SAP Senior Test Manager

Salary: £41,000 - 81,000 per year

Requirements:

• Proven track record of leading testing for SAP S/4HANA implementations, migrations, or upgrades in complex, multi-site environments.
• Strong experience across key SAP modules such as S/4HANA Sourcing & Procurement, FI, SD, SuccessFactors, or related functional areas.
• Extensive experience in test management, with significant experience on SAP S/4HANA projects.
• Proficiency in SAP Solution Manager and/or Cloud ALM.
• Strong experience with other test management tools such as Tricentis qTest, HP ALM, or Atlassian Jira with Xray.
• Experience with test automation tools and frameworks such as SAP CBTA, Selenium, Tosca, or Worksoft Certify.
• Strong understanding of Waterfall, Agile, and Hybrid delivery methodologies within SAP programme environments.
• Demonstrated leadership capability with experience managing cross-functional, onshore/offshore, and vendor testing teams.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to influence management and stakeholders and build strong team and client relationships.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving mindset, able to translate complex SAP business processes into clear, testable scenarios.
• Ability to assess problems from multiple angles to ensure all relevant issues are considered when making decisions.
• Proven ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver under tight deadlines.

Responsibilities:

• Lead the end-to-end SAP testing strategy across S/4HANA transformations, upgrades, and complex multi-module deployments.
• Define SAP-specific test governance, quality frameworks, and best-practice methodologies aligned to SAP Activate and programme delivery models.
• Oversee planning and execution of all SAP test phases, including SIT, UAT, regression, E2E, pair testing, integrations, data migration testing, and non-functional testing.
• Manage cross-functional SAP testing teams covering modules such as FI/CO, MM, SD, PP, PM, SuccessFactors, Ariba, BW/BI, BTP, and third-party integrations.
• Coordinate testing across functional, technical, security, interfaces, and middleware platforms such as PI/PO and CPI.
• Ensure SAP test readiness, including environments, transports, cutover testing plans, data availability, and solution stability.
• Oversee SAP test automation strategy using tools such as Tricentis Tosca, Playwright, Worksoft, or similar frameworks.
• Drive continuous improvement in SAP test practices, automation adoption, reporting, and reusable test accelerators.
• Collaborate with programme leadership, SAP architects, data migration teams, and business SMEs to align test scope, integration flows, and acceptance criteria.
• Ensure adherence to SAP regulatory, compliance, audit, and security standards, including SoX, GDPR, GRC, and role testing.
• Provide structured test reporting, KPIs, quality dashboards, and risk assessments for PMO, steering committees, and governance boards.
• Ensure testing processes adhere to organisational and regulatory standards, including data privacy and security requirements.
• Define and manage risks, issues, and interdependencies.
• Drive forward new and creative ideas that benefit our clients and stakeholders.
• Own the overarching test strategy, framework, standards, and governance model.
• Create test policies, test plans, and quality metrics for large-scale programmes.
• Partner with stakeholders to keep projects aligned and moving forward, and report progress, risks, and actionable insights to senior leadership.
• Take ownership of test execution by driving planning, preparation, and defect resolution across every phase of transformation.
• Continuously identify improvement opportunities to make processes smarter, faster, and more efficient.
• Build tailored approaches for upcoming SAP testing opportunities and champion SAP Business Assurance.
• Develop learning plans to boost SAP testing skills and inspire excellence across the team.

Technologies:

• Atlassian
• Cloud
• E2E
• JIRA
• Playwright
• SAP S/4HANA
• SAP
• Security
• Selenium
• Tosca

More:

We are seeking a Senior Test Manager to spearhead high-impact SAP S/4HANA transformations and lead the end-to-end testing strategy, governance, and delivery across complex programmes and multiple environments. You will help us ensure quality and innovation across large-scale, diverse landscapes while providing strong leadership to testing teams and managing stakeholders at all levels. This role focuses on continuous improvement in testing processes, tooling, automation, quality engineering metrics, reporting, and compliance, while giving you the opportunity to shape our SAP Business Assurance approach and grow team capability.

last updated 34 week of 2026