About the role

Role Overview

Technical Program Manager – Release Management supports end-to-end release management for catalog-based offerings in a structured enterprise environment. The role ensures Azure DevOps is the source of truth for release status, dependencies, risks, and reporting, while driving release workflows with proactive coordination.

Responsibilities

Own the full release lifecycle for catalog items: intake, validation, release coordination, and post-release tracking.
Monitor active releases in Azure DevOps, keeping work items, timelines, dependencies, risks, and blockers accurate and up to date.
Review and validate release requests before submission into downstream release processes.
Coordinate release timelines, milestones, deliverables, and dependencies across cross-functional stakeholders.
Track release status, risks, and blockers, driving issue resolution to keep releases on schedule.
Define, maintain, and govern Azure DevOps structures (Features, PBIs, Tasks, change requests, backlogs, iteration paths, and delivery timelines).
Ensure Azure DevOps data remains complete, accurate, and consistently maintained for tracking and reporting.
Build and maintain dashboards and reporting views covering active releases, change requests, portfolio health, timelines, risks, and upcoming milestones.
Facilitate stakeholder syncs, release readiness discussions, and governance-style reviews.
Support workflow execution activities such as asset list updates, go-to-market submissions, artifact validation, and release readiness checks.
Identify process gaps and drive improvements to reduce duplication, rework, and inconsistencies.
Standardize release management workflows, templates, field definitions, and tracking practices within Azure DevOps.
Support release communications (stakeholder updates, monthly communications, change notices, milestone reminders).
Provide ad hoc operational support for urgent changes, escalations, and release-impacting issues.

Requirements

Hands-on Azure DevOps experience.
Proactive stakeholder coordination.
Ability to drive release workflows forward without close supervision.

Nice-to-Haves

Experience managing release processes and governance in a structured enterprise environment.
Experience creating dashboards/reporting views in Azure DevOps.

About Blueprint

Blueprint is a technology solutions firm headquartered in Bellevue, Washington with a presence across the United States. It helps organizations unlock value from existing assets by leveraging technology to create new revenue streams and business lines. Blueprint connects strategy, products, and services to transform and grow companies.