The IT Test & Release Manager is responsible for ensuring the quality, stability, and controlled delivery of IT solutions across the organization. The role defines and drives testing and release management practices, including automation, governance, and continuous improvement, to support reliable and effective software delivery. Working closely with Product Owners, delivery teams, and operations, the position plays a key role in strengthening end-to-end quality across business-critical platforms, including major SAP transformation initiatives.

Main Responsibilities
- Define and implement the organization’s test strategy, including automation, quality standards, and KPIs to improve effectiveness and efficiency.
- Lead the planning, monitoring, and execution of testing activities to ensure solutions meet functional, integration, performance, and business quality requirements.
- Establish, maintain, and continuously enhance test automation capabilities and enable product teams to adopt scalable automation practices.
- Define,



implement and enforce release management processes and governance to ensure controlled, compliant, and reliable deployments across the IT landscape.
- Coordinate end-to-end release activities with Product Owners, IT Product Managers, and technical teams, including major SAP upgrades, support packages, and data refresh cycles.
- Drive risk-based testing, release readiness assessments, and go/no-go recommendations based on quality metrics, dependencies, and business impact.
- Ensure alignment of testing and release practices with change, configuration, deployment, Agile, DevOps, and IT service management standards.
- Build strong relationships with business and IT stakeholders, act as the central point of contact for testing and release topics, and promote a culture of quality, accountability, and continuous improvement.

Latitude for action and decision-making
- Operates with a high level of autonomy in managing testing and release management pra

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