Job title : R70001043
Opella is the self-care challenger with the purest and third-largest portfolio in the Over-The-Counter (OTC) & Vitamins, Minerals & Supplements (VMS) market globally .
Our mission is to bring health in people’s hands by making self-care as simple as it should be . For half a billion consumers worldwide – and counting.
At the core of this mission is our 100 loved brands , our 11,000-strong global team, our 13 best-in-class manufacturing sites and 4 specialized science and innovation development centers. Headquartered in France, Opella is the proud maker of many of the world’s most loved brands, including Allegra, Buscopan, Doliprane, Dulcolax, Enterogermina, Essentiale and Mucosolvan.
As a globally certified B Corp company, we are active players in the journey towards healthier people and planet. Find out more about our mission at www.opella.com .
About the job:
Our team is engaged in designing and delivering Digital Tech Services worldwide. We deliver our solutions in a highly competitive market answering FMCH needs and sometimes supporting highly regulated environments (GxP, SoX, and other regional and local regulations). Our team operates in an international context, serving all markets in most of the countries around the world. To reach our goals we have organized our model around 7 main pillars:
· Enterprise architecture
· Cloud Infrastructure & Engineering Platforms
· Digital Workplace
· Integration Platform
· ERP
· Service Now Platform
· Salesforce Platform
Main Responsibilities:
This position is a senior role responsible for coordinating and ensuring the successful execution of all release management activities related to Integration changes (interfaces) across Opella’s global ecosystem. This includes:
· Coordinate end-to-end release activities for all integration-related deployments, ensuring execution quality, schedule adherence, and risk mitigation according to the integration governance process.
· Prepare, maintain, and communicate the integrated release calendar for all interface deployments across the Integration Platforms.
· Perform detailed readiness checks, ensuring all prerequisite activities, build, testing, documentation and approvals are fully completed prior to release execution.
· Oversee the creation, validation, and execution of release plans, including rollback strategies, dependency management, and release sequencing.
· Act as the primary point of contact during release windows, coordinating cross-functional teams (Integration, Infra, SAP, project teams, vendors) to ensure smooth deployment.
· Ensure adherence to governance, compliance, and quality requirements related to Integration deployment activities (GxP, SoX, InfoSec, data privacy).
· Coordinate post release validation and ensure defects/issues are properly tracked, assessed, and resolved.
· Contribute to continuous improvements in release processes, including automation, documentation, monitoring, and communication practices.
· Maintain dashboards, KPIs, and reporting to provide visibility into release performance, trends, and future capacity needs.
· Foster strong collaboration with project managers, product owners, developers, testers, and operational support teams.
· Promote and advocate best practices in Integration release management, ensuring consistent execution across all markets and platforms.
· Own and evolve the integration catalog as the main artifact repository for Interfaces.
About You:
Technical Background Required
· 10+ years of experience in Release Management, Integration technologies, or similar roles supporting complex enterprise landscapes.
· Good understanding of Integration technologies, API lifecycle, messaging patterns, middleware concepts, and interface operations.
· Proven experience planning and coordinating releases within enterprise environments, ideally including cloud and hybrid architectures.
· Knowledge of SDLC, CI/CD principles, DevOps practices, and deployment automation.
· Experience working with highly regulated sectors or compliance-driven environments is a strong plus (GxP, SoX, InfoSec).
· Good understanding of infrastructure, networking, and application dependencies relevant to interface deployments.
· Familiarity with modern digital technologies: Cloud platforms (Azure), API gateways, iPaaS, DevSecOps, Infra-as-Code, observability tools, etc.
· Excellent communication abilities to articulate release plans, risks, and impacts to technical and business stakeholders.
· Experience with ERP systems, particularly SAP integration processes, is a plus.
Soft Skills Required
· Excellent coordination and organizational skills, with the ability to manage multiple releases and priorities simultaneously.
· Strong problem-solving skills and ability to remain calm and effective in high-pressure release windows.
· Ability to work cross-functionally in a global matrix environment, fostering collaboration and alignment.
· Strong communication skills: clear, concise, and able to translate technical concepts to non-technical audiences.
· Proactive mindset with a continuous improvement orientation.
· Demonstrated accountability, ownership, and attention to detail.
· Ability to build trust, influence stakeholders, and drive disciplined execution.
Why us?
At Opella, you will enjoy doing challenging, purposeful work, empowered to develop consumer brands with passion and creativity. This is your chance to grow new skills and be part of a bold, collaborative, and inclusive culture where people can thrive and be at their best every day.
We Are Challengers.
We are dedicated to making self-care as simple as it should be. That starts with our culture. We are challengers by nature, and this is how we do things:
All In Together: We keep each other honest and have each other's backs.
Courageous: We break boundaries and take thoughtful risks with creativity.
Outcome-Obsessed: We are personally accountable, driving sustainable impact and results with integrity.
Radically Simple: We strive to make things simple for us and simple for consumers, as it should be.
Join us on our mission. Health. In your hands.
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