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Accelleron is accelerating sustainability in the marine and energy industries as a global technology leader in turbocharging, fuel injection, and digital solutions for heavy-duty applications. With a heritage of over 100 years as a trusted industry partner, we serve customers in more than 100 locations across over 50 countries. Our 3,000 employees are continuously innovating to deliver best-in-class products, services, and solutions that are critical for the energy transition. In joining us, you will become part of a team of experts in an exciting international environment, dedicated to excellence and innovation. Together, we support our customers in driving the transition toward sustainable industries with cutting-edge technology, deep expertise, and intelligent solutions. At Accelleron, we foster diversity and inclusion, welcoming and celebrating individual differences as a source of strength.
Your Role
As a member of our skilled IT team, you will play a vital role in defining, governing, and continuously improving test management practices for Program Phoenix, Accelleron’s SAP S/4HANA transformation program, as well as other key IT projects across the organization. This position operates globally, reporting to the Head of IS Production & Value Chain in Switzerland.
Responsibilities
- Define, maintain, and govern the overall test strategy for Program Phoenix and other IT projects, covering all relevant test phases and test types.
- Lead end-to-end planning, coordination, and oversight of testing activities including system integration testing, user acceptance testing, regression, integration, security, and non-functional testing.
- Oversee SIT, UAT, Regression Testing, Cutover Testing, and Post-Go-Live Validation.
- Establish and continuously improve test governance, templates, processes, reporting structures, quality gates, and entry and exit criteria.
- Coordinate with business stakeholders, IT teams, implementation partners, and third-party vendors to ensure test preparation, execution, and issue resolution align with project milestones.
- Build and maintain reusable automated test assets and regression suites.
- Ensure effective management of test tools, test cases, defect handling, dashboards, and status reporting.
- Drive test data, test environment, and resource readiness in close collaboration with project teams and business representatives.
- Monitor testing progress, risks, dependencies, and quality issues, proactively escalating and resolving issues as needed.
- Support the development of Accelleron’s long-term testing capabilities, including harmonized methods, reuse of assets, and increased adoption of test automation where beneficial.
Your Background & Skills
- 5+ years of experience in test management or QA leadership in complex IT programs, ideally including SAP S/4HANA transformation projects.
- Strong experience in defining and executing test strategies, test plans, governance models, and status reporting across multiple test phases.
- Proven track record in managing system integration testing, user acceptance testing, defect management, test environments, test data, and stakeholder alignment in cross-functional project setups.
- Good understanding of enterprise application landscapes and integration scenarios, ideally in SAP-centric environments.
- Experience working with test management and defect management tools.
- Hands-on experience with test automation tools such as Tricentis Tosca or comparable solutions is preferred and considered a strong advantage.
- Familiarity with regression testing, automation approaches, and opportunities to improve testing efficiency through reusable assets and automation.
- Strong project coordination and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to work effectively across business and IT teams.
- Strong understanding of SAP business processes, integrations, and test automation best practices.
- Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
- Fluent in English and German, both verbal and written.
Your Benefits
- Canteen
- Childcare
- Modern office, smart working
- Flexible working model
- Attractive holiday plan
- Employee assistance program
We look forward to receiving your application. Apply online using the form below. Please note that only applications matching the job profile will be considered.
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