SAP S/4HANA Release Manager

Location: Charlotte, NC preferred, open to remoteDuration: 12+ months contractPay: $68+/hr Job DescriptionOur global Fortune 500 client, with U.S. headquarters in Charlotte, NC, is a world class food service provider with a strong presence across the nation. Celebrating almost 30 years in North America, this employee-focused company has received honors for diversity and inclusion, innovation, health and wellness, and company culture. CRG has successfully placed over 220 employees within the last 7 years within this organization, known for its continuous growth opportunities, fantastic benefits package, innovative technology, flexible work environment, and collaborative culture. We are seeking an experienced SAP S/4HANA Release Manager to lead and coordinate release planning, code deployment, and communication across Agile Release Trains (ARTs) for a large-scale S/4HANA transformation. This role is critical in managing release governance across both N+1 project landscapes and the S/4HANA support landscape, ensuring smooth delivery and stability across environments. ResponsibilitiesManage and oversee end-to-end SAP S/4HANA release cycles across both project (N+1) and support landscapes.Coordinate code deployments across multiple Agile Release Trains (ARTs) and ensure alignment across project and support workstreams.Maintain a unified release calendar for the N+1 and support environments, ensuring conflict-free transport sequencing and deployment windows.Collaborate with BASIS, QA, Development, and Functional teams to plan and validate cutovers, code freezes, and dual-track deployments.Drive consistency and quality across DEV, QA, Pre-PRD, PRD, and sandbox environments.Lead release readiness reviews, manage defect triage and rollback plans, and provide end-to-end transparency to leadership.Utilize tools such as SAP Solution Manager, ChaRM, JIRA, and other ITSM tools to manage and report on release progress and issues.Act as the central point of communication for all release activities, including status updates, go/no-go decisions, and escalation resolution. Qualifications7+ years of SAP release management experience, with at least 2 full-cycle SAP S/4HANA program deployments.Strong understanding of SAP landscape strategy, including parallel landscapes (N+1 project and support environments).Experience with SAP TMS, cutover planning, transport path governance, and managing dual-stream (project + support) code deployments.Familiarity with Agile/SAFe delivery models, and coordination across multiple scrum teams and ARTs.Hands-on experience with SAP Solution Manager (ChaRM), JIRA, and other ALM tools.Strong stakeholder management and communication skills to interact with cross-functional teams and senior leadership.Preferred QualificationsSAFe certification (e.g., RTE, SAFe Agilist) or experience coordinating Agile Release Trains.Exposure to SAP BTP, cloud-based integrations, and middleware release planning.Experience managing support releases alongside active project code cycles in a large-scale SAP program. Category Code: JN008Seniority Level: Mid-Senior