SAP Validation Governance Lead - Hybrid, Data Integrity

Cognizant; Foster City (CA); Hybrid; USD 96.000 - 150.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance

401(k) plan and contributions

Paid holidays and PTO

Long-term/Short-term Disability

Paid Parental Leave

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Zusammenfassung

Cognizant in Foster City, CA is seeking an experienced SAP Validation Governance Lead to establish and govern enterprise validation strategy for SAP S/4HANA programs in a regulated GxP environment. You will lead CSV, risk-based validation, defect governance, release readiness, and quality compliance across large-scale SAP implementations and migrations.

The role requires guiding governance across business, quality, compliance, and IT stakeholders, mentoring Validation engineers, and ensuring

Qualifikationen

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering or related field.
• 18+ years total experience including 10+ years Computer System Validation (CSV).
• Proven track record leading end-to-end validation programs for ERP platforms.
• Strong SAP S/4HANA validation, upgrades, and releases.
• Experience with Risk-Based Validation methodologies.
• GxP regulatory compliance and data integrity expertise.
• Experience with SAP OTC, STS, PTD, RTR end-to-end business processes validation.
• Proficient with ALM and Veeva Document Management.

Aufgaben

• Define and maintain the enterprise SAP S/4HANA validation strategy and governance framework.
• Lead risk-based validation assessments for projects, enhancements, releases, interfaces, reports, and data migrations.
• Ensure validation lifecycle execution from requirements through release approval.
• Drive standardization of validation methodologies across SAP functional streams and integrated systems.
• Ensure compliance with GxP regulations, CSV requirements, and company quality policies.
• Provide release readiness recommendations and validation sign-off.
• Mentor validation engineers and project validation resources.
• Support audit and inspection readiness activities.
• Define and maintain Validation metrics, KPIs, dashboards, and report standards.

Jobbeschreibung

Cognizant in Foster City, CA is seeking an experienced SAP Validation Governance Lead to establish and govern enterprise validation strategy for SAP S/4HANA programs in a regulated GxP environment. You will lead CSV, risk-based validation, defect governance, release readiness, and quality compliance across large-scale SAP implementations and migrations.

The role requires guiding governance across business, quality, compliance, and IT stakeholders, mentoring Validation engineers, and ensuring