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 release per year, one Release candidate per month.

Cross-team coordination

  • Keep Engineering, Bioinformatics, AI (ML/AI and Diagnostic AI algorythms), QA, Regulatory Affairs, and Product teams aligned on release scope and timelines
  • Facilitate release readiness reviews; resolve cross-team blockers and escalate critical risks with clear mitigation proposal
  • 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

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