ERP Quality Assurance Lead

TMG is assembling the key-personnel team for a prospective multi-year ERP transformation at a U.S. county government: HR, payroll, benefits, finance, budget, procurement and capital assets, moving off a legacy platform. TMG's proposed role is independent: strategy and business case, requirements, ERP vendor and systems-integrator selection, program governance, business readiness and assurance. The selected vendor and SI build, configure, convert and unit-test. Final responsibilities follow the approved statement of work.

Establish independent quality gates and the evidence that business processes, converted data and production readiness meet agreed acceptance criteria, across two integrated test cycles, a regression cycle, three payroll comparison cycles and three mock cutovers. The client keeps acceptance authority; you make sure its decision rests on evidence.

• Build requirements traceability and the integration, regression, performance, security and UAT strategies, each with accountable owners.
• Coordinate end-to-end HR/payroll, finance, budget and asset scenarios, including payroll comparisons and conversion reconciliation.
• Manage defect severity, retesting, release criteria and independent evidence review across providers.
• Support mock cutovers, go/no-go recommendations and stabilization-exit evidence.
• Keep assurance separate from implementation self-approval and from the client's release decision.

Mobilizes in Phase 3 (planned late 2027) at 0.30 FTE; 0.75 FTE through build; full-time through end-to-end testing, UAT, mock cutovers and go-live; 0.50 FTE in stabilization.

This is contract consulting, contingent on contract award, client approval and a mutually agreed engagement. Staffing is phased and start dates are staggered from early 2027; continuous full-time work is not assumed. Work is remote for analysis and documentation, with occasional travel to Greensboro, North Carolina, for workshops, design sessions, test starts, rehearsals and cutover. Travel frequency is agreed before you accept.

The Morganfield Group helps organizations lead complex transformations: enterprise modernization, M&A integration and the recovery of critical programs. Founded in 2013, the firm pairs executive advisory with hands-on delivery leadership, serving executive teams, private-equity operating partners and portfolio companies facing significant change, delivery risk or gaps in transformation leadership. Engagements range from diagnostics and advisory to interim leadership and full program management.

• ERP QA/test leadership: test strategy, traceability and end-to-end UAT you owned, with business-owner acceptance.
• Payroll and conversion evidence review, objective defect and reconciliation criteria, and a contested release-readiness decision you supported with evidence.
• ISTQB or similar credentials welcome; public-sector relevance strongly preferred.

For each role we compare two relevant projects where available: type and scale, your own authority and deliverables, phases completed, decisions you made and measurable results. Verified delivery evidence, sound independent judgment and practical lifecycle-cost reductions count for more than titles or certification lists. Every application is read by a person; there are no automatic cut-offs on years, degrees or certifications.

You will be asked to disclose current ERP vendor or SI affiliations, referral fees or other financial interests that could bear on independent advice. We assess the actual conflict rather than screening out everyone with prior SI experience. Before any shortlisted candidate is named in a client proposal, TMG obtains explicit written permission and confirms role, availability and commitment. Applying does not authorize proposal inclusion. References are requested separately, with your permission.

Attach your current résumé. Show the ERP projects you worked on, what you personally owned, the phases you completed and the measurable outcomes, plus education and certifications (identify platform training as training rather than vendor certification). Shortlisted applicants will be contacted through this platform to discuss availability by phase, travel, consulting rate and potential conflicts.

Consulting rate agreed individually by role and phase. Client-site travel reimbursed at cost under the engagement's pre-approved travel terms. Phased commitment with written confirmation of start date, hours by phase and competing commitments. Engaged as a TMG employee or TMG subcontractor (individual) under a standard subcontract, confidentiality undertaking and insurance requirements.