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# Deployment Manager

- **Company:** Talascend LLC
- **Location:** Kinston, NC, United States
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Software Deployment, SAPBasis
- **Published:** June 26, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.talascend.com/portal/jobseekers/jobs/135630

## About the Role

* Experience in IT application deployment / rollout projects
 * Good understanding of SAP environments
 * Experience with UAT coordination and business validation processes
 * Familiarity with change management and user training activities
 * Strong coordination and communication skills
 * Ability to work in an on-site, fast-paced environment, * Experience in industrial or manufacturing environments
 * Exposure to multi-site deployments
 * Knowledge of structured project methodologies (Agi le, Waterfall, or hybrid)

## Description

The Deployment Leader will support the rollout of a SAP-based application in an industrial environment, ensuring successful deployment, user adoption, and operational readiness. The role requires coordinating deployment activities and acting as a bridge between IT teams, business stakeholders, and end users., * Define and maintain the deployment roadmap, schedule, and milestones

 * Coordinate deployment activities across cross-functional teams (IT, Business, Operations)
 * Identify risks and implement mitigation plans to ensure smooth rollout
 * Prepare and deliver user training sessions (key users and end users)
 * Develop training materials and user guides
 * Support knowledge transfer to local teams
 * Organize and coordinate user acceptance testing (UAT) activities
 * Work closely with business stakeholders to validate requirements
 * Track defects and ensure resolution before go-live
 * Support change management strategy to drive user adoption
 * Communicate deployment updates and impacts to stakeholders
 * Identify and address resistance to change
 * Support go-live preparation and execution
 * Ensure readiness of all stakeholders and systems
 * Provide post-deployment support and stabilization follow-up


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