Partnering across external vendors, application development, IT operations, DevOps, cybersecurity, architecture, business stakeholders, and the PMO, the Director drives common release strategies, establishes quality gates and risk-based testing, leads test automation and CI/CD integration, and uses data-driven insights to mitigate risk and drive continuous improvement. As a people leader, the Director leads, coaches, and develops associates and directs third-party resources across release management, code deployment, test environment management, and quality engineering, while managing vendor delivery quality.