This position is ideal for a candidate with a background in software development practices and project management to join the Treatment Planning team as a Senior Release Manager, coordinating internal software releases across a large group. Partnering with international teams, you’ll provide a collaborative, clear process and the project management support needed to streamline software deliveries and improve efficiency. This role is key to Align Technology’s ability to deliver innovative software solutions.

Role expectations

• Develop release plans and cutover plans for cloud services, including the entire path to production with testing, deliverables, and integration, and drive the plan through regular meetings with stakeholders.
• Guide teams in implementing and maintaining an agile development process, coordinating sprints across several development teams.
• Monitor during development and after release, creating Jira and Splunk dashboards as needed.
• Hold planning and review meetings, go/no-go decision points, retrospective reviews, risk assessments, etc.
• Compile requirements documents and other release documentation from project requirements and other sources, ensuring compliance with quality management and regulatory guidelines.

What we're looking for

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in computer science or relevant engineering discipline.
• Experience: 6-10 years of hands-on experience developing, testing, or leading software development, including cloud services.
• Skills: Project management, cloud software design and deployment, software release life cycle and best practices.
• Communication: Strong written and verbal English communications skills.
• Teamwork: A proactive approach to problem-solving across a team. Experience in collaborative environments. Participating in a project from ideation to completion.

Complementary skills

• Good understanding of verification and validation test strategies.
• Proven leadership in driving a project to completion.
• Scrum master, SAFe, PMP, other development lifecycle certifications.
• Experience working in a regulated industry.
• Docs-as-code, Jira, Git, Confluence, Splunk.
• Experience with AWS.

Pay Transparency

If provided, base salary or wage rate ranges are the range in which Align reasonably expects to set a candidate’s pay for the posted position. Actual placement depends on the individual skills and experience level of a candidate plus the total compensation and equity across team members. For other locations outside of the primary location, the base salary range will be adjusted geographically.

For Field Sales roles, the salary listed is the base pay only and does not include the applicable incentive compensation plan. A cost of living adjustment may be added to base pay for higher cost areas in the U.S.

Our internship hourly rates are a standard pay determined based on the position and your location, year in school, degree, and experience.

About Align Technology

Your growth and well-being:

At Align, every smile matters. We’re committed to helping you thrive by supporting the health, growth, and well-being of our team members through a variety of tools and programs. While specific offerings may vary by location and role, Align employees can typically expect:

• Health and well-being programs to keep you thriving in both body and mind.
• Employee-exclusive discounts on Invisalign products.
• Learning opportunities through online learning resources and support for your individual development plans.
• Inclusive, global workplace that fosters collaboration, recognition and belonging.

Country and/or role specific details will be shared with you by your recruiter during the interview process.

Discover Align:

We are a global community of game-changers and smart team players, united by our belief in the power of a smile. Our dynamic team of exceptional employees is dedicated to transforming the industry and creating extraordinary outcomes every day.

Align’s core values of agility, customer, and accountability are more than words to work by, they are words we live by. The actions we take every day speak to who we are as a company and our focus on being truly impactful. We celebrate our differences, and the many ways we support one another— ultimately creating a more inclusive organization and world as we continue transforming smiles and changing lives.

We foster a culture where thinking differently and seeking new experiences are not just encouraged but celebrated. With the Align Mindset, we empower each other, ensuring every voice is heard and valued in an inclusive environment that inspires creativity and collaboration.

At Align, we believe in the power of a smile, and we know that every smile is as unique as our employees. As we grow, we are committed to building a workforce rich in diverse cultural backgrounds and life experiences, fostering a culture of open-mindedness and compassion. We live our company values by promoting healthy people and healthy communities, all with the intent of changing millions of lives, one unique smile at a time.

As part of our commitment to innovation, Align Technology includes exocad and Cubicure, companies that enhance our offerings and extend our impact to industry transformation.

Eager to learn how we embrace our global differences and nurture employee well-being?

Explore Align's culture here!

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Equal Opportunity Statement:

Align Technology is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities in all our practices, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, marital status, protected veteran status, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other legally protected category. Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the country for which they are applying, and employment eligibility will be verified as a condition of hire.

Department

Information Technology

Employment Type

Full Time

Location

Canada-CHQ-Ontario-Toronto

Workplace type

Onsite