Cloud ERP Release & Environment Management Lead

Role: Cloud ERP Release & Environment Management Lead Location: Chicago, IL Remote (Only EST and CST time zone) Duration: 12 Months Role Summary Lead release governance, environment coordination, and upgrade readiness for SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition and integrated ERP applications. Key Responsibilities Own the enterprise release calendar, release governance, and deployment approvals. Coordinate SAP cloud upgrades, impact assessments, regression testing, and business readiness. Manage environment strategy, configuration synchronization, rebaselining, and merge coordination. Oversee cutover planning, change controls, production validation, and hypercare. Coordinate dependencies across SAP, integrations, data, security, and connected SaaS applications. Track release risks, defects, deployment metrics, and operational readiness. Ensure documentation, audit traceability, and smooth transition to production support. Required Qualifications Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience. 8+ years in release, environment, change, or operations management. Experience with SAP S/4HANA Cloud, SaaS releases, and integrated ERP landscapes. Strong knowledge of release management, regression testing, cutover, and ITIL practices. Preferred Skills SAP Cloud ALM, SAP Central Business Configuration, ServiceNow, Azure DevOps, or Jira. Experience with SAP Ariba, Fieldglass, BTP/Integration Suite, and other SaaS platforms. ITIL 4 certification or relevant SAP credentials.