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Description

Project Lead, Test Manager, and IT Infrastructure Specialist

 High IT affinity and over 20 years of IT project experience in banking, retail, pharmaceuticals, logistics, telecommunications, and consumer goods industries

 Methodically proficient in control and reporting methods in project and test management

 Ability to work hands-on and successfully in implementation-oriented project teams as well as to communicate appropriately with management

 State-of-the-art methodology: PRINCE 2 Practitioner, PRINCE 2 Foundation, SCRUM Master according to Scrum.org, ITIL-certified, ISTQB - certified Test Manager (Advanced Level), Accenture Project and Test Management Curriculum

 Leadership experience - successfully led teams with up to 50 employees

 Deep knowledge and solid expertise in the implementation and/or migration projects of SAP systems in an organization.

 Implementation competence and assertiveness

 Strong commitment to project and customer success

Languages

German
Native or bilingual
English
Fluent

Workplace preferences

Can work on-site

Mönchengladbach (up to 50km), München (up to 30km), Hamburg (up to 20km), Frankfurt am Main (up to 20km), Berlin (up to 20km)

Pharmaunternehmen,
Test Manager and Test Coordinator
November 2024 - October 2025 (11 months)
• Establishment and implementation of test management operations using aqua, including process and tool governance.
• Planning and development of test cases and end-to-end scenarios in close coordination with business departments at international locations (USA, Singapore, South Korea, Japan, Australia, UK, Italy, France, Spain, Netherlands, Sweden).
• Control and coordination of test activities for Sales, Customer Service, Purchasing, QA, Logistics, Controlling, and Financial Accounting within the scope of SAP upgrades (Modules: CO, FI, MM, PP, PS, QM, SD, WM).
• Conception and execution of ERP and test training tailored to target groups for business department employees (Sales, Customer Service, Logistics, Accounting).
• Introduction and operational management of defect management, including prioritization, tracking, and reporting.
• Regular, transparent reporting to international project stakeholders (status, risks, KPIs).
Test Management SAP ERP
Handelsunternehmen,
Test Manager
November 2024 - October 2025 (11 months)
Hamburg-Strasse, Basel, BS, Switzerland
• Establishment and implementation of test management operations based on Microsoft Azure DevOps – including process design, work packages/boards, release pipelines, and governance.
• Conception and execution of practice-oriented ERP and test training for Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central (Target groups: Sales, Purchasing, Logistics); creation of training materials, training plans, and "train-the-trainer" measures.
• Planning, coordination, and control of release tests for the integration of the ERP system with the warehouse management system of external logistics service providers (test conception, interface tests, test data provision, and acceptance).
Test Management SAP ERP
Landesbank,
Test Manager (E2E Test) and IT Infrastructure Specialist
April 2024 - October 2024 (6 months)
Frankfurt, HE, Germany
• Ensuring timely delivery of all work packages; monitoring & reporting via SAP Cloud ALM dashboards.
• Development and implementation of an end-to-end test concept; test planning and KPI tracking in SAP Cloud ALM Test Management.
• Setup of technical test infrastructure including mainframe integration, environment documentation, and orchestration of test runs.
• Coordination with banking IT and stakeholders; provisioning of Cloud ALM accesses, runbooks, and handovers.
Test Management SAP S/4HANA Cloud SAP S/4 HANA