Release Manager

Full-time, Permanent, Hybrid/Remote

Release Manager

About SeqOne

SeqOne develops next-generation genomics software that turns complex sequencing data into clear, actionable insights for clinicians and researchers. Our platforms power high-impact applications in oncology and rare disease, with a strong focus on robustness, reproducibility, and speed. We are building a world-class team in Montpellier (FR), Paris (FR), and Cambridge (UK).

Why SeqOne?

• Direct Impact: Your contributions will enhance customer experience and shape the evolution of our genomic products.
• Stimulating Environment: Passionate team, innovative projects, and a culture of transparency.
• Flexibility: Remote work options, flexible hours, and competitive benefits.
• Growth Opportunities: Internal career development, continuous training, and participation in scientific conferences.
• Soft Skills: "Unstoppable Positivity" (resilience and solution-first mindset) and "Open Heart, Hands-On" (kindness combined with direct feedback).

Responsibilities

Release ownership

• Build and maintain release plans covering scope, milestones, go/no-go criteria, and cross-team dependencies
• Manage release schedules, track readiness across teams, and surface risks before they block delivery
• Own the execution of the Emergency Release (hotfix) process, coordinating cross-functional stakeholders, release validation and ensuring full traceability of hotfix deployments.
• Maintain complete traceability of deliverables to meet regulatory requirements (IVDR, ISO 13485).
• Current release cadence: 3 IVDR releases per year, one Release candidate per month.

Cross-team coordination

• Keep Engineering, Bioinformatics, AI (ML/AI and Diagnostic AI algorithms), QA, Regulatory Affairs, and Product teams aligned on release scope and timelines.
• Facilitate release readiness reviews; resolve cross-team blockers and elevate critical risks with clear mitigation proposals.
• Provide all stakeholders a reliable, up-to-date view of release status through dashboards and structured reporting.

Release process maturity

• Continuously improve release predictability by identifying process gaps, enforcing scope discipline, and driving root cause analysis on release incidents.
• Define, track, and report key release metrics — with a primary focus on hotfix rate and time-to-deliver a hotfix — to measure process health and drive improvements.
• Implement lightweight, durable processes: release checklist, definition of done, branching and versioning conventions, in an IVDR and data-sensitive context.
• Contribute to release process structuring in a scaling organizational context.

Requirements

Experience

• 3–5 years’ experience managing software releases in regulated SaaS environments
• Demonstrable track record of on-time releases across multi-team initiatives
• Experience in a regulated environment (MedTech, medical SaaS, IVDR, regulated fintech) strongly valued
• Experience coordinating and communicating with C-level executives and across the company
• Familiarity with risk-management standards is a plus
• Exposure to scaling a tech organization is a plus

Technical skills

• Strong understanding of software release practice: branching strategies, CI/CD pipelines, versioning, release gates, technical debt management
• Tooling: Git, JIRA/Notion/Confluence or equivalent, ability to build actionable release dashboards
• Ability to translate release management needs into back-office feature backlog

Soft skills

• Rigorous in tracking and documentation
• Able to hold difficult conversations: acknowledged delays, negotiated scope, named risks
• Structured communication toward both technical and executive audiences
• Fluent English and French

Hybrid/remote , with hubs based in Paris (France) and Montpellier (France)

Compensation : 40-55K€/year

Working language : English