Job Description

At Trane TechnologiesTM and through our businesses including Trane and Thermo King, we create innovative climate solutions for buildings, homes, and transportation that challenge what's possible for a sustainable world. We are a team that dares to look at the world's challenges and see impactful possibilities. We believe in a better future when we uplift others and enable our people to thrive at work and at home. We boldly go.

Job Summary:

Trane Technologies is seeking a Salesforce Release Manager to drive enterprise-scale DevOps transformation within our Global Salesforce Practice. This role goes beyond deployment. It is about owning the release lifecycle end-to-end. You will define and execute environment strategy, govern CI/CD pipelines, and ensure predictability, auditability, and agility across critical business units, including Supply SBU. Acting as the guardian of stability, you will set the standard for how enterprise software is delivered at a global climate innovator.

Key Responsibilities:

Release Strategy & Governance

Release Train Leadership: Orchestrate Salesforce release trains across Sales, Service, and Manufacturing Clouds. Own the release calendar (Major, Minor, Patch) for multiple parallel workstreams. Governance & Compliance: Enforce entry/exit criteria for environment transitions (QA UAT Staging Prod) with strict adherence to SOX and ITGC controls. Risk Management: Lead "Go/No-Go" reviews with Product Owners and Architects. Proactively identify risks such as API mismatches or dependency conflicts before production impact.

DevOps & CI/CD Architecture

Pipeline Ownership: Design, manage, and optimize CI/CD pipelines using Copado (preferred), Azure DevOps, or Flosum. Automate deployments to eliminate manual errors. Version Control Excellence: Implement Git best practices (Gitlow, Feature Branch workflows) to manage multi-team, multi-org development. Quality Assurance: Integrate static code analysis tools (PMD, SonarQube) into pipelines to enforce coding standards and prevent low-quality code from advancing.

Environment & Sandbox Management

Sandbox Strategy: Own refresh cycles for Full Copy, Partial, and Developer Pro sandboxes. Ensure synchronization and apply data-masking tools (Own Backup, Odaseva) to safeguard PII. Configuration Integrity: Monitor and resolve metadata drift across environments to ensure consistency and reliability.

Stakeholder Collaboration

Cross-Functional Alignment: Partner with Salesforce Technical Architects and business leaders to align release schedules with architectural roadmaps. Transparent Communication: Publish release notes, outage notifications, and conduct retrospectives to drive continuous improvement and stakeholder confidence.

Qualifications:

8+ years in Software Development/Release Management. 4+ years in Salesforce Release Management within large-scale, multi-org enterprises.

Technical Skills:

Expertise in DevOps tools: Copado (preferred), Gearset, Flosum, Azure DevOps.

Strong Git proficiency (GitHub, Bitbucket, GitLab).

Deep knowledge of Salesforce Metadata API, package.xml, destructive changes, and 2GP packaging.

Certifications:

Salesforce Administrator / Advanced Administrator (Required). Copado Certified Administrator / Consultant (Highly Preferred). Salesforce Development Lifecycle & Deployment Designer (Preferred).

Success Metrics

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Deployment Frequency: Increase cadence of successful, automated deployments.

Change Failure Rate: Maintain <1% failure rate for production releases.

Mean Time to Recovery (MTTR): Rapid rollback and recovery to minimize downtime.
We offer competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits and programs. We are an equal opportunity employer; all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, pregnancy, age, marital status, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any legally protected status.