceduresProduce metrics on established Key Performance Indicators (KPI s) and create Knowledge Base (KB) articles to share knowledge across teamEfficiently and effectively responds to change requestor needs with a sense of urgency via email, chat or MS teams connect in a professional mannerReady to work in rotational shifts (if required)

Competency:

ITIL foundation with DevOps and Agile concepts/methodology understandingITSM tool knowledge, reporting and basic configuration – Service now, Remedy force etc. 

Job specific skills:

Strong verbal and written communication skills with proven technical writing abilitiesProficiency with MS Word and MS ExcelStrong team player with excellent interpersonal skillsAbility to effectively manage multiple priorities with minimal supervisionSystematic, disciplined, and analytical approach to problem solvingStrong organization skills and attention to detailCustomer focusedProblem solving skillsTeamworkTime managementLogical and critical thinkingTechnical understanding (basic Infra and Application services)Quick learnerReady to adaptLeadership

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