SAP S​/4HANA Release Manager

SAP S/4

HANA Release Manager

Location:

Charlotte, NC preferred, open to remote

Duration: 12+ months contract

Pay: $68+/hr

JOB DESCRIPTION

Our global Fortune 500 client, with U.S. headquarters in Charlotte, NC, is a world class food service provider with a strong presence across the nation. Celebrating almost 30 years in North America, this employee-focused company has received honors for diversity and inclusion, innovation, health and wellness, and company culture. CRG has successfully placed over 220 employees within the last 7 years within this organization, known for its continuous growth opportunities, fantastic benefits package, innovative technology, flexible work environment, and collaborative culture.

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.

RESPONSIBILITIES

* 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.

QUALIFICATIONS

* 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.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

* 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.

Category Code: JN008

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Seniority Level: Mid-Senior