Senior SAP Test Lead

 We help the world run better

At SAP, we enable you to bring out your best. Our company culture is focused on collaboration and a shared passion to help the world run better. How? We focus every day on building the foundation for tomorrow and creating a workplace that embraces differences, values flexibility, and is aligned to our purpose-driven and future-focused work. We offer a highly collaborative, caring team environment with a strong focus on learning and development, recognition for your individual contributions, and a variety of benefit options for you to choose from.

What you’ll do

• Strategic Leadership: Devise and execute sophisticated testing strategies within SAP projects to ensure optimal system correctness, reliability, and scalability.
• Expert Management: Manage large-scale, multidisciplinary testing initiatives with advanced expertise in SAP solutions, a deep understanding of business processes, and Test automation solutions.
• Complex Test Design: Architect comprehensive test plans covering functional, integration, regression, and user acceptance testing.
• Automation Strategy: Spearhead the development and implementation of a comprehensive test automation strategy using the latest and recommended tools and technologies.
• Stakeholder Communication: Serve as a key liaison between business stakeholders, IT teams, and external vendors to align testing activities with business objectives.
• Advanced Test Methodologies: Innovate and implement advanced test methodologies like risk-based testing, model-based testing, and test-driven development (TDD).
• Risk Management and Compliance: Develop comprehensive risk mitigation strategies and ensure all testing activities comply with relevant legal, regulatory, and security standards.
• Quality Assurance: Ensure compliance with rigorous quality standards.
• Continuous Improvement: Foster a culture of continuous improvement within the testing team.
• Governance Structures: Establish governance structures for test management, ensuring adherence to industry standards and regulatory requirements.
• Drive Innovation: Promote innovation through the implementation of advanced test automation frameworks and methods.
• AI and Machine Learning Integration: Lead initiatives to integrate AI and machine learning into testing processes for enhanced predictive analytics and automated test generation.

What you bring

You’ll will bring advanced expertise in SAP solutions, business processes, and test automation frameworks, the ability to devise and execute sophisticated testing strategies, and experience in managing large-scale testing initiatives. You’ll drive innovation through advanced test automation frameworks, ensure compliance with quality standards, and foster a culture of continuous improvement.

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field required.
• More than10 years of SAP testing experience, with 5+ years in a senior managerial or lead role overseeing large-scale projects.
• Deep expertise in SAP modules (e.g., SAP S/4HANA, SAP ECC) and integration platforms.
• Proficiency in advanced test management tools (e.g., HP ALM, SAP Cloud ALM).
• Extensive experience with automated testing frameworks and tools (e.g., Tricentis Suite, SAP TAO).
• Strong background in CI/CD practices and tools (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab, Docker).
• Exceptional leadership and team-building capabilities.
• Superior analytical and critical thinking skills with a strategic mindset.
• Outstanding communication and negotiation skills, capable of influencing at all organizational levels.
• Proficiency in managing multiple projects simultaneously with conflicting priorities.
• Proven track record of leading SAP testing in an Agile/Scrum environment.

Meet your team

The global Intelligent Enterprise Center of Excellence (IE CoE, situated within the CloudERP, Adoption Services Centre, Customer Services &Delivery Board area), fosters collaboration, learning, and unified delivery, cultivating a global community that innovates and automates to bridge the business-technology gap, leveraging the latest advancements in technology and toolchains. This innovation adoption in service delivery not only lowers TCO but also reduces time to go-live, supporting both customers and SAP's intelligent enterprise transformations.

Focus areas include Business AI, Applied AI, RISE Automation, Innovation Boosters, Citizen Development, Framework and Infrastructure, and LOB & Industry expertise.

​Bring out your best

SAP innovations help more than four hundred thousand customers worldwide work together more efficiently and use business insight more effectively. Originally known for leadership in enterprise resource planning (ERP) software, SAP has evolved to become a market leader in end-to-end business application software and related services for database, analytics, intelligent technologies, and experience management. As a cloud company with two hundred million users and more than one hundred thousand employees worldwide, we are purpose-driven and future-focused, with a highly collaborative team ethic and commitment to personal development. Whether connecting global industries, people, or platforms, we help ensure every challenge gets the solution it deserves. At SAP, you can bring out your best.

We win with inclusion

SAP’s culture of inclusion, focus on health and well-being, and flexible working models help ensure that everyone – regardless of background – feels included and can run at their best. At SAP, we believe we are made stronger by the unique capabilities and qualities that each person brings to our company, and we invest in our employees to inspire confidence and help everyone realize their full potential. We ultimately believe in unleashing all talent and creating a better and more equitable world.
SAP is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to the values of Equal Employment Opportunity and provide accessibility accommodations to applicants with physical and/or mental disabilities. If you are interested in applying for employment with SAP and are in need of accommodation or special assistance to navigate our website or to complete your application, please send an e-mail with your request to Recruiting Operations Team: Careers@sap.com
For SAP employees: Only permanent roles are eligible for the SAP Employee Referral Program, according to the eligibility rules set in the SAP Referral Policy. Specific conditions may apply for roles in Vocational Training.

EOE AA M/F/Vet/Disability:

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their age, race, religion, national origin, ethnicity, age, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, et al), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, protected veteran status, or disability.
Successful candidates might be required to undergo a background verification with an external vendor.

Requisition ID: 396439  | Work Area: Consulting and Professional Services  | Expected Travel: 0 - 10%  | Career Status: Professional  | Employment Type: Regular Full Time   | Additional Locations: #LI-Hybrid.