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The role defines and drives testing and release management practices, including automation, governance, and continuous improvement, to support reliable and efficient software delivery. Working closely with Product Owners, delivery teams, and operations, the position plays a key role in strengthening end-to-end quality across business-critical platforms, including major SAP transformation initiatives.\n\nMain Responsibilities\n\nDefine and implement the organization's test strategy, including automation, quality standards, and KPIs to improve effectiveness and efficiency.\nLead the planning, monitoring, and execution of testing activities to ensure solutions meet functional, integration, performance, and business quality requirements.\nEstablish, maintain, and continuously enhance test automation capabilities and enable product teams to adopt scalable automation practices.\nDefine, implement and enforce release management processes and governance to ensure controlled, compliant, and reliable deployments across the IT landscape.\nCoordinate end-to-end release activities with Product Owners, IT Product Managers, and technical teams, including major SAP upgrades, support packages, and data refresh cycles.\nDrive risk-based testing, release readiness assessments, and go/no-go recommendations based on quality metrics, dependencies, and business impact.\nEnsure alignment of testing and release practices with change, configuration, deployment, Agile, DevOps, and IT service management standards.\nBuild strong relationships with business and IT stakeholders, act as the central point of contact for testing and release topics, and promote a culture of quality, accountability, and continuous improvement.\n\nLatitude for action and decision-making\n\nOperates with a high level of autonomy in managing testing and release management practices across the IT organization.\nDefines and evolves test strategies, automation frameworks, and quality standards in alignment with the CIO Office and Head of IT Products.\nEstablishes and enforces release management processes, governance principles, and quality gates.\nMakes recommendations on tools, methodologies, and process improvements aligned with Agile, DevOps, and IT service management practices.\nProvides release readiness assessments and go/no-go recommendations based on quality metrics, risks, and operational impact.\nWorks cross-functionally through influence and collaboration, without direct hierarchical authority over all involved teams.\nEscalates major delivery, quality, or release risks where required and supports decision-making for business-critical releases.\n\nSkills (knowledge, Expertise)\n\nStrong expertise in SAP landscapes, including SAP ECC and S/4HANA, with a solid understanding of migration and transformation challenges.\nHands-on knowledge of SAP Solution Manager and SAP Cloud ALM for testing, release, and lifecycle management.\nSolid experience with test management and test automation tools, particularly Tricentis solutions such as Tosca.\nStrong understanding of release, change, and transport management in SAP and complex enterprise environments.\nGood knowledge of Agile, DevOps, CI/CD, and IT service management practices.\nAbility to define, track, and communicate quality metrics, KPIs, and management reporting.\nStrong understanding of end-to-end integration scenarios across SAP and non-SAP enterprise applications.\nExcellent stakeholder management, communication, and facilitation skills across business and IT teams.\nAnalytical mindset with strong problem-solving, decision-making, and continuous improvement capabilities.\nAbility to operate effectively in a global, matrix organization and lead cross-functional initiatives through influence.\n\nProfile (education/experience)\n\nBachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field; equivalent professional experience may also be considered.\nAt least 7 years of relevant experience in IT testing, quality assurance, release management, or a closely related discipline.\nProven experience working in SAP environments, including ECC and S/4HANA-based landscapes.\nDemonstrated experience in defining test strategies and implementing test automation capabilities.\nPractical experience with SAP ALM tools and automation platforms such as Tricentis is highly desirable.\nExperience coordinating complex releases, change management, and transport activities in business-critical environments.\nExposure to Agile, DevOps, and CI/CD ways of working in enterprise delivery organizations.\nStrong track record of stakeholder management, cross-functional collaboration, and driving continuous improvement initiatives.\n\nJoin us – and grow with us.\n\nBOBST is an engineering company, pioneering intelligent solutions that shape the future of the packaging world. At BOBST, you make an impact on a global scale – through innovation and advanced technology. You grow by mastering challenges – in a team that strives for excellence. And you enjoy a culture of a family-run enterprise, where values are truly lived. 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