Data Testing Lead CGEMJP00359291

Experis Austria; Bristol; Hybrid; GBP 66,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Data Testing Lead will lead and coordinate BAT activities across SAP ECC PP, QM and PS, ensuring delivery of predefined test scenarios. You will act as primary contact for business stakeholders, guide cutover testing and monitor progress to mitigate risks.

Hybrid contract role in the UK (Brighton on-site 4 days/week) ending 30 June 2027, with daily rate up to £598 umbrella inside IR35. UK/EU passport required for clearance.

Qualifications

• Experience coordinating SAP ECC PP based BAT/UAT activities.
• Proven ability to manage stakeholder expectations and report progress.
• Strong defect management and test execution governance experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate BAT activities across SAP ECC PP, QM and PS.
• Act as primary contact for business users and process owners.
• Monitor progress, identify risks and drive mitigation actions.
• Prepare status updates and executive dashboards for deployment readiness.
• Coordinate defect logging, prioritisation and fixes with teams.
• Support go-live readiness and post go-live stabilization.

Skills

SAP ECC PP

UAT BAT

Defect Management

Stakeholder Management

Test Coordination

Governance & Reporting

Cutover Support

Job description

Data Testing Lead

Duration: contract to run until 30/06/2027

Location: Brighton. Hybrid, 4 days per week onsite

Rate: up to £598 p/d Umbrella inside IR35

Clearance required: UK/EU Passport holder

Role purpose / summary

• Lead and coordinate Business Acceptance Tests (UAT although the client refers to BAT) activities across SAP ECC PP (mainly module), QM and PS (supportive modules), ensuring successful execution of predefined test scenarios/scripts.
• Act as the primary point of contact for business stakeholders, key users and process owners throughout the BAT phase.
• Support business users during cutover and test execution, providing guidance, resolving issues and ensuring timely completion of testing activities.
• Monitor daily testing progress against plan, identifying risks, dependencies and potential delays, and proactively driving mitigation actions.
• Prepare and deliver regular status updates and executive presentations, clearly communicating testing progress, key findings, defect trends and overall deployment readiness.
• Facilitate daily and weekly meetings with client stakeholders to review execution status, discuss open issues and agree on next steps.
• Coordinate defect management activities, including issue logging, prioritization, tracking and validation of fixes in collaboration with functional and technical teams.
• Support defect triage sessions, ensuring accurate impact assessment and timely resolution of business-critical issues.
• Produce and maintain BAT reporting dashboards, including test execution status, pass/fail rates, open defects, risks and readiness indicators.
• Coordinate and supervise the activities of a Senior Consultant and a Consultant, ensuring alignment of priorities, quality of deliverables and adherence to project timelines.
• Review testing evidence and documentation to ensure compliance with project governance and audit requirements.
• Build strong working relationships with client stakeholders, fostering collaboration and maintaining confidence throughout the testing lifecycle.
• Support go-live readiness assessments by consolidating testing results, outstanding issues, risks and business sign-off status.
• Contribute to continuous system improvement initiatives by identifying opportunities and working closely with the solution architect and technical teams to develop and implement the solution.
• Operate within a hybrid delivery model, working on-site at the client's UK premises four days per week to support testing execution, stakeholder management and project governance activities.

Skills

• SAP ECC PP
• Business Acceptance Tests (UAT)
• Defect Management
• Stakeholder Management
• Test Coordination & Governance
• Client Relationship Management
• Executive Reporting & Presentation Skills
• Cutover support

All profiles will be reviewed against the required skills and experience.