SAP S4 HANA Release Manager Max 75hr W2

Job Summary:

We are seeking an experienced SAP S/4

HANA Release Manager to lead and coordinate release planning, code deployment, and communication across Agile Release Trains (ARTs) for a large-scale S/4

HANA transformation. This role is critical in managing release governance across both N+1 project landscapes and the S/4

HANA support landscape, ensuring smooth delivery and stability across environments.

• Manage and oversee end-to-end SAP S/4
  
  HANA release cycles across both project (N+1) and support landscapes.
• Coordinate code deployments across multiple Agile Release Trains (ARTs) and ensure alignment across project and support work streams.
• Maintain a unified release calendar for the N+1 and support environments, ensuring conflict-free transport sequencing and deployment windows.
• Collaborate with BASIS, QA, Development, and Functional teams to plan and validate cutovers, code freezes , and dual-track deployments.
• Drive consistency and quality across DEV, QA, Pre-PRD, PRD , and sandbox environments.
• Lead release readiness reviews , manage defect triage and rollback plans, and provide end-to-end transparency to leadership.
• Utilize tools such as SAP Solution Manager, ChaRM, JIRA , and other ITSM tools to manage and report on release progress and issues.
• Act as the central point of communication for all release activities, including status updates, go/no-go decisions, and escalation resolution.

• 7+ years of SAP release management experience, with at least 2 full-cycle SAP S/4
  
  HANA program deployments.
• Strong understanding of SAP landscape strategy , including parallel landscapes (N+1 project and support environments).
• Experience with SAP TMS , cutover planning, transport path governance, and managing dual-stream (project + support) code deployments.
• Familiarity with Agile/SAFe delivery models , and coordination across multiple scrum teams and ARTs.
• Hands-on experience with SAP Solution Manager (ChaRM), JIRA , and other ALM tools.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills to interact with cross-functional teams and senior leadership.

• SAFe certification (e.g., RTE, SAFe Agilist) or experience coordinating Agile Release Trains.
• Exposure to SAP BTP , cloud-based integrations, and middleware release planning.
• Experience managing support releases alongside active project code cycles in a large-scale SAP program.

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