SAP Release Manager – SAP S/4HANA RISE & ALM in Ireland, Scotland at Jobgether

This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a SAP Release Manager – SAP S/4HANA RISE & ALM based in Ireland.

This role is responsible for governing and orchestrating SAP release activities across complex, enterprise-scale S/4HANA RISE landscapes. You will ensure that every change, transport, and deployment is delivered in a controlled, compliant, and predictable manner across development, QA, staging, and production environments. Acting as the central point of coordination between technical teams, business stakeholders, and governance bodies, you will play a critical role in ensuring smooth and risk-mitigated releases. The position requires strong expertise in SAP ALM tools, release governance, and structured change management processes. You will also be responsible for aligning release activities with compliance frameworks such as SOX and audit requirements. This is a high-impact role where precision, planning, and cross-functional coordination directly influence the stability and success of enterprise SAP operations.

• Manage and coordinate end-to-end SAP release cycles across S/4HANA RISE environments, ensuring controlled and predictable deployments across Dev, QA, Staging, and Production.
• Oversee SAP transport management processes, including sequencing, dependency handling, deployment planning, and execution.
• Lead Change Advisory Board (CAB) processes and ensure all releases comply with organizational change governance policies.
• Manage SAP Change and Transport Management processes using tools such as SAP Solution Manager (ChaRM/CTS+), SAP Cloud ALM, and related ALM platforms.
• Coordinate release calendars, cutover planning, and deployment scheduling across multiple teams and systems.
• Ensure adherence to SOX compliance, audit controls, and regulatory requirements for all release activities.
• Collaborate closely with development, basis, testing, security, PMO, and business teams to ensure release readiness and alignment.
• Monitor release risks, dependencies, and issues, and implement mitigation and escalation strategies where required.
• Coordinate regression testing, UAT execution support, and release validation activities prior to production deployment.
• Maintain comprehensive release documentation, audit trails, approvals, and deployment records.
• Track RICEF objects, transport dependencies, and inter-project impacts across SAP landscapes.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives to enhance release efficiency, automation, and governance maturity.
• Work with ServiceNow, Jira, and other enterprise tools to integrate and streamline release and change management processes.

• 8+ years of experience in SAP Release Management within large-scale enterprise SAP environments.
• Strong hands-on experience managing SAP S/4HANA RISE landscapes across multiple environments.
• Deep expertise in SAP Solution Manager (ALM), including ChaRM, CTS/CTS+, release and transport management, and test management modules.
• Experience with SAP Cloud ALM and SAP Change & Transport Management Services (CTMS).
• Familiarity with SAP release automation tools such as Rev-Trac, ActiveControl, or equivalent solutions.
• Strong knowledge of SAP transport sequencing, dependency management, and end-to-end release governance processes.
• Proven experience working with Change Advisory Boards (CAB) and structured change management frameworks.
• Strong understanding of SOX compliance, audit readiness, and regulatory control requirements.
• Experience integrating SAP release processes with enterprise tools such as Jira and ServiceNow.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills with the ability to coordinate across technical and business teams.
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to manage complex discussions and align multiple parties on release strategy and execution.
• Highly organized, detail-oriented, and capable of managing multiple concurrent release streams in complex environments.

• Fully remote role with flexibility to work from Poland.
• Competitive compensation package aligned with experience and industry standards.
• Opportunity to work on large-scale SAP S/4HANA transformation programs.
• Exposure to enterprise-level SAP landscapes and global release governance frameworks.
• Strong emphasis on professional growth and continuous learning opportunities.
• Collaboration with highly skilled cross-functional SAP and IT teams.
• Participation in complex, high-impact projects within regulated enterprise environments.
• Access to modern tools and structured release management processes.
• Stable, long-term engagement in a critical enterprise technology function.