Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Blueprint is a technology solutions firm headquartered in Bellevue, Washington, focused on solving complex problems through innovative technology. The Release Program Manager will oversee the end-to-end release management and governance for catalog-based offerings, ensuring timely and quality releases while coordinating between engineering, operations, and business stakeholders.
Responsibilities
- Support the full release lifecycle (intake → validation → release → post-release tracking)
- Validate release requests, including dependencies, readiness, and required inputs prior to submission
- Coordinate timelines, milestones, and deliverables across stakeholders
- Track release status, risks, and blockers and drive resolution to ensure on-time delivery
- Define and maintain Azure DevOps (ADO) structures, work items, and tracking frameworks
- Ensure ADO remains the single source of truth for release tracking and reporting
- Create and manage: Features, Product Backlog Items (PBIs), and task hierarchies
- Iteration paths and delivery timelines
- Change request tracking and backlog prioritization
- Govern ADO usage to prevent duplication, data gaps, and misalignment across teams
- Identify and implement improvements across release workflows
- Drive standardization of: Catalog release processes
- Asset updates and go-to-market workflows
- ADO fields, templates, and tracking models
- Perform gap analysis across systems and resolve inconsistencies
- Serve as the central point of coordination across business, engineering, and operations teams
- Facilitate sync meetings, release readiness reviews, and governance checkpoints
- Ensure stakeholders meet milestones and provide required inputs on time
- Build and maintain dashboards and reporting views for: Active releases
- Change requests
- Portfolio health and timelines
- Provide leadership updates and insights using ADO data
- Manage release communication cadence (e.g., updates, newsletters, briefings)
- Communicate timelines, release freezes, and key milestones clearly across stakeholders
- Support change communications for new or retired offerings
- Support asset updates, submissions, and validations across internal systems
- Ensure completeness and accuracy of release artifacts (e.g., documentation, asset lists)
- Provide ad-hoc support for urgent release activities and changes
Skills
- Azure DevOps (ADO) Expertise (3+ years)
- Work item management (Features, PBIs, Tasks)
- Backlog management and iteration planning
- Reporting and dashboard creation
- Release / Program Management Experience (5+ years)
- Experience managing structured release or delivery lifecycles
- Familiarity with intake, validation, execution, and release processes
- Process & Workflow Governance (3+ years)
- Experience designing and managing workflows in structured environments
- Ability to enforce governance and standardization
- Strong cross-functional stakeholder management skills
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and organizational skills
- Ability to manage dependencies, risks, and timelines independently
- 5+ years in Release Management, Program Management, or Technical Project Management
- Experience working in highly structured, process-driven environments
- Proven ability to operate with minimal supervision and drive execution proactively
- Experience coordinating across engineering, business, and operations teams
- Familiarity with lifecycle-based portfolio or catalog management processes
- Experience performing system/data gap analysis and driving improvements
- Strong communication skills, including executive-level reporting and stakeholder updates
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage
- Flexible Spending Account
- 401k program
- Competitive PTO offerings
- Parental Leave
- Opportunities for professional growth and development
Company Overview
Blueprint is redefining the data solutions ecosystem. It was founded in 2013, and is headquartered in Bellevue, Washington, USA, with a workforce of 501-1000 employees. Its website is https://bpcs.com/.Company H1B Sponsorship
Blueprint has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 3 in 2025, 1 in 2024, 1 in 2023, 3 in 2021, 1 in 2020. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.