Enterprise Business Systems Release Management Lead

Enterprise Business Systems Release Management Lead

Company:

The Boeing Company

The Boeing Company is looking for an Enterprise Business Systems Release Management Lead to join the team in Seattle, WA; Arlington, VA; Dallas, TX; Hazelwood, MO; Berkeley, MO; Kent, WA; Mesa, AZ; Miami, FL; or Ridley Park, PA.

The Boeing Company is seeking an experienced specialist to act as the chief orchestrator of our enterprise technology landscape. This high-visibility, executive-facing role will translate our five-year technology roadmap into a detailed, value-focused two-year quarterly release schedule.

The selected candidate will serve as the central coordinator across all Enterprise Business Systems (ERP), Supply Chain, Human Resources (HR), Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Finance, Legal, Communications, and other functions, ensuring every technological deployment is strategically aligned and delivers measurable business value. Strong stakeholder management skills and deep technical expertise is required, especially in the SAP ecosystem.

Position Responsibilities:

• Define, own, and publish the Enterprise Business Systems (EBS) release calendar, linking multi-year strategy to tactical quarterly deployment

• Convert the 5-year roadmap into a prioritized, executable 2-year quarterly release plan and maintain an 18-month lookahead (published each December and updated quarterly)

• Ensure a predictable quarterly cadence for major enterprise deployments and an agile approach for incremental value delivery

• Work directly with functional Vice Presidents and Product Managers to manage cross-functional dependencies, assess risks, and drive release readiness

• Lead the organization in measuring and communicating the business value and Return on Investments (ROI) of releases, not just the technical functionality deployed

• Ensure releases optimize for minimal customization, data integrity, security and compliance, and enable enterprise integration

• Ensure release of readiness gates, quality standards, testing strategies, and security signoffs are enforced

• Coordinate rollback and contingency plans to preserve business continuity

• Manage release processes, tooling, and telemetry (release metrics, value delivery, defect trends, deployment timeframes)

• Coordinate with strategic systems integrators and platform providers to accelerate delivery and scale capabilities

• Provide a critical technical and functional lens, ensuring seamless and safe releases across complex SAP (e.g., S/4HANA) and Supply Chain applications

• Support EBS Leadership Team, driving governance and continuous improvement of the Enterprise Release Management function

Basic Qualifications (Required Skills/Experience):

• 10+ years of experience in IT Architecture and Development

• 5+ years of experience in SAP release management and/or test automation

• 5+ years of experience developing strategic technology roadmaps or plans

• 5+ years of experience in Executive Presentation experience at the VP level or above

• 5+ years of experience working on a SAP platform

• 5+ years of experience with agile project/program and software product release management

• 5+ years of experience with CI/CD and configuration management with release processes

Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/Experience):

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent work or military experience

• Certifications such as Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe), Release Train Engineer, Project Management Professional (PMP)

• Experience with collaboration between business and Information Technology

• Experience with Business Change Management approaches and driving adoption at scale

• Experience operating in a high-visibility, fast-moving enterprise environment with multiple critical interdependencies

• Experience managing complex cross-functional dependencies across Security, Infrastructure, Data, Manufacturing, and Business Operations

• Experience translating technical releases to measurable business outcomes and Objectives and Key Results (OKRs)

• Experience with Software as a Service (SaaS) application such as Workday, Ariba, Concur, Salesforce

• Experience with translating long-term strategy into executable plans

• Experience with risk management, release gating, and readiness reviews

• Experience with stakeholder management, facilitation, and negotiation

Drug Free Workplace:

Boeing is a Drug Free Workplace where post offer applicants and employees are subject to testing for marijuana, cocaine, opioids, amphetamines, PCP, and alcohol when criteria is met as outlined in our policies.

Pay & Benefits:

At Boeing, we strive to deliver a Total Rewards package that will attract, engage and retain the top talent. Elements of the Total Rewards package include competitive base pay and variable compensation opportunities.

The Boeing Company also provides eligible employees with an opportunity to enroll in a variety of benefit programs, generally including health insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life and disability insurance programs, and a number of programs that provide for both paid and unpaid time away from work.

The specific programs and options available to any given employee may vary depending on eligibility factors such as geographic location, date of hire, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.

Pay is based upon candidate experience and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations.

Summary pay range: $157,250 - $227,700

Language Requirements:

Not Applicable

Education:

Not Applicable

Relocation:

Relocation assistance is not a negotiable benefit for this position.

Export Control Requirement:

This position must meet export control compliance requirements. To meet export control compliance requirements, a “U.S. Person” as defined by 22 C.F.R. §120.15 is required. “U.S. Person” includes U.S. Citizen, lawful permanent resident, refugee, or asylee.

Safety Sensitive:

This is not a Safety Sensitive Position.

Security Clearance:

This position does not require a Security Clearance.

Visa Sponsorship:

Employer will not sponsor applicants for employment visa status.

Contingent Upon Award Program

This position is not contingent upon program award

Shift:

Shift 1 (United States of America)

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