SAP Test Manager
Experience: 10+ Years
Location: USA
Employment Type: Full-Time / Contract
Work Model: Remote
Job Summary
We are seeking an experienced SAP Test Manager with 10+ years of experience in software testing and strong expertise in managing end-to-end testing for large-scale SAP implementations, S/4HANA transformations, upgrades, migrations, and support programs.
The Test Manager will be responsible for defining the overall testing strategy, managing testing teams, coordinating cross-functional stakeholders, overseeing test execution, defect management, reporting, and ensuring successful completion of SIT, E2E, regression, UAT, and deployment/cutover testing.
The ideal candidate should have strong knowledge of SAP business processes, SAP S/4HANA, integration points, test management methodologies, and testing tools such as Tricentis Tosca, SAP Solution Manager, Jira, ALM/qTest, or similar platforms.
Key Responsibilities
- Define and own the overall SAP testing strategy, test approach, and test plan for implementation, upgrade, migration, and transformation programs.
- Lead end-to-end testing activities across SIT, System Testing, E2E, Regression, UAT, and Production Validation.
- Manage testing teams across multiple SAP functional areas such as SAP FICO, MM, SD, PP, EWM, HCM/SuccessFactors, Ariba, and other integrated applications.
- Develop and review test scenarios, test cases, test scripts, test data, and requirements traceability.
- Coordinate testing activities across SAP, legacy systems, third-party applications, interfaces, middleware, and external systems.
- Manage test execution, daily status tracking, testing metrics, risks, dependencies, and overall test progress.
- Lead defect triage meetings, prioritize defects, assign ownership, and drive defects through resolution and closure.
- Coordinate with SAP functional leads, developers, business analysts, project managers, technical teams, business users, and external vendors.
- Manage test environments and test data in coordination with technical and Basis teams.
- Define testing entry/exit criteria and provide testing readiness and quality assessments.
- Prepare and present testing status reports, dashboards, KPIs, risks, issues, and executive-level updates.
- Lead UAT planning and coordinate with business stakeholders to ensure business process coverage.
- Support cutover, mock conversion, go-live, and hypercare testing activities.
- Ensure appropriate testing coverage for SAP integrations, custom developments, interfaces, reports, workflows, and data migration.
- Establish testing governance, standards, templates, processes, and quality controls.
- Identify opportunities for test automation and continuous improvement.
- Mentor and provide direction to SAP test leads, testers, and offshore/onshore testing teams.