Marousi, Greece

Full-Time

Viva.com is Europe’s first acquirer powering merchant payments acceptance across 24 countries and 1.165+ devices. With an ECB approved banking license and presence in 24 European markets, Viva.com’s Tap on Any Device technology for in-store payments, Smart Checkout payment gateway for online payments, and marketplace payment solution, help European businesses of any size to accept and manage payments how they want. All of Viva.com’s technology is built in-house over MS Azure, and is fully scalable, supporting any payment checkout journey.

Viva.com provides a seamless, conversion-boosting omnichannel payments platform, featuring acceptance of 40+ payment methods across 17 languages and 9 currencies. Viva.com’s ever-expanding financial services' suite includes value added features such as Real-Time Settlement; Offline Payments minimising chances of losing a sale; a Viva.com business debit card to manage corporate expenses, while reducing acceptance fees to as low as 0%; and Merchant Advance.

The Team
As a member of a dynamic IT Department, you will be responsible for coordinating and managing the release of software applications or products. They work closely with cross-functional teams, including developers, quality assurance (QA) engineers, project managers, and stakeholders, to ensure smooth and efficient release processes.

Responsibilities

Schedule, manage and coordinate releases across multiple applications within different teams and projects;
Define and establish a release calendar for the different projects to have a centralized view of all releases;
Measure and monitor progress to ensure releases are delivered on time and within quality standards;
Manage and mitigate risks and resolve issues that affect release scope, schedule and quality;
Manage deployment plan execution and validate Release Notes;
Schedule the release readiness reviews before deployment and use post implementation reviews to optimize release management process;
Maintain a release repository and manage key information such as build and release procedures, dependencies, and notification lists;
Ensure all team members are adhering to engineering best practices as well as enforcing DevOps policies (CI/CD pipelines).

Requirements

To be considered you should have:

Strong academic background in relevant Information Technology subject or related equivalent work experience required. Master's degree or relevant certifications (e.g., PMP, COBIT, ITIL, ISO 27001) are preferred;
At least 4 years of experience in release management, project coordination, or a related role;
Strong understanding of IT governance frameworks, such as COBIT, ITIL, or ISO 27001;
Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills, with a strong attention to detail;
Knowledge of Release Management tools and technologies. This can include version control systems (e.g., Git), release management platforms (e.g., Jira, Azure DevOps), and automation tools for build and deployment;
Coordination and Communication Skills. Effective communication and collaboration with various stakeholders, including developers, QA engineers, project managers, and business stakeholders.
Also, excellent written and verbal communication skills are crucial for creating release documentation and providing updates to the team and management;
Excellent knowledge of Greek and English language;
Fulfilled military obligations for male candidates.

Benefits

💸 Competitive compensation package;

Annual bonus based on your performance and targets’ achievement;