ERP Release Manager

Responsibilities include but are not limited to the following

• Release Planning and Scheduling:define document and communicate release plans for all SAP instances balancing ongoing support enhancements and migration projects. Coordinate release calendars and ensure alignment across various business units.

• Release Coordination:serve as the central point of contact for all release-related activities facilitating communication between support teams developers QA infrastructure and business users.

• Change Management:oversee the change management process for SAP releases ensuring all changes are properly documented assessed for risk and approved according to governance standards.

• Deployment Management:manage and coordinate the deployment of releases across multiple SAP environments and versions including ECC and S/4 HANA. Ensure deployments are executed with minimal disruption to business operations.

• Quality Assurance:work closely with QA teams to ensure proper testing of all release components including regression integration and user acceptance testing. Validate that releases meet quality and compliance standards.

• Risk and Issue Management:identify document and mitigate release-related risks and issues. Escalate critical risks and coordinate resolution efforts.

• Documentation and Communication:maintain comprehensive release documentation including release notes deployment guides rollback procedures and post-release reports. Communicate release status impacts and outcomes to stakeholders.

• Continuous Improvement:analyze release processes and outcomes to identify areas for improvement. Implement best practices and automation to enhance release efficiency and reliability.

• Compliance and Audit Support:ensure all release activities comply with internal policies and external audit requirements. Support audit requests and provide necessary documentation.

• Migration Support:coordinate releases related to migration activities from legacy SAP systems (e.g. ECC) to S/4 HANA ensuring alignment with overall migration strategy and timelines.

Key Activities

• Develop and manage release calendars for all SAP instances and versions.

• Organize release planning meetings with stakeholders to gather requirements and priorities.

• Prepare and distribute detailed release plans including scope timelines and resource requirements.

• Monitor progress of release activities and track key milestones.

• Coordinate deployment activities including pre-release validations and post-deployment checks.

• Facilitate post-release reviews to capture lessons learned and drive process improvements.

• Maintain a repository of release documentation and procedures.

• Support communications regarding planned and unplanned outages during releases.

• Collaborate with migration teams to ensure smooth transition of SAP environments to S/4 HANA.

About You

We know our greatest resource is the ingenuity creativity and innovation of our people. Applications from motivated and talented individuals with a keen interest in the energy industry are encouraged.

Knowledge Skills and Experience:

• Bachelors degree in Information Technology Computer Science Business or related field.

• Experience managing releases in large-scale ERP environments preferably SAP (ECC and/or S/4 HANA).

• Strong understanding of release management change management and software deployment processes.

• Excellent communication organizational and stakeholder management skills.

• Ability to work across multiple teams and manage competing priorities.

• Experience with ITIL Agile or other relevant methodologies is a plus.

• Knowledge of tools for release automation documentation and tracking (e.g. SAP Solution Manager Jira).

Success Metrics

• On-time and quality delivery of SAP releases with minimal business disruption.

• High stakeholder satisfaction with release processes and outcomes.

• Reduction in release-related incidents and improvement in release cycle times.

• Compliance with audit regulatory and internal policy requirements.

Everything we do at Chevron is guided by our values and our commitment to The Chevron Way ( At the heart of The Chevron Way is our vision to be the global energy company most admired for its people partnership and performance.

Participate in world-leading energy projects advance your professional development and expand your career within an inclusive collaborative and high-performing workplace.

Benefits

• Competitive salary

• Allowances medical and optical reimbursements

• Health care coverage for you and your eligible dependents

• Robust employee centered programs for health and wellness

• Time-off to promote healthy work-life balance or to care for your family

• Annual corporate incentive bonus when the company meets established goals

• Recognition & awards program

• Long-term savings plan

• Life insurance

• Career development opportunities to all employees through onboarding training and development mentoring volunteering opportunities and employee networking groups

• Hybrid work model - work remotely from home several days a week

At Chevron we are committed to fostering diversity and inclusion at all levels of our company and at all stages of the employee experience. We constantly strive to attract develop and retain diverse Filipino talent. Globally Chevron Corporation has achieved a rating of 100 percent in the Human Rights Campaign Equality Index for the past 17 years. The Index ranks American companies based on their commitment to equality in the workplace.

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