Lead IT Analyst S4 Test Program Manager

S4 Test Program Manager - Key Responsibilities

Own and drive implementation of S4 test strategy and track the execution progress across SIT E2E UAT Regression Data Migration Interfaces Security & Performance testing including reporting to the program stakeholders.

• Coordinate testing across multiple release trains at the program level
• Collaborate with SI partners business SMEs functional COE technical COE integration COE security COE and Data COE teams.
• Ensure environment readiness test data readiness and integration coverage across all workstreams.
• Participate in scrum of scrums and highlight testing related risks issues and dependencies and track them to closure proactively.
• Present program-level status risks dependencies and mitigations to PMO and leadership forums.
• Drive continuous improvements and quality gate compliance with program standards.

ISC (Inventory Logistics Manufacturing Quality Procurement)

RTR (Finance & Controlling)

OTC (Sales Billing Customer Operations).

• Collaborate with SI partners business SMEs functional COE technical COE integration COE security COE and Data COE teams.
• Ensure environment readiness test data readiness and integration coverage across all workstreams.
• Participate in scrum of scrums and highlight testing related risks issues and dependencies and track them to closure proactively.
• Present program-level status risks dependencies and mitigations to PMO and leadership forums.
• Drive continuous improvements and quality gate compliance with program standards.

YOU MUST HAVE

Key Experience required:

• Bachelors degree in Engineering / Masters
• 15 years of strong experience in large program test management involving multiple senior stakeholders and suppliers.
• Exposure to SAP Testing including S4 HANA transformation programs.
• Experience in driving continuous Test Automation preferably using TOSCA and TOSCA DI.
• Experience in developing and implementing large transformation test strategies and with high focus on continuous test automation.
• Experience working in SAFe Agile methodology with high focus on continuous test automation (in sprint SIT Regression & UAT) includingdeeper knowledge of JIRA- Xray and TOSCA integration.
• Proven thought leadership in driving continuous improvements cost optimization and productivity improvements.
• Excellent communication stakeholder engagement and escalation management.
• Proven leadership skills in managing multiple vendors testing delivery in a multi-country environment.
• Diverse experience in multi-technology platforms testing to be able to provide functional test signoff and coordinate automation & and nonfunctional testing.
• Working knowledge of complex integration landscape comprising the front end middleware and backend.
• Excellent communication stakeholder engagement and escalation management.
• Good analytical and logical thinking abilities
• Experience in test estimation resource planning scheduling monitoring controlling and reporting test status.