We’re looking for problem solvers, innovators, and dreamers who are searching for anything but business as usual. Like us, you’re a high performer who’s an expert at your craft, constantly challenging the status quo. You value inclusivity and want to join a culture that empowers you to show up as your authentic self. You know that success hinges on commitment, that our differences make us stronger, and that the finish line is always sweeter when the whole team crosses together.
We are looking for an experienced Release Manager to lead and orchestrate the release process across all Alteryx product lines, Desktop, On-Prem Server, and Cloud Platform.
This role sits at the intersection of Engineering, Product Management, and Customer Success, ensuring seamless coordination, communication, and delivery of high-quality software releases to our global customer base.
You will be responsible for defining and driving the end-to-end release process, ensuring that every release is delivered with clarity, consistency, and confidence, both internally and externally.
Key Responsibilities
- Own and continuously improve the release management lifecycle across Desktop, On-Prem Server, and Cloud.
- Partner with engineering teams to plan, schedule, and track releases; from feature readiness through deployment and post-release validation.
- Collaborate with Product Management to ensure release scope and timing align with business priorities.
- Coordinate with Customer Success, Support, and Documentation teams to ensure customers have the right information and resources before and after each release.
- Define and enforce a consistent release communication process, including release notes, readiness checklists, rollout plans, and stakeholder updates.
- Manage release risks, issues, and dependencies, ensuring clear visibility and escalation paths.
- Lead release readiness reviews, go/no-go meetings, and post-mortems to drive continuous improvement.
- Establish and maintain a central source of truth for release status and timelines.
- Partner with QA and automation teams to ensure robust validation and regression testing strategies are in place.
- Identify opportunities to streamline and automate release operations, increasing efficiency and reliability.
Qualifications
- 5+ years of experience in Release Management, Program Management, or Engineering Operations for enterprise or SaaS software products.
- Proven experience managing releases across multi-platform environments (desktop, on-prem, and cloud).
- Strong understanding of software development lifecycle (SDLC), CI/CD pipelines, and agile methodologies.
- Excellent cross-functional communication and stakeholder management skills.
- Demonstrated ability to drive alignment between engineering, product, and customer-facing teams.
- Strong analytical and organizational skills, with meticulous attention to detail.
- Familiarity with Jira, Confluence, GitHub, and cloud deployment tools is a plus.
- A passion for process excellence and continuous improvement.
Compensation:
Alteryx is committed to fair, equitable, and transparent compensation. Final compensation will be determined by various factors such as your relevant work experience, education, certifications, skills, and geographic location.
The base salary range for this role in the United States is $139,000 -$155,000.
In addition, you may be eligible for additional compensation. Employees may also be eligible for a wide range of other benefits, including medical, retirement, financial, wellness, time off, employee discounts, and others.
Find yourself checking a lot of these boxes but doubting whether you should apply? At Alteryx, we support a growth mindset for our associates through all stages of their careers. If you meet some of the requirements and you share our values, we encourage you to apply. As part of our ongoing commitment to a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace, we’re invested in building teams with a wide variety of backgrounds, identities, and experiences.
Benefits & Perks:
Alteryx has amazing benefits for all Associates which can be viewed here.
For roles in San Francisco and Los Angeles: Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance and the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring, Alteryx will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
This position involves access to software/technology that is subject to U.S. export controls. Any job offer made will be contingent upon the applicant’s capacity to serve in compliance with U.S. export controls.
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Alteryx Irvine, California, USA Office
3345 Michelson Drive, Irvine, CA, United States, 92612
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