The Senior Global Technical Salesforce Architect will be responsible for defining, implementing, and governing the end-to-end DevOps and release management strategy across a complex Salesforce landscape consisting of multiple instances. This role requires a deep understanding of Salesforce architecture, development lifecycle, DevOps & release processes to manage complex projects across multiple regions. The ideal candidate will have a proven track record of success in Salesforce DevOps and release, be able to drive innovation while ensuring system reliability and performance.
This role will ensure consistent, scalable, and high-quality delivery of changes across all environments while establishing best practices, improving deployment efficiency, and reducing risk.
Project Management for major releases
- Deliver an agreed SAP release on time and within budget.
- Scheduling, planning, and managing SAP deployment and delivery process
- Own (create and maintain) the project plan of key activities, outputs, and dependencies necessary for the assigned release.
- Establish best practice guidance
Change Management & Continuous Improvement:
- Develop and implement change management processes to control and manage changes to software applications.
- Collaborate with development, testing, and operations teams to assess the impact of proposed changes.
- Ensure that changes are documented, reviewed, and approved before implementation.
- Identify areas for process improvement and implement best practices to enhance the efficiency of the change and release management processes.
- Conduct post-implementation reviews to evaluate the success of releases and implement lessons learned.
- Create and maintain comprehensive documentation for change and release management processes.
- Ensure that documentation is up-to-date and accessible to relevant teams.
Project Governance and Communications
- Mitigate risks, assumptions, issues, and dependencies, escalating where required.
- Effectively manage relationships with delivery teams, including 3rd parties where required.
- Manage expectations of sponsors and other stakeholders through timely, well-structured communications on progress and project health.
- Drive robust project governance, taking into consideration delivery, architecture, and change management.
- Conduct Release Readiness reviews, Milestone Reviews, and Business Go/No-Go reviews.
- Continually work towards making improvements in the release process.
- Lead and co-ordinate the Go-Live activities including the execution of the deployment Plans and checklists.
- Participate in Change Approval Board meetings to discuss release scope and/or roadblocks where applicable
Other responsibilities / duties as assigned.
Why work at Olympus
At Olympus, we are committed to fostering a high-performing culture, a collaborative environment, and empowering everyone to shine. Our shared values—integrity, empathy, long-term view, agility, and unity—form the foundation of our culture and guide our behavior. These values ensure that our people feel they are making a meaningful difference every single day.
What we are looking for:
Education:
- Bachelor's degree or higher in IT, Computer Science, or Business Management (or equivalent and related experience preferred).
- Project management qualifications desirable, e.g., PMP/Prince II certifications or equivalent.
Experience:
- Minimum 2-4 years of working experience as a Release manager or similar in the IT sector with a technical focus on SAP.
- Strong understanding of change management principles and best practices.
- Experience with configuration management tools and techniques.
- Solid technical background, with understanding or hands-on experience in software and system development.
- Experience of negotiation and working with project and process management.
- Experience in stakeholder management.
- Experience working with Microsoft Office suite (Project, Word, Excel)
- Good planning and organization skills with key attention to budget and resource management.
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Olympus is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
We are deeply committed to fostering a respectful, fair, and welcoming workplace for all individuals, perspectives, and lifestyles. We believe in fostering a nondiscriminatory, inclusive work environment where everyone feels a sense of belonging, in full compliance with legal standards. Empathy and unity are core to our company culture, empowering employees to contribute fully and flourish. We warmly encourage all who wish to bring their talents to Olympus to apply.
