SAP Testing Lead

Description

Our Client is undertaking the most significant digital transformation, where a cornerstone is the delivery of consistent, accurate, and trusted data into the future SAP S/4 HANA-based ecosystem and associated technology stack. The Testing Lead is responsible for end-to-end testing governance, coordination, and business validation across the program. This role provides program-level visibility, alignment, and readiness assurance across all testing phases, with a primary focus on User Acceptance Testing (UAT) and business process validation. This is not a hands-on test-execution or quality-engineering role. Instead, it is a senior leadership and orchestration role that ensures clarity of scope, ownership, readiness, and decision-making across workstreams, product teams, SAP CoE, and external partners. The role is critical to enabling confident Go-Live decisions for pilots and the multi-year European rollout. The project team has more than 200 people.

What we offer

• Global Relocation - (Relocation options; Experience in an international environment; Cross-cultural experience)

• Recognition and Evaluation - (Feedback culture; Regular appraisals)

• Time Off - (Annual holiday - 20 or 26 days. The duration of the leave depends on the overall seniority; Occasional leave - 1 or 2 days/ depending on the circumstances; Child care leave - 2 days or 16 hours per year; Absence due to force majeure - 2 days or 16 hours per year; Maternity Leave - 20 weeks; Parental Leave - 41 weeks; Paternity Leave - 14 days)

• Luxoft Training Center - (Expert-led tech courses covering basic to advanced topics; Internal instructor-led soft skills courses; Comprehensive in-house self-learning resources for both soft and hard skills; Access to external self-learning libraries like ProQuest eBook and Udemy for Business; Cloud Programs: MS Cloud Academy, AWS Partner Academy, Google Cloud Academy; Custom Learning Programs: upskilling, reskilling, technical mentorship; Leadership Programs for Managers)

• Well-being and Work-life Balance - (Multisport card; Possibility to order Multisport card at the corporate rate for family members; LuxGood Program: wellbeing seminars, contests, relaxation sessions, yoga sessions, etc.; One Team Program: Buddy for each New Joiner; seminars, meeting and workplace space to support integration with local community and culture; “Hire me” workshops for partners; Preferential banking offer; Preferential car leasing offer; Cafeteria program discounts for shops, cinema tickets, holiday offers; Luxoft Social Benefit Fund: sport and recreation benefits, the possibility to receive financial support)

• Health Care - (Private Healthcare Insurance with unlimited access to specialists; Full dental support; Travel Insurance; Possibility to add private healthcare coverage for family members at the corporate rate; Life insurance at the corporate rate for employees and family members, including payment of the basic package for the employee by the employer; Reimbursement for corrective glasses)

• Company Events and Friendly Environment - (Many fun social activities organized by the Luxoft team offline in your city; Online entertainment events for whole company and local team events; A workplace where you’re treated with respect within a multicultural team)

• Internal Mobility - (Rotation between projects and accounts; New career opportunities)

• Self-Learning Library

• CSR Projects

Other

• Languages: English: C1 Advanced

• Seniority: Lead

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience in testing, quality assurance, or delivery roles within large transformation or ERP environments, including leadership or coordination roles.

• Proven experience coordinating UAT at scale with senior business stakeholders and supporting high-stakes Go Live decisions.

• Strong knowledge of SAP landscapes and complex multi-system integration environments (SAP S/4HANA preferred).

• Demonstrated people leadership experience, including line management or functional leadership of specialist testing roles (e.g. Technical Test Coordinators).

• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, with a track record of aligning business, IT, and external partners.

• Ability to translate complex testing and readiness topics into clear, executive-ready insights.

• Experience working with System Integrators and complex vendor ecosystems; background in retail, consumer goods, or multicounty environments strongly preferred.

• Cross-functional leadership: Leads and aligns Business Owners, MDM, EA, SAP CoE, and System Integrators to drive coherent migration decisions.

• Strong people leadership: Coaches and aligns specialist roles (e.g. Technical Test Coordinators) toward common outcomes.

• Executive communication: Translates complex testing and readiness topics into clear, decision-ready messages.

• Stakeholder influence & confidence: Aligns senior business, IT, and external partners with conflicting priorities. Operates collaboratively and confidently with senior stakeholders, building trust and alignment across domains.

• Judgment and decision support: Balances risk, readiness, and delivery pressure to enable confident Go Live decisions.

• Clarity and structure: Brings order, discipline, and transparency to complex, ambiguous environments.

• Proactive risk mindset: Anticipates issues early and escalates with options, not just problems.

• Pragmatism and resilience: Operates effectively under pressure, ambiguity, and tight timelines.

• Outcome orientation: Focuses on business validation and readiness, not process for its own sake.

• German

Zakres obowiązków

• Define, own, and maintain the Testing Strategy, aligned with the overall program delivery and rollout approach.

• Establish clear testing principles, scope boundaries, and success criteria across all testing layers.

• Define and maintain a clear testing governance model, including decision rights, escalation paths, and readiness gates.

• Define, document, and maintain a clear RACI for testing across the program. Align responsibilities across teams (Product Teams, Platform (QA & SRE), SAP CoE, External partners and System Integrators)

• End-to-end Testing Visibility (Program Level)

• Provide a single, consolidated view of testing status, quality, and readiness across all workstreams.

• Track and report readiness across Integration Testing, End-to-end Testing, User Acceptance Testing (UAT), ,Non-functional Testing

• Proactively identify, assess, and escalate risks, gaps, and dependencies impacting delivery milestones.

• Ensure senior leadership has a reliable, transparent, and decision-ready view of testing progress.

• Own and coordinate UAT across the program.

• Ensure solutions are validated against business processes, requirements, and expected outcomes.

• Define and enforce clear UAT entry and exit criteria, including data readiness and defect thresholds.

• Align and mobilize business stakeholders, SMEs, and process owners for UAT participation and formal sign-off.

• Lead and support the Test Manager for SAP, who owns and coordinates SAP-related testing activities across domains (e.g., Finance, Supply Chain, HR, Commercial).

• Ensure alignment with SAP CoE, Enterprise Architecture, and System Integrator teams.

• Ensure SAP testing cycles are fully aligned with program milestones and cutover readiness.

• Lead Testing Workstream for our Program.

• Own and communicate the Testing Workstream Charter, roadmap, and key milestones.

• Ensure testing plans are fully integrated with overall program planning and release cycles.

• Report testing status, risks, and decisions to the Leadership Team and SteerCo.

• Serve as the single point of contact for program-level testing topics.

• Lead, coach, and coordinate a team of Technical Test Coordinators supporting SAP and non-SAP testing activities across the program.

• Provide clear direction on scope, priorities, and ways of working for Technical Test Coordinators, ensuring alignment with the overall Testing Strategy.

• Ensure consistent application of testing standards, entry/exit criteria, and reporting across all technical test streams.

• Act as the escalation point for technical testing issues, dependencies, and resourcing constraints.

• Foster strong collaboration between Technical Test Coordinators, Product Teams, Platform (QA & SRE), SAP CoE, and System Integrators.

• Support capability building and knowledge sharing within the testing community across the program.