SAP Release Manager

Randstad; Madrid; On-site; EUR 75,000 - 98,000; Full time

Job summary

Randstad is seeking an experienced SAP Release Manager to plan, coordinate, and optimize release activities across a heterogeneous SAP/S4HANA landscape. You will work with SAP Basis, ChaRM, Change Management, and Program teams to deliver controlled transports, releases, and go-live events.

You will drive end-to-end release cycles, manage dependencies, and support governance bodies with accurate status reporting and risk escalation.

Qualifications

• Several years of SAP Release/Change Management experience.
• Good knowledge of ChaRM and S/4HANA landscapes.
• Familiarity with SAP transport and change controls.

Responsibilities

• Regular coordination and maintenance of an integrated release roadmap.
• Collaborate in cutover, test, deployment and go-live phases.
• Monitor release readiness against defined criteria.
• Ensure compliance with SAP change and release processes.
• Manage transport landscapes and resolve conflicts.
• Prepare SAP topics for the CAB and provide technical support.
• Support release decisions in management committees and escalations.
• Communicate status and decisions clearly to stakeholders.
• Optimize SAP change/release processes and toolchains (Jira, Solman).
• Contribute to future ALM strategy development.

Skills

Excellent communication

Conflict and escalation management

Structured and analytical

High-pressure go-live delivery

Experience with international teams

Tools

SAP Solution Manager ChaRM

SAP S/4HANA landscapes

SAP Transport Management CTS/STMS

Jira

Confluence

SAP Basis processes

CAB governance exposure

Job description

About the role & responsibilities:

The SAP Release Manager is responsible for planning, managing, coordinating, and continuously optimizing all SAP-related release activities within a group-wide digitalization and transformation program and productive solutions. The focus is on a heterogeneous SAP landscape comprising more than 10 SAP and SAP S/4HANA systems.

This role ensures that changes, transports, releases, hotfixes, and milestone rollouts are implemented in the production environments in a controlled,transparent, auditable, and low-risk manner. To this end, the position holder works closely with SAP Basis, SAP Solution Manager/ChaRM experts, ChangeManagement, Release Management, Test Management, Program Management, and the respective system and product owners.

Planning, execution, and monitoring of release cycles across multiple SAP and S/4HANA systems (including end-to-end management of releases, rollouts,and hotfixes)

Responsibilities:

• Regular coordination, creation, and maintenance of an integrated release roadmap (including transport planning)
• Collaboration in cutover-, test-, deployment- and go-live phases
• Monitoring release readiness based on defined quality and approval criteria
• Technical management and responsibility for compliance with SAP change and release processes
• Management and monitoring of transport landscapes (sequences, dependencies, resolution of transport conflicts)
• Preparing SAP topics and providing technical support to the Change Advisory Board (CAB)
• Supporting program and management committees in release decisions
• Escalation management for risks, schedule deviations, or quality issues
• Transparent communication with various program and service roles (including management communication, status reports, and decision-makingdocumentation)
• Optimizing existing SAP change and release processes (including the relevant toolchains, such as Jira and Solman)
• Supporting the further development of the future ALM strategy

Expertise:

• Several years of experience in SAP Release Management or SAP Change Management
• Good knowledge of SAP Solution Manager "ChaRM"
• Good knowledge of SAP S/4HANA landscapes
• Basic knowledge of SAP Transport Management (CTS/STMS)
• Experience operating complex multi-system landscapes
• Experience with CAB, approval, and governance processes
• Good knowledge of ITIL Change and Release Management

Soft skills:

• Strong communication skills, as well as the ability to assert oneself and facilitate discussions
• Conflict and escalation management
• A structured and analytical approach to work
• Ability to handle pressure during critical go-live and cutover phases
• Confident demeanor at the management level
• Experience working with internationally distributed teams

Nice to have:

• Experience working on large-scale transformation or implementation programs
• Knowledge of SAP Cloud ALM
• Knowledge of Jira and Confluence
• Experience in manufacturing companies
• Knowledge of SAP Basis processes