Senior Group Manager – ERP CoE Quality

Job Description:

Are you a visionary leader passionate about operational excellence business processes and convinced by the business value of a highly reliable digital backbone Airbus has started its digital journey to transform the company and prepare it for the future. As part of this transformation the Quality Product Service Line (PSL) acts as the guardian of the ERP ecosystem ensuring that every releasefrom large-scale SAP S/4HANA migrations to local enhancementsmeets the highest global standards of reliability and performance for the business.

Airbus is looking for an inspirational Senior Group Manager ERP CoE Quality to join our Digital Center in this role you will be responsible for end-to-end Quality Management related topics within the ERP CoE India ecosystem ensuring application design build and run delivery operations seamlessly align. As a champion for the ERP Transformation within the Quality Management domain you will ensure that process quality is built-in across all Airbus domains from manufacturing to customer services while steering the culture toward innovation modern validation frameworks and advanced data analytics.

Primary Responsibilities

• Strategic Leadership & Airbus Values: Manage and lead the Quality India PSL Group in strict alignment with Airbus Leadership values (We Care We Share We Protect We Innovate). Foster an inclusive high-performance and Quality First culture.

• ERP Transformation Advocacy: Actively promote explain and support the overarching ERP Transformation roadmap across the Quality Management domain translating complex processes into clear business value.

• Executive Stakeholder Management: Navigate complex corporate matrix structures and act as a trusted advisor to VP/SVP level leaders within the Quality Management domain securing alignment on quality gates and strategic release roadmaps.

• End-to-End Application Accountability: Stand fully accountable for the validation and deployment stability of all applications within the ERP India Quality portfolio.

• Orchestrate Multi-Technical Teams: Lead diverse internal core teams alongside partner factories to manage the end-to-end process validation lifecycle from initial testing to User Acceptance Testing (UAT).

• Shift-Left & Validation Strategy: Drive the evolution of business process validation. Identify systematic opportunities for Shift-Left methodologies ensuring process and system defects are caught during design rather than production.

• Continuous Release Management: Partner closely with the Platform Leader to guarantee a seamless highly automated release pipeline.

• Prepare the future: Foster a product culture centered on the democratization of data and AI capabilities

• Data Sovereignty Compliance & Governance: Oversee Test Data Management (TDM) to ensure complete adherence to strict Export Control and Security regulations (especially regarding sensitive design data).

• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Act as the primary point of contact for DEL/DEM/DEF India leaders to tightly synchronize quality gates with engineering and manufacturing roadmaps.

• Talent Coaching & Mentorship: Mentor and upscale the quality team actively guiding team members to evolve into advanced validation engineers and process automation experts.

Qualifications & Experience

• Education: Graduate / Post Graduate degree in Engineering Computer Science or a related field.

• Experience: 15 years of rich experience in the ERP domain with a dedicated focus on Quality Management (QM) business process validation and leadership in large-scale enterprise environments.

Expert Level (Must Have):

• SAP S/4HANA Transformation & Core Knowledge: Experience managing large-scale testing and validation governance for S/4HANA migrations. Deep functional understanding of SAP core modules: Quality Management (QM) Materials Management (MM) and Production Planning (PP).

• Validation Orchestration & Governance: Proven capability in designing enterprise-wide business process validation frameworks and quality governance strategies.

• Automation Frameworks: Knowledge and experience with tools like Tricentis Tosca

• Strategic Partner & Vendor Management: Demonstrated success managing Make/Buy models driving offshore partner factories to high-efficiency delivery metrics.

• Quality Practices: Background in structured testing methodologies and Agile-at-scale frameworks (SAFe).

Good to Have:

• Palantir Experience: Prior exposure or experience leveraging Palantir for data integration data-driven decision making or analytics is highly advantageous.

• Aerospace Domain Knowledge: Good grasp of aviation Quality Certification compliance standards and strict traceability protocols.

• Professional Certifications: Certified Software Quality Analyst (CSQA) ISTQB or SAFe Agilist / Product Owner certification.

This job requires an awareness of any potential compliance risks and a commitment to act with integrity as the foundation for the Companys success reputation and sustainable growth.

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