Project Manager & Test Lead (Hybrid Agile / Waterfall)

Job Description

Context & Mission Background

A leading global manufacturing and life sciences organization is executing a worldwide digital transformation program to replace legacy paper and decentralized Permit-to-Work (PTW) workflows with a unified, cloud-based Enterprise Electronic Permit-to-Work (E-PTW) SaaS solution.

The program encompasses a global rollout across dozens of production, R&D, and tertiary facilities, onboarding 20,000+ internal personnel and contractor partners. The platform integrates with enterprise ERP/CMMS and cloud data lake architectures.

 Delivery Governance: Hybrid Model

• Waterfall Program Governance: Multi-wave deployment gates, compliance sign-offs, centralized testing gates, and transition to steady-state Run/Support.
• Agile Sprints: Iterative core-model build, configuration sprints, interface testing, and continuous feedback loops.

Role Overview

The Project Manager & Test Lead will orchestrate the global multi-wave deployment while establishing, structuring, and leading the Centralized Testing & Quality Assurance Workstream (Core Model validation, System Integration Testing / SIT, and centralized User Acceptance Testing / UAT).

Key Responsibilities

1. Hybrid Program & Multi-Wave Governance

• Lead global program execution across all deployment phases (Core Build, Pilot Phase, Multi-Wave Rollouts, and Handover to Run/AIMS).
• Maintain the master project schedule, milestones, dependencies, budget envelope, and RAID log.
• Facilitate Agile configuration ceremonies while enforcing Waterfall stage gates (Core Model Sign-Off, Centralized UAT Go/No-Go, Site Deployment Readiness, Hypercare Exit).
• Align technical delivery milestones with the Change Management team’s ADKAR gate reviews.

2. Centralized Test Strategy & Testing Team Leadership

• Define, govern, and execute the Centralized Test Strategy covering Unit, SIT, Core Model UAT, Non-Regression, and Interface/Data Testing.
• Lead and coordinate the centralized test team, managing technical testers, business representatives, and vendor test engineers.
• Define formal Entry/Exit criteria for Centralized UAT and manage defect triage workflows and SLA tracking in Jira.
• Oversee integration and data-flow testing between the SaaS solution, enterprise ERP/CMMS systems, and enterprise data platforms.
• Produce formal test summary reports and quality metrics for executive Steering Committees and formal deployment stage gates.

3. Vendor & Partner Delivery Management

• Manage deliverables, technical backlogs, and commitments with the external SaaS provider and systems integrators.
• Track enterprise dependencies including IAM/Single Sign-On and external contractor access frameworks.

Candidate Profile & Qualifications

• Experience: 7+ years in Project Management within global manufacturing, chemical, pharmaceutical, or regulated industrial environments.
• Methodology: Proven track record in Hybrid delivery (PMP / PRINCE2 combined with Agile / Scrum / SAFe).
• Testing Leadership: 4+ years leading testing teams and managing structured test lifecycles (ISTQB certification or equivalent practical expertise).
• Tooling: Advanced proficiency in Jira, Confluence, test management and familiarity with enterprise ERP/CMMS ecosystems.

Languages: at least upper-intermediate English (mandatory); French or additional European languages will be a big plus

What You Will Love About Working Here

• We care about all our employees and want them to feel as comfortable as possible. That's why we offer them health insurance from the first days, regardless of the probationary period.
• The gift from the company - Christmas holidays from 25 December to 31 December.
• Сooperation with Superhumans center and Veteran HUB. Capgemini Engineering has supported the launch of psychological rehabilitation department of Superhumans. Our team also donated over UAH 500 000 prosthetics for three Ukrainian defenders. Currently, we support psychological counseling provided by the Veteran Hub, and we have implemented an internal policy making the company friendly to military and veterans with the assistance of the Hub.