Release Management Lead (m/f/d)
About the Role
Location Germany Bayern Erlangen
1. Country: GERMANY
2. State/Province/County: Nordrhein-Westfalen
3. City: Muelheim an der Ruhr
Company Siemens Energy Global GmbH & Co. KG Organization EVP Global Functions Business Unit Digital Process Transformation Full / Part time Full-time Experience Level Experienced Professional
A Snapshot of Your Day This position is an addition to the Service and Project Ownership team to ensure business continuity for critical SAP S4HANA systems. As a Release Management Lead, this role is essential for governing the software release lifecycle within the SAP S4HANA Run & Change organization, directly supporting the stability and evolution of our enterprise platforms. To achieve this, the role is structured around three core areas: strategic release planning and governance, stakeholder coordination and requirements analysis, and quality assurance oversight. This approach ensures a holistic management of the release process, from initial planning and scope definition through to successful deployment and post-release support. Given the focus on process ownership and complex SAP S4HANA environments, the ideal candidate will be a subject matter expert with extensive experience in release management methodologies. Key requirements include strong analytical skills, the ability to act as a liaison between business and technical teams, and a proven track record of leading large-scale software releases.How You’ll Make an Impact
4. Own the end-to-end release management lifecycle for enterprise ERP systems, including planning, scheduling, and execution.
5. Define and enforce release governance, policies, quality gates, and controls to ensure production stability.
6. Lead release readiness reviews, milestone checkpoints, and business go/no-go decision forums.
7. Identify, manage, and mitigate risks and dependencies impacting release scope, timeline, or quality.
8. Act as the primary liaison between business, development, QA, and project teams for release alignment.
9. Translate business needs into clear, actionable release requirements for technical teams.
10. Oversee deployments across environments, ensuring minimal business disruption.
11. Drive post-release evaluation, incident resolution, and continuous improvement.
What You Bring
12. Bachelor’s degree in IT, Computer Science, Business Administration, or a related field.
13. Extensive experience with strong focus on release, change, or ERP systems management.
14. Proven experience leading complex enterprise ERP releases (, SAP).
15. Strong expertise in release, process, and project management methodologies.
16. Hands-on experience with Agile delivery, SDLC, and UAT coordination.
17. Proficiency with JIRA, Confluence, and enterprise workflow tools.
18. Strong analytical, problem-solving, and systems-thinking skills.
19. Excellent collaboration, stakeholder management, and strategic communication abilities.