SAP S/4HANA Quality Lead

The Role

As SAP S/4HANA Quality Lead, you will provide leadership across the quality and delivery lifecycle of a large-scale SAP transformation programme.

You will work closely with senior programme stakeholders, SAP leadership, business representatives and delivery teams to ensure that programme scope, quality, testing and execution remain aligned with strategic objectives.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead quality and delivery activities across SAP programme design, build, integration and functional testing.
• Provide senior leadership and direction across complex SAP S/4HANA workstreams.
• Own and drive discussions around scope, planning, timelines, dependencies and delivery.
• Engage confidently with senior business, technology and programme stakeholders.
• Translate strategic programme decisions into clear execution plans for delivery teams.
• Establish and maintain appropriate quality, governance and delivery standards.
• Identify delivery risks, dependencies and potential issues and drive appropriate resolution.
• Work collaboratively with SAP leadership, systems integrators and internal programme teams.
• Provide functional leadership across large-scale SAP transformation initiatives.
• Ensure quality considerations are embedded throughout the programme lifecycle rather than being addressed solely during testing.

Experience Required

We are looking for a senior SAP professional with significant experience working on complex transformation programmes.

You should have:

• Extensive experience leading SAP transformation programmes, ideally at Senior Manager / Programme Lead / Quality Lead level.
• Strong SAP S/4HANA programme experience.
• Proven leadership across design, build, integration and testing.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Experience working with senior executives and SAP leadership.
• Strong understanding of programme governance, quality and delivery management.
• Ability to operate effectively across global, complex and highly regulated environments.

Highly Desirable: Experience in one or more of the following would be particularly valuable:

• SAP Quality Management (QM)
• Manufacturing environments
• Supply Chain transformation
• Life Sciences / Pharmaceutical environments
• Global SAP S/4HANA implementations
• GxP / regulated environments
• Vaccine or biologics manufacturing programmes

Knowledge of the following SAP capabilities would also be advantageous:

• Submission Management
• Audit Trail
• Certificates
• SAP Batch Release Hub (BRH)
• SAP Global Batch Traceability (GBT)