Software Release Leader

Avaron AB is a growing consultancy focused on technology, finance, and business support. We match your expertise with the market's most interesting assignments, offering a platform where your professional development is central.

We are looking for an experienced Software Release Leader to take a central role in planning, coordinating, and communicating software releases within an automotive engineering environment. You will work in a large-scale setup with multiple vehicle programs and cross-functional stakeholders, supporting a continuous integration flow and ensuring releases are delivered with the right content, quality, and documentation.

The assignment is part of a software factory and release function that enables efficient software build, integration, testing, and release flow across engineering teams.

• Lead and drive software releases and associated documentation across multiple vehicle programs.
• Plan, communicate, and execute the software release plan to secure successful release milestones.
• Represent the unit in cross-functional forums and act as a primary interface towards other release leaders.
• Collaborate closely with software integration leaders to prepare functional content and documentation for release branches.
• Safeguard release content by ensuring correct documentation, configuration integrity, and alignment to agreed product content and risks.
• Monitor and manage fault reports impacting the release branch and support their resolution.
• Guide software teams on release planning, merge requests, test needs, and delivery scheduling.
• Use stakeholder management and influence to remove blockers and secure cross-team alignment.
• Work with integration/release leaders and test stakeholders to create and execute release-focused test plans.
• Track test results and provide up-to-date release status for program reporting.

• Solid experience working with software integration and release processes.
• Engineering background (university degree or equivalent experience) in Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or similar.
• Documented leadership capability, including leading through influence and collaboration.
• Experience in automotive software engineering and software release documentation.
• Fluent in English, written and spoken.

• Knowledge of product development processes.

Selections are made on an ongoing basis, so we recommend that you apply as soon as possible.