Sap Release Manager

Role & responsibilitiesMandatory Skills: SAP Skills SAP Release Management SAP ChaRM (Solution Manager) SAP Transport Management System (TMS) SAP Basis Concepts SAP Change Management SAP S/4HANA Landscape Management SAP Upgrade & Migration Projects SAP Deployment and Cutover Planning Tools & Technologies SAP Solution Manager SAP Cloud ALM ServiceNow Jira Azure DevOps HP ALM Jenkins (preferred) Git (preferred) Process Knowledge ITIL Change & Release Management Incident & Problem Management SDLC Methodologies Agile & Waterfall Delivery Models Risk & Compliance Management Key Responsibilities Release Planning & Governance Define and manage SAP release schedules, deployment calendars, and release roadmaps. Coordinate major, minor, emergency, and maintenance releases across SAP environments. Establish and enforce release governance, processes, policies, and best practices. Ensure compliance with ITIL-based Change and Release Management frameworks. SAP Change & Transport Management Manage SAP transport requests across Development, QA, UAT, Pre-Production, and Production environments. Oversee transport sequencing, dependency analysis, and deployment approvals. Monitor and control SAP ChaRM (Change Request Management) and release cycles. Validate release readiness and ensure all approval gates are completed. Stakeholder Coordination Collaborate with SAP Functional Consultants, Technical Teams, Basis Administrators, Security Teams, Infrastructure Teams, and Business Stakeholders. Conduct release planning meetings, CAB (Change Advisory Board) reviews, and deployment readiness assessments. Communicate release scope, schedules, risks, and deployment status to leadership and stakeholders. Risk & Quality Management Identify release risks, dependencies, conflicts, and potential business impacts. Develop rollback and contingency plans for critical releases. Ensure all testing phases including SIT, UAT, Regression, and Performance Testing are completed successfully before production deployment. Monitor release KPIs and continuous improvement initiatives. Environment & Deployment Management Coordinate deployment activities and production cutovers. Work closely with SAP Basis teams for system refreshes, upgrades, and migrations. Ensure environment stability and availability during release activities. Manage post-deployment validation and hyper-care support. Documentation & Reporting Maintain release documentation, deployment plans, release notes, and audit records. Track release metrics including success rates, incidents, change effectiveness, and deployment performance. Prepare management dashboards and executive reports. Required Qualifications Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology, or related discipline. 8+ years of IT experience with 3+ years in SAP Release Management. Experience managing enterprise-wide SAP releases involving multiple modules. Strong understanding of SAP landscapes and transport mechanisms. Experience in SAP S/4HANA implementation, transformation, or support environments. Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills. Preferred Qualifications ITIL Foundation/Intermediate Certification. SAP Solution Manager or SAP Cloud ALM certification. Experience in SAP S/4HANA transformation programs. Experience working in global delivery environments.

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