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Role:
Senior Manager, Platform Deployment
We are hiring a
Senior Manager – Platform Deployment (CI/CD) to lead a global function responsible for Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment across the Strada Products and Offerings ecosystem.
This role combines hands-on technical leadership for a global team, managing to drive standardised, automated, and high-quality product releases and client configurations. The successful candidate plays a critical role in ensuring delivery predictability, operational excellence, and CI/CD maturity across Strada Products and Offerings
Key Accountabilities (What This Role Owns)
- Global CI/CD Delivery Strategy
- Own end-to-end CI/CD strategy and execution across SAP-based and Strada own IP platform
- Standardise pipelines, tooling, and deployment practices globally
- Ensure consistent, scalable, and reliable release delivery
- Hands-on Technical Leadership (Critical Requirement)
- Provide deep technical oversight across:
- SAP transport management (TMS)
- Rev-Trac (core deployment tool)
- CI/CD pipeline design and automation using Azure DevOps
- Act as senior escalation points for complex deployment and pipeline issues.
- Drive automation and continuous optimisation of release processes
- Deployment & Release Governance
- Lead release management and transport strategy across SAP and Strada own IP landscapes
- Ensure robust controls for change, release quality, and deployment validation
- Drive adherence to global processes and standards
- Establish monitoring and adherence to key KPIs with continuous improvement focus
- Tooling & DevOps Enablement
- Own and evolve CI/CD tooling ecosystem, including:
- SAP Transport management (TMS) using Rev-Trac
- Azure DevOps
- Drive adoption of DevOps practices, automation-first approach, and pipeline health monitoring
- Global Team Leadership
- Lead and develop a distributed global team (EU, APAC, Americas)
- Build capability in CI/CD, DevOps, and SAP deployment expertise
- Drive accountability, performance, and quality culture
- Quality, Risk & Operational Excellence
- Embed a quality-first delivery mindset across all releases
- Proactively manage delivery risks, incidents, and escalations
- Drive continuous improvement through metrics and root cause analysis
Candidate Profile (What We're Looking For)
Technical Expertise – Must Have
- Bachelor or Master's degree with Technical emphasis, or equivalent
- 10+ years experience in SAP ecosystem (ECC / S4 Hana in a Payroll environments)
- Experience in Rev-Trac is necessary, as well as technical knowledge on SAP Transport system (TMS) required
- Experience with Azure DevOps (pipelines, admin, governance)
- Good logical and analytical skills, ability to work pro-actively and independently.
Leadership & Delivery
- Proven track record managing global teams
- Availability to work EMEA hours, with flexibility for shift patterns and weekend support during peak demand or major releases.
- Strong experience in:
- Delivery ownership and execution under pressure
- Stakeholder management across Product, Engineering, QA, and Operations
- Managing complex releases and incident scenarios
Core Strengths
- Quality-first mindset with strong attention to detail
- Data-driven decision making and problem solving
- Strong communication across technical and business stakeholders
- Ability to drive standardisation, improvements and scalable processes across regions.
Benefits
At Strada, we support your whole self—offering a range of benefits for your health, wellbeing, finances, and future. These include health coverage, wellbeing programs, paid leave (vacation, sick, parental), retirement plans, learning opportunities, and more.
All offers are contingent on successful completion of background checks, where permitted by law and as appropriate for the role. These may include identity, education, employment, and in some cases, criminal history verification, checks against global watchlists, credit reports, and/or drug testing. You'll be informed of the specific checks applicable to your role and location during the recruitment process.
Our commitment to Diversity and Inclusion
Strada is dedicated to fostering a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued and supported. We believe that embracing differences strengthens our teams and drives innovation and success.
Diversity Policy Statement
Strada is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits discrimination based on legally protected characteristics. We provide reasonable accommodations for disabilities and religious practices. Applicants may request reasonable accommodation by contacting their recruiter.
Authorization to work in the Employing Country
To be considered, you must have current and future work authorization in the country where you're applying, without the need for visa sponsorship by Strada.
Please note: This job description does not limit Strada's right to assign or reassign responsibilities, including to subsidiaries, partners, or future business purchasers.
We offer you a competitive total rewards package, continuing education & training, and tremendous potential with a growing worldwide organization.
Disclaimer
Nothing in this job description restricts management's right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities of this job to other entities; including but not limited to subsidiaries, partners, or purchasers of Strada business units.
