Saint-Gobain designs, manufactures, and distributes materials and solutions which are key ingredients for Mirror Glass
About The Job:
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, workplace 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.
Essential Job Functions:
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
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