Zartico’s mission is to empower DMOs to be better stewards of the world’s tourist destinations through improved data intelligence and decision-making. Makers of the first Destination Operating System, Zartico harnesses and streamlines complex data to provide a full-spectrum of data science, benchmarking and analytical services for use in marketing, community development and sustainability efforts. Based in Salt Lake City, Utah, Zartico has over thirty years of experience in technology, tourism, and destination, travel and tourism marketing.

Your Role: QA Release Manager

We’re looking for a QA Release Manager who wants to ensure the amazing experiences Zartico creates for our partners are delivered consistently at scale. In this position, you'll use your skills and attention to detail leading the product team to success as we deliver on our promise.  You will work closely with our world-class product teams from the planning phase to the deployment phase through the development and testing phases. What's special about this role? You'll get to leverage your love for detail through working on a product that's created to transform an industry. You'll be on a small, tight-knit team, meaning you'll get to have a big impact.

What you'll do:

• Plan the release of project deliverables, release life cycles and milestones.

• Communicate the project-related tasks such as plans, timelines, requirements, etc. between different teams.

• Coordinate the release schedule and resources required depending upon the third-party applications, defect backlogs, planned releases, and infrastructure updates. 

• Identify the risks that can delay the release and manage them, such that the scope scheduled, and quality of the release is not affected.

• Track the progress and find issues, if any. Always work to improve the process of release.

• Make sure that the release is planned, according to the requirements and budget.

• Schedule the release readiness reviews before deployment and milestone reviews after each release.

• Create plans for the implementation and deployment as per the release schedule.

• Maintain documentation related to procedures on build and release, various notifications lists, and dependencies.

What you'll need:

• At least 3 years experience as a UX or Product Designer

• A sharp eye for detail and a good grounding in product development

• Experience with information architecture and project management fundamentals

• Added bonus if you have experience of traditional agile methodologies, including Scrum, Waterfall, or Kanban

• Double bonus if you're passionate about travel and education

Why Zartico?

• We believe in a growth mindset. We are a learning organization.

• We emphasize focus because we know that to achieve big dreams, you have to execute and get the small stuff right.

• We lead with inclusion and value diversity. We believe in diversity of thought, perspective, and experience. Diversity of experience and perspectives creates a more robust product and more beautiful world. 

• We dream in color and code. 

• We hustle. 

• We are humble and know that the sum of our parts is greater than any one of us as individuals. 

• Above all else, we do the right thing. We believe in transparency, honesty and integrity. 

We believe travel and tourism is a force for good because it builds connection, understanding, and appreciation of our world’s cultures, history and natural resources. We believe data and the right metrics allow us to make better decisions because transparent data helps focus on the right issues, problems and therefore, solutions, to be better stewards of our world's most precious destinations.

We’re building a global community—one that’s safe for people of all backgrounds. We are an equal opportunity employer where our diversity and inclusion are central pillars to our company strategy. We look for applicants who understand, embrace and thrive in a multicultural and increasingly globalized world. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. When you join our team, you join the Zartico family.