TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Enable and drive technical Release Management for SAP S/4HANA and SAP BTP across program and run phases, ensuring adherence to Change & Release Management processes and GxP compliance requirements.
• Identify release risks, propose mitigation options, and ensure transparent communication of impacts and status to all relevant stakeholders.
• Drive the design, operation, and continuous improvement of the SAP DevOps and ALM toolchain, including SAP Solution Manager (Focused Build, SolDoc, Change & Release, Test Management), Cloud Transport Management/gCTS, ServiceNow, Tricentis Tosca, CloudALM, Signavio, and Celonis.
• Promote and enable automation across release, change, test, and deployment processes, including CI/CD concepts and GenAI-enabled innovation leveraging tools such as ChatGPT, Claude, or Copilot.
• Act as a technical sparring partner for development teams, providing deep expertise in ABAP (OO ABAP, enhancements, transports, dependencies) and SAP Fiori/UI5 lifecycle and deployment considerations.
• Advise on release-ready architectures, transport strategies, and testability, reviewing and challenging technical solutions with a focus on operability, releasability and compliance.
• Drive continuous improvement through post-release reviews, lessons learned, and measurable quality and automation improvements.
• Collaborate closely with Release Managers, System Owners, Release/Test Engineers, and external IT Operations partners including Rise with SAP.

WHO YOU ARE

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, or related field, or equivalent work experience.
• 8+ years of experience in SAP Release Management, DevOps, or Technical Delivery, ideally in a regulated (GxP) environment.
• Strong hands-on background in ABAP development and solid understanding of SAP Fiori/UI5 lifecycles.
• Proven expertise in SAP Solution Manager, Cloud Transport Management, and SAP ALM/DevOps concepts.
• Practical experience with CI/CD, test automation (e.g. Tricentis Tosca), and release automation.
• Solid understanding of ITIL, Agile/SAFe, and quality frameworks (e.g. ISTQB).
• Comfortable using AI-powered tools (ChatGPT, Claude, Copilot, or similar) as part of your daily workflow.
• Confident communicator and effective expert advisor across development, QA, operations, and partners; experience in international or cross-cultural teams is highly desirable.
• Fluent in English (required). Portuguese is an additional advantage.

At Bayer we believe in diversity, equity and inclusion. We aim to create an environment in which everybody can feel authentic, respected and equally valued. Every day we strive to reflect our values through our unique capabilities, self-experiences, and aspirations. We intentionally seek diversity, to enable our people to bring their fullest potential out and encourage others to likewise do so. Our company wins when we leverage our capabilities to lead the cultural transformation in our business, positively impacting society.

Candidates who meet the requirements based on the job profile will be considered for employment regardless of physical disability, race, color, religion, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity and will not be at a disadvantage if unemployed.