SAP Assurance Lead
SAP Assurance Leads help employers check whether SAP delivery is controlled, evidenced and ready to progress. They bring practical assurance experience across governance, risks, controls, testing evidence, readiness reviews, quality gates, auditability, remediation tracking and go-live decision support.
What does a SAP Assurance Lead do?
An SAP Assurance Lead leads day-to-day assurance activity across SAP delivery, working with programme leaders, PMO teams, workstream leads, test managers, change leads, data leads, security teams and implementation partners.
The role is commonly used across SAP S/4HANA, ECC, RISE with SAP, rollout and transformation programmes where employers need clear assurance findings, credible evidence, stronger risk visibility and practical challenge before major delivery decisions.
When businesses hire SAP Assurance Leads
- Leading assurance activity across SAP implementation, migration, rollout or optimisation programmes
- Reviewing governance, delivery controls, testing evidence, readiness criteria, risk management and quality gates
- Checking whether workstreams have credible plans, ownership, documentation, sign-offs and escalation routes
- Supporting audit readiness, steering committee confidence, go-live assurance and post-go-live review activity
- Adding assurance leadership to SAP S/4HANA transformation, ECC change, RISE with SAP or global template rollout
Typical responsibilities
- Lead SAP assurance reviews, evidence checks, quality gate preparation and remediation follow-up
- Review programme governance, RAID position, test evidence, data readiness, change readiness, cutover plans and support handover
- Assess whether quality gates, approvals, controls, documentation and decision evidence are complete and credible
- Work with programme leaders, PMO teams, workstream leads, testers, auditors, security teams and implementation partners
- Track assurance findings, risks, actions, ownership, remediation progress and unresolved governance concerns
- Report assurance status clearly for steering committees, programme boards, audit teams and senior stakeholders
- Help leaders make better decisions on delivery risk, evidence quality, readiness and go-live confidence
Key skills to look for
- SAP assurance leadership experience
- Strong understanding of SAP S/4HANA, ECC, SAP Activate, governance and delivery controls
- Knowledge of quality gates, RAID, testing evidence, readiness reviews, auditability, controls and programme reporting
- Experience with SAP Cloud ALM, Solution Manager, SAP GRC, regulated environments or large-scale ERP programmes where relevant
- Ability to challenge programme teams, suppliers, auditors and senior stakeholders constructively
- Clear judgement on evidence quality, delivery risk, governance strength, control gaps and practical remediation