IS Application Owner Test Management (m/f/d) (80-100%)

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. Building on a heritage of over 100 years as a trusted industry partner, the company serves customers in more than 100 locations in over 50 countries. Accelleron’s 3,000 employees are continuously innovating to deliver best-in-class products, services, and solutions that are mission-critical for the energy transition. You will join a team of experts in an exciting international environment, committed to excellence and innovation. Together, we support our customers in driving the transition toward sustainable industries with cutting-edge technology, deep expertise, and smart solutions. At Accelleron, we foster diversity and inclusion, welcoming and celebrating individual differences as a source of strength.

Join Accelleron and work in a team that is dedicated to creating a future where innovative digital technologies allow greater access to cleaner energy.  

With production sites in Switzerland and China, this position has a global scope. Reporting to the Head of IS Production & Value Chain in Switzerland, you will join a skilled IT team to define, govern and continuously improve test management practices for Program Phoenix, Accelleron’s SAP S/4HANA transformation program, as well as other key IT projects across the organization.

The selected candidate will act as IS Workstream Lead for Test Management within Program Phoenix and additional strategic IT initiatives, taking end-to-end ownership of test strategy, planning, coordination, execution oversight and reporting. The role ensures a consistent, efficient and high-quality testing approach across all relevant test phases, including system integration testing, user acceptance testing, regression, security and non-functional testing. This role defines the overall test governance, tool setup, templates, reporting structures and quality gates while aligning business stakeholders, IT teams, implementation partners and external vendors on test preparation and progress. It also contributes to the long-term improvement of Accelleron’s testing capabilities, including standardization, reuse of assets and greater readiness for test automation.

You would therefore need a strong combination of technical expertise, governance mindset, and internal/external stakeholder management capabilities.

Are you exceptionally committed, a self-starter with strong interpersonal skills and the ability to apply logical thinking? Then we are looking forward to meeting you!

Your 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.
• Lead 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 are aligned 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, and proactively escalate and drive resolution where 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 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 is highly desirable along with any experience with SAP Solution Manager, SAP Cloud ALM, Jira, Azure DevOps, or similar tools.
• 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 English and German communication skills (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. If you want to discover more about Accelleron, take another look at our website accelleron.com.

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