Manager – Release & Environments (Melbourne)

Overview of our role This is a newly created and exciting opportunity for a Manager – Release & Environments to shape and grow an enterprise‑wide capability from the ground up. In this influential role, you will nurture, guide and continuously enhance how release and environment management is delivered across the organisation. You will bring together people, processes and ways of working to thoughtfully lead the end‑to‑end release lifecycle — from planning and scheduling through to quality gates and execution — ensuring Digital releases across projects, BAU and platforms are delivered with care, confidence and minimal disruption to the business. With a strong sense of stewardship, you will provide holistic governance of non‑production and production‑adjacent environments, setting clear strategies, standards and operational practices that create stability, trust and shared accountability. You will also evolve a forward‑looking strategic roadmap for Release and Environment Management, thoughtfully aligning capability, tools and partnerships to broader Digital and business goals. As a senior leader within the Digital function, you will build meaningful relationships with executives and delivery leaders, foster disciplined yet collaborative release practices, and serve as a calm, trusted escalation point when challenges arise — empowering teams to succeed and driving positive, lasting change. Culture & Benefits What we do matters. Delivering safe and reliable energy makes a difference to people’s lives across our country every single day. We are proud to keep Australia connected while preparing the nation for a renewable future. Our people are our energy source. We offer meaningful benefits and rewards, including being a certified family‑friendly workplace designed to see you succeed in all areas of life:
- Jemena is among the first companies in Australia to be accredited as a Family Inclusive Workplace
- flexible work arrangements, empowered to work your way & agile + additional leave benefits!
- primary & secondary parental leave & well‑being and family support benefits
- numerous career development pathways + yearly financial support to upskill
- annual bonuses + generous employee referral program
- empowering you within a fun, diverse and inclusive culture
- group benefits galore for all employees!
- genuine focus on work / life balance
- reproductive leave benefits A little about you
- Deep experience nurturing enterprise‑scale release and environment practices
- Proven ability to thoughtfully guide end‑to‑end release lifecycles and complex cutovers
- Hands‑on stewardship of non‑production environments (SIT, UAT, pre‑prod)
- Strength in embedding quality gates, governance and delivery confidence
- Collaborative leader who develops and supports multi‑disciplinary teams
- Trusted partner to senior stakeholders, confidently balancing risk, priorities and compliance Qualifications / certifications & Skills
- Deep and confident understanding of enterprise release management frameworks (e.g. ITIL, deployment practices)
- Strong technical grasp of workplace management across applications, integrations, APIs, databases, infrastructure and cloud
- Clear knowledge of software delivery lifecycles (Waterfall, Agile, hybrid) and how releases flow through them
- Solid understanding of testing practices (SIT, UAT, regression, performance) and their role in release readiness
- Comfortable working with release, change and visibility tooling to enable transparency and coordination
- Thoughtful awareness of risk, compliance, audit and security considerations in complex change delivery Who we are Jemena is an Australian energy company who own and operate more than $12.4 Billion worth of gas and electricity transportation assets across Australia supplying millions of households and businesses with these essential services every day. We pride ourselves on our innovative approach, technical expertise, and dedication to safety, quality, and sustainability. Our Group’s over 4000 team members, consistently strive to make a difference in the communities we serve. We champion and value diversity in life and work experiences, as we know everyone benefits from broader diversity of thoughts in our problem solving, decision making and ability to innovate. We encourage applications from everyone, including First Nations people, veterans, people living with a disability and members of the LGBTIQA+ community. If you need adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know. #J-18808-Ljbffr Apply on Kit Job: kitjobau.com/job/3rvztu