About this role
Roles & Responsibilities:
- Define and own the end-to-end testing strategy for the SAP S/4HANA transformation program.
- Establish testing governance, standards, processes, KPIs, and reporting mechanisms.
- Lead and manage all testing phases, including:
System Integration Testing (SIT)
- End-to-End Testing (E2E)
- User Acceptance Testing (UAT)
- Regression Testing
- Cutover and Go-Live Validation
- Hypercare Support
- Coordinate testing activities across business teams, IT teams, system integrators, and third-party vendors.
- Manage test scope, schedules, risks, dependencies, defects, and overall test readiness.
- Monitor testing progress and provide regular status reports to senior management and key stakeholders.
- Define and drive the test automation strategy for SAP S/4HANA implementation and post-go-live operations.
- Establish and maintain an automation backlog, including identifying and prioritizing automation opportunities.
- Collaborate with the Test Factory team to improve automation coverage and testing efficiency.
- Drive continuous improvement in testing processes, quality standards, and delivery methodologies.
- Provide testing progress, quality risk assessments, and recommendations to support Go/No-Go decisions.
- Lead stakeholder discussions and ensure alignment between business, IT, and delivery teams.
Key Skills – Mandatory
- 10+ years of overall experience in Software Testing and Test Management.
- Strong experience in SAP S/4HANA Transformation Testing.
- Must have led the testing workstream for at least one complete SAP S/4HANA implementation/transformation program.
- Hands-on experience managing the complete testing lifecycle, from test strategy and planning to execution, cutover, go-live, and hypercare.
- Strong expertise in Test Strategy, Test Planning, Test Governance, and Test Management.
- Experience managing SIT, E2E, UAT, Regression, and Cutover Testing.
- Experience managing testing teams, system integrators, third-party vendors, and cross-functional stakeholders.
- Strong knowledge of defect management, risk management, test metrics, KPIs, and reporting.
- Experience defining test automation strategies and managing automation backlogs.
- Ability to work with Test Factory teams to improve automation coverage and efficiency.
- Excellent stakeholder management, leadership, communication, and decision-making skills.
Key Skills – Preferred
- Azure DevOps (ADO).
- qTest.
- Tricentis Tosca.
- ISTQB Test Manager certification or equivalent testing certifications.
- Experience working on global SAP transformation programs.
- Experience with Agile methodologies and continuous improvement practices.