• 10+ years’ experience in Software Testing and Quality Assurance.
• 5+ years’ experience in a Test Management / Test Leadership role.
• Proven experience leading testing on large-scale SAP transformation programmes.
• Extensive SAP ECC and SAP S/4HANA experience.
• Proven experience with ECC to S/4HANA migration or transformation projects.
• Experience managing Systems Integrators, external vendors and cross-functional testing teams.
• Strong experience with SAP testing across SIT, UAT, regression, data migration, integration and end-to-end business process testing.
• Experience with data migration, reconciliation and validation.
• Experience with cutover testing, go-live readiness and post-go-live/hypercare validation.
• Experience across SAP business processes such as Finance, Supply Chain, Logistics, Sales and Procurement.
• Retail, FMCG, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Distribution or Logistics experience would be advantageous.
• Strong understanding of SAP Activate methodology would be advantageous.

• Define and manage the overall testing strategy for the ECC to S/4HANA transformation programme.
• Establish testing governance, quality standards, processes and controls.
• Develop test plans, schedules, resource plans, reporting and quality gates.
• Lead SIT, UAT, regression, end-to-end, data migration, integration, security and cutover testing.
• Manage testing across SAP S/4HANA, ECC, Fiori and integrated third-party systems.
• Lead data migration testing, reconciliation and validation between ECC and S/4HANA.
• Validate business-critical SAP processes and system functionality following migration.
• Manage Test Leads, SAP Test Analysts, Business Testers and implementation partners.
• Coordinate testing across multiple workstreams and manage dependencies and risks.
• Lead defect triage, tracking and resolution.
• Provide testing status, risks and readiness reporting to senior stakeholders.
• Lead cutover rehearsals, production verification testing and hypercare validation.
• Ensure quality and testing activities support successful go-live and business continuity.

• Strong leadership and team management skills.
• Strategic and analytical thinking.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Strong SAP transformation and testing knowledge.
• Risk management and problem-solving skills.
• Strong decision-making skills.
• Vendor and Systems Integrator management.
• Ability to manage multiple workstreams and competing priorities.
• Strong attention to detail, particularly around data integrity and reconciliation.
• Ability to work effectively under pressure and meet programme deadlines.
• Conflict resolution and influencing skills.
• Strong planning, organisation and reporting skills.
• Ability to lead and coach testing teams.