SAP COE Centre of Excellence – Release and Deployment Manager

The Release & Deployment Manager is responsible for the end-to-end orchestration of changes within the SAP S/4HANA landscape. Operating in a collaboration with our strategic IT partners , you will ensure that all functional and technical enhancements are deployed into production with zero business disruption, maintaining the integrity of our Sustain Operations. Overall responsible to manage all change & release management activities of SAP applications.

1. Main tasks: Tasks performed regularly which form the essential characteristics of the position. Manage end-to-end SAP release & change management activities across sophisticated SAP S/4HANA implementations Defining, maintaining, and governing release deployment frameworks aligned with program release plans Coordinating release deployments and cutovers across projects, increments, and process teams Handling business and IT change activities, ensuring alignment and smooth transition of changes & transports within SAP systems using SOLMAN CHARM & ServiceNow tools Driving risk identification and contingency strategies for environments and releases Collaborating closely with Release Management, Test Management, Data Migration, and Product Business partners Planning and delivering change readiness checkpoints to ensure on-time PROD movements. Facilitating release stand-ups, tracking execution, and ensuring timely delivery of increments Providing cockpit-based reporting and clear progress updates to participants Building and leading a strong network of change representatives across Agile projects Continuously improving change and release processes by implementing standard methodologies and efficiency improvements
2. Secondary tasks: Coordinate with FME ITS & Business teams to identify release-wise requirement Segregate existing & new requirement to decide validation scope of the release in collaboration with validation team. Manage testing & cutover activities as required by the program.