The Boeing Company
ChiefReleaseManager
“Chief Release Manager at The Boeing Company. Skills: Release Management, SAP, DevOps, Automation. Design wave-based release roadmaps. Define release scope and sequencing”
What You'll Achieve.
Release waves land on time; Release waves within scope; Release waves at quality bar
Industry & Context.
Risk assessment; Trade-off decisions; Troubleshooting
U.S. Person required
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
1+ year leadership role, 10+ years SAP solution development, 3+ years SAP release management, 3+ years change/transport tooling, 5+ years SAP release management/test automation, 3+ years SAP FI, SD, MM, PP, GTS, EH&S, CFIN, GPD, PS, EWM, Manhattan Associate AATP or SAP Basis, 3+ years engineering release plans, Excellent written and verbal skills
Nice to Have
SAP Activate methodology, SAP Basis knowledge, ABAP development knowledge, SAP functional modules knowledge, SAP system integrations knowledge, Middleware touchpoints knowledge, Interface testing coordination knowledge, Solution validation knowledge, SIT, UAT, performance testing knowledge, Cutover rehearsals knowledge, DevOps and automation practices knowledge, CI/CD pipelines knowledge, Automated testing integration knowledge, Release automation tools knowledge, SAP Cloud ALM, Solman, or third-party orchestration platforms knowledge, Metrics and KPIs knowledge, Deployment frequency knowledge, Change failure rate knowledge, Mean time to restore knowledge, Cycle time knowledge
What You'll Do.
Design wave-based release roadmaps
Define release scope and sequencing
Coordinate release activities
Establish release gates
Enforce quality checkpoints
Lead release planning ceremonies
Manage wave interdependencies
Perform critical path analysis
Mitigate schedule risks
Own SAP system migration strategy
Govern transport management process
Track and promote transports
Coordinate system refreshes
Coordinate client copies
Coordinate kernel upgrades
Coordinate patch cycles
Manage environment availability
Prevent environment conflicts
Apply SAP Basis knowledge
Facilitate technical release decisions
Collaborate with ABAP teams
Assess regression risk
Evaluate technical change impact
Translate findings into risk decisions
Oversee SAP system integrations
Coordinate interface testing
Support solution validation
Serve as release accountability point
Maintain release register
Produce executive dashboards
Produce release status reports
Chair Release Advisory Board
Chair Change Advisory Board
Identify release blockers
Escalate release blockers
Resolve release blockers
Broker trade-off decisions
Align release content with objectives
Develop cutover plans
Maintain cutover plans
Orchestrate dry-run rehearsals
Document lessons learned
Lead hypercare planning
Lead stabilization activities
Coordinate decommissioning legacy systems
Coordinate data archival
Refine release management processes
Champion DevOps practices
Champion automation practices
Establish release metrics
Establish release KPIs
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Functional workstreams; Technical teams; Basis operations; Business stakeholders; Value streams; Business streams; Technical streams; SI partners; Program leadership; Solution Architects; Business Process Owners; PMO
Communication Scope
Written skills; Verbal skills; Executive reporting
Process & Methodology
SAP Activate methodology, Roadmap planning, Schedule risk mitigation, Critical path analysis
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