Release Strategist - Stefanini : Job Details

*Stefanini Group is hiring!*Exciting opportunity awaits, let us help you get started!Click Apply now or you may call: (248) ###-#### / email: Abhinav Sharma ([email protected]) for faster processing!*Job Description*This role is part of the Release, Standards & Risk Management sub-chapter within the DW (Digital Workplace) Solutions & Control chapter.The entry-level Release Strategist plays a key role in ensuring initiatives are met by strategizing deployment phases, increasing employee adoption and product or service usageWe ensure that end-user impacting changes and projects are properly vetted and verified prior to being released into ProductionWe partner with key stakeholders to ensure that all parties are unified and standardized to manage risk, and continuously strive for improvement.*Responsibilities:** Lead change management activities (as directed by senior RS)* Follow and apply the Product Release Process' to ensure engagement of all stakeholders, like our Operations, Engineering and Product Management teams* Support and partner with the User Education & Knowledge Management (UEKM) team on communication and training efforts by providing input, requirements, and support design and delivery to educate and drive product or service adoption* Partner with stakeholders and/or Project Managers to integrate change management activities into project plans* Guide the delivery process - e.g., phased release rings - and scheduling with stakeholders and/or Project Managers* Identify, analyze, and prepare risk mitigation tactics* Conduct impact analysis to assess change readiness* Create benchmarks to assess potential end-user impact* Identify and engage key stakeholders for go / no-go' review* Define and measure success metrics and monitor change progress* Review product or service changes for other end-user impacting teams - outside of DW - to avoid unnecessary overlap* Partner with the QA workstream to track and report issues* Identify and manage anticipated resistance* Create actionable deliverables * Collaborate with stakeholders, UEKM and Communications teams to assist with building campaigns for large impact deployments* Collaborate with stakeholders to outline phased release rings and target dates, while considering other overlapping/overarching initiatives and/or blackout dates* Coach stakeholders on adoption plans, while considering other overlapping/overarching initiatives and/or blackout datesProactively strategize for possible resistance to change.