Senior IT Development & Quality Manager (SAP)

Sonova Group; Warszawa; Hybrid; PLN 260,000 - 360,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible hybrid working model

Training opportunities

Career progression plans

Job summary

Sonova Group is seeking a Senior IT Development & Quality Manager (SAP) to lead development, quality governance, and compliance for SAP solutions in a highly regulated environment. The role partners with international teams across multiple regions to ensure reliable, compliant, and high-quality software deliveries.

You will shape system design, ensure delivery standards, and drive continuous improvement in SAP development practices while aligning with global quality requirements.

Qualifications

• Solid experience in SAP environments (ERP/S4HANA) including custom development and integration.
• Strong technical background in ABAP, SQL, Java, and OOP.
• Excellent knowledge of integration technologies (RFC, IDoc, XML, EDI).
• Experience in regulated environments and quality/compliance frameworks.
• Proven ability to drive process improvements in complex IT landscapes.

Responsibilities

• Review and approve development, customizing, and solution architecture deliverables.
• Assess SAP developments including ABAP, CDS Views, RAP, Fiori/UI5, OData, and integrations.
• Define, maintain, and enforce development standards, coding guidelines, and best practices.
• Identify technical risks and improvement opportunities to ensure scalable and maintainable solutions.
• Act as independent quality gate for transports, changes, and releases.
• Review release documentation within SAP ALM / Cloud ALM and support Go/No-Go decisions.
• Ensure compliance with ISO 13485, MDR, FDA, and internal quality standards.
• Drive risk-based validation approaches aligned with CSV and CSA principles.
• Coach development teams on modern SAP development practices and compliant delivery approaches.
• Contribute to the evolution of SOPs, Work Instructions, standards, and methodologies.
• Drive continuous improvements across the SAP application lifecycle and delivery processes.

Skills

SAP S/4HANA

ABAP

SQL

Java

Object‑oriented programming

RFC/IDoc/XML/EDI

Agile & Hybrid

Quality compliance

Stakeholder engagement

Process improvement

Analytical thinking

Job description

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At Sonova, we envision a world where everyone can enjoy the delight of hearing. This vision inspires us and fuels our commitment to developing innovative solutions that improve hearing health and human connection - from personal audio devices and wireless communication systems to hearing aids and cochlear implants. We're dedicated to providing outstanding customer experiences through our global audiological care services, ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to engage fully with the world around them.

Guided by a culture of continuous improvement that fosters resilience and self-motivation, our team is united by a shared commitment to excellence and a deep sense of pride in our work, each of us playing a vital role in creating meaningful change,

Here you’ll find a diverse range of opportunities that span both consumer and medical solutions and the freedom to shape your career while making an impact on the lives of others. Join us in our mission to create a more connected world, where every voice is heard and every story matters.

Senior IT Development & Quality Manager (SAP)

At Sonova, everything we build ultimately serves one purpose: improving the lives of people with hearing impairments. Behind every system, process, and release, there is a person who relies on our technology to reconnect with the world around them. As we transform our global IT and quality landscape into one integrated, collaborative operating model, this role plays a key part in ensuring that our SAP solutions are not only technically sound—and reliable, compliant, and trustworthy.

As Senior IT Development & Quality Manager (SAP) you operate at the intersection of development, architecture, and quality governance, shaping how we design and deliver systems in a highly regulated environment. Your work directly contributes to ensuring that what we deliver meets the highest standards—because for our customers, quality is not optional. Working with international teams across Switzerland, Europe, the US, and Asia, you will help drive consistency, transparency, and continuous improvement in how we build and validate our systems. If you are looking for a role where your work has real-world impact beyond IT, and where quality directly translates into better outcomes for people, this is the opportunity.

More about the role :

Development Quality Assurance

• Review and approve development, customizing, and solution architecture deliverables.
• Assess SAP developments including ABAP, CDS Views, RAP, Fiori/UI5, OData, BTP extensions, APIs, and integrations.
• Define, maintain, and enforce development standards, coding guidelines, and best practices.
• Identify technical risks and improvement opportunities to ensure scalable and maintainable solutions.

Release & Change Governance

• Act as an independent quality gate for transports, changes, and releases.
• Review and approve release documentation within SAP ALM / Cloud ALM.
• Support Go/No-Go decisions based on quality, risk, and compliance considerations.
• Ensure adherence to global change management and release processes.\

Quality & Compliance Ownership

• Ensure compliance with ISO 13485, MDR, FDA, and internal quality standards.
• Drive risk-based validation approaches aligned with CSV and CSA principles.
• Review and approve validation deliverables and release evidence.
• Promote efficient, compliant, and value-driven documentation practices.
• Identify and address weaknesses in development, architecture, release, and validation processes.
• Coach development teams on modern SAP development practices and compliant delivery approaches.
• Contribute to the evolution of SOPs, Work Instructions, standards, and methodologies.
• Drive continuous improvements across the SAP application lifecycle and delivery processes.

More about you :

• Solid experience in SAP environments (ERP / S/4HANA), including custom development and integration scenarios
• Strong technical background in relevant technologies such as ABAP, SQL, Java, and object-oriented programming
• Good understanding of integration technologies and protocols (e.g. RFC, IDoc, XML, EDI)
• Proven experience across end‑of‑end SAP project lifecycles (design, build, test, release, operate)
• Familiar with Agile and hybrid delivery models, with the ability to operate effectively in structured (SOP-driven) environments
• Experience in regulated environments or exposure to quality/compliance frameworks is a strong advantage
• Demonstrated ability to drive and support process and organizational change in complex IT landscapes
• Strong analytical and conceptual thinking, with the ability to assess risks, challenge solutions, and propose improvements
• Confident communicator with the ability to engage stakeholders across IT, Quality, and Business functions
• Self‑driven, structured, and outcome‑oriented, with the ability to operate independently in a global environment
• Strong collaboration mindset combined with assertiveness where quality and compliance are at risk

More about what we offer :

As one of the world’s leading hearing care providers headquartered in Switzerland, we’re committed to building an inclusive culture. We want to create an environment where you can balance a successful career with your commitments and interests outside of work, through our flexible hybrid working model. We offer a wide range of training opportunities for both your professional and personal development, and there are exceptional growth opportunities with individual development plans.

Sonova is an equal opportunity employer.

We team up. We grow talent. We collaborate with people of diverse backgrounds to win with the best team in the market place. We guarantee every person equal treatment in regard to employment and opportunity for employment, regardless of a candidate’s ethnic or national origin, religion, sexual orientation or marital status, gender, genetic identity, age, disability or any other legally protected status.