Chief Release Manager

Boeing

Chief Release Manager orchestrating end-to-end SAP releases at Boeing. Connecting functional, technical, and business teams to ensure successful release waves.

Posted 6/7/2026full-timeRenton • Texas, Washington • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $159,300 - $194,700 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Cloud

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Orchestrate end-to-end SAP releases across complex, multi-wave enterprise programs following the SAP Activate methodology
Serve as the central hub connecting functional workstreams, technical teams, Basis operations, and business stakeholders
Define and govern the release calendar, manage change & release strategies, coordinate transport management
Drive continuous improvement across the release lifecycle
Establish and enforce release gates, entry/exit criteria, and quality checkpoints across all waves
Lead release planning ceremonies including kick-offs, milestone reviews, go/no-go calls, and post-release retrospectives
Govern the transport management process using SAP certified migration tools, ensuring all transports are tracked, tested, and promoted
Manage environment availability windows to prevent conflicts across concurrent workstreams
Collaborate with ABAP development teams on transport packaging, code freeze enforcement, and regression risk assessment
Oversee SAP system integrations, middleware touchpoints, and interface testing coordination within the release cycle
Maintain the release register, change log, and decision log; produce executive dashboards and release status reports

Requirements

What you’ll need

1+ years of experience in a leadership role or have completed the Boeing internal course 'Exploring Leadership'
10+ years of experience delivering SAP solution development efforts including functional and technical solutions
3+ years orchestrating wave-based SAP releases on large-scale, global implementations (ECC, S/4HANA, or hybrid landscapes)
Experience with SAP Activate methodology
3+ years with change/transport tooling: SAP CTS+, SAP Solution Manager (ChaRM / Focused Build), SAP Cloud ALM, Active Control or Rev-Trac
5+ years in SAP release management and/or test automation
3+ years of hands-on experience with any of the following SAP skills; FI, SD, MM, PP, GTS, EH&S, CFIN, GPD, PS, EWM, Manhattan Associate AATP or SAP Basis
3+ years of experience with creating engineering release plans and releasing engineering
Must have excellent written and verbal communication skills
Must be willing to travel up to 25%.

Benefits

Comp & perks

health insurance
flexible spending accounts
health savings accounts
retirement savings plans
life and disability insurance programs
paid time off

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Hard Skills & Tools

SAP Activate methodologySAP CTS+SAP Solution ManagerSAP Cloud ALMActive ControlRev-TracSAP FISAP SDSAP MMSAP S/4HANA

Soft Skills

leadershipcommunicationcollaborationcontinuous improvementplanninggovernancerisk assessmentproblem-solvingorganizational skillsstakeholder management

Certifications

Boeing internal course 'Exploring Leadership'