Chief Release Manager

Chief Release Manager to orchestrate end-to-end SAP releases across multi-wave enterprise programs using SAP Activate. You will serve as the central hub connecting functional workstreams, technical teams, Basis operations, and business stakeholders to ensure each release lands on time, within scope, and at the required quality bar. Responsibilities include defining and governing the release calendar, release scope, sequencing, cutover strategies, and gates; leading release planning ceremonies; managing interdependencies and risk; owning transport management and environment strategies; coordinating system migrations, client copies, kernel upgrades, patch cycles; applying SAP Basis knowledge to enable release decisions; coordinating ABAP development activities around transport packaging and regression risk; overseeing system integrations and validation activities; maintaining governance artifacts (release register, change log, dashboards); leading cutover runs, hypercare, and post-go-live stabilization; and driving process improvement, DevOps automation, and KPI tracking for release health.