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SAP Testing Lead
Successfully
Sofia, Bulgaria
SAP
Cross Industry Solutions
10/04/2026
Req. VR-122248
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.
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.
Must have
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.
Nice to have
German
Languages
English: C1 Advanced
Seniority
Lead
Sofia, Bulgaria
Req. VR-122248
SAP
Cross Industry Solutions
10/04/2026
Req. VR-122248
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