SAP Test and Cutover Leader

Location: Barcelona, Budapest or Warsaw

Hybrid Onsite Model: 30-50% onsite

Experience required: 3-7 years

Start Date: January 2027

Duration: 12 months

Project planned for 6 year S4 HANA Public Cloud scope.

Role Overview

We are seeking a highly experienced SAP Test & Cutover Lead to oversee testing governance and cutover readiness across a major SAP transformation programme. The role will ensure deployment quality, business readiness, and successful go-live execution through effective planning, coordination, and stakeholder engagement. Based on the programme's testing leadership model, the successful candidate will be responsible for driving testing strategy while coordinating all cutover activities across business and IT workstreams.

Key Responsibilities

- Lead business transformation and deployment readiness activities
- Define and govern end-to-end testing and cutover strategies
- Align business stakeholders with deployment objectives and timelines
- Ensure business and technical pre-requisites are completed ahead of testing and go-live
- Prepare and facilitate Fit-to-Standard workshops where required
- Coordinate with technical consultants, programme teams, and deployment managers
- Manage SIT, UAT, regression testing and go-live validation activities
- Drive defect management and resolution processes
- Develop and execute integrated cutover plans
- Support go-live execution and hypercare activities
- Capture lessons learned and deployment best practices

Testing & Cutover Responsibilities

- Define test strategy, scope and governance model
- Manage testing schedules, resources and environments
- Coordinate business and IT testing teams




- Ensure quality standards and deployment readiness
- Lead cutover planning, rehearsals and execution
- Manage go-live command centre activities
- Monitor deployment risks and mitigation plans
- Provide regular status reporting to programme leadership

Expected Skills

- Test Strategy & Planning
- Cutover Planning & Execution
- Stakeholder Engagement
- Change Management
- Governance & Reporting
- Defect Management
- Risk Management
- Training Leadership
- Large Scale SAP Deployment Experience
- Strong Leadership and Coordination Skills

Experience Required

- Significant SAP programme testing experience
- Experience leading SIT, UAT and cutover activities
- Knowledge of SAP S/4HANA deployment methodologies
- Proven success delivering large-scale transformation programmes
- Strong stakeholder and vendor management capabilities

If interested, please apply with your latest CV, rate and availability for immediate consideration. Modis International Ltd acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and an employment business for the supply of temporary workers in the UK. Modis Europe Ltd provide a variety of international solutions that connect clients to the best talent in the world. For all positions based in Switzerland, Modis Europe Ltd works with its licensed Swiss partner Accurity GmbH to ensure that candidate applications are handled in accordance with Swiss law.

Both Modis International Ltd and Modis Europe Ltd are Equal Opportunities Employers.

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