1. Context & Role Purpose
strategic program to deploy Workday as the global HR platform, replacing legacy systems across multiple countries and business units through a phased, wave-based rollout.
The Release Manager is a dedicated, full-time function within CHORUS, accountable for end-to-end release planning, governance, and execution across two simultaneous and interdependent workstreams:
• Workday product releases (biannual R1/R2 cycles) – evaluation, impact analysis, regression, and adoption decisions
• CHORUS wave deployments (country go-lives) – sequencing, setting alignment, cutover, and stabilisation
What distinguishes this role from a standard Release or Programme Manager is the dual accountability across a live SaaS platform release cycle and a multi-year, multi-country enterprise deployment. The role holder must manage these two tracks in parallel, preventing conflicts between Workday's update calendar and CHORUS go-live windows, while maintaining a single, stable global system version across all tenants.
2. Key Responsibilities
2.1 Release Strategy & Planning




• Define and maintain the integrated release calendar spanning Workday biannual releases (R1/R2) and CHORUS rollout waves
• Plan feature adoption cycles accounting for payroll calendars, SIT/UAT windows, and country go-live readiness
• Establish and communicate entry/exit criteria for each release gate
• Make timely decisions on feature adoption vs deferral, with documented rationale
2.2 Workday Release Management (Core Workday-Specific Accountability)
• Manage the full Workday release lifecycle for each biannual update:
◦ Review release notes and new feature content during the Workday preview window (5–6 weeks before production update)
◦ Coordinate functional leads (HCM, Payroll, Talent, Absence) to assess relevance and applicability of each feature
◦ Drive formal opt-in / opt-out decisions with documented business justification
◦ Manage Workday Feature Adoption Tracker across all functional do

📌 Workday Release manager (Chennai)
🏢 HighPoints Technologies India Private
📍 Chennai