Test Manager

For the banking industry we are looking for a person to fill the position of: Test Manager

Salary: Up to 1000 PLN + VAT / MD /B2B (rate negotiable​)

Location: Remote / Hybrid (details to be agreed with Line Manager​)

Languages​:

– English (C1)

– Polish (B2)

Responsibilities:

• Test Manager responsibilities span the entire delivery lifecycle, from Pre-PI planning events through to Deployment
• Delivery accountability for all planning and execution of the following test phases – USAT, Test Migrations/SIT, Trial Conversions and NFT Testing
• Responsible for the defect management process within the block and facilitates defect triage meetings
• Collaborates with other stakeholders, surrounding domains, and teams inside and outside the program to secure test support, agree joint test plan and schedule (Legacy teams, Solution Delivery, etc)
• Create and maintain the required QA documentation
• Responsible for continuous updates to testing schedule working with environment owners and other team members
• Contribute to weekly block leadership governance meetings including checkpoints, status meetings, etc.
• Responsible for preparation of fortnightly testing status
• Coach testers on testing methodology, processes, governance, and best practices
• Responsible for adhering to data usage guidelines for any testing on production data
• Focus on continuous improvements including ensuring test automation is part of the team’s work
• People management of the testers within the block including cross skilling between team members, reducing any single points of failure and ensuring backup coverage
• Responsible for filling open tester roles and escalating any capacity constraints to Head of Delivery
• Responsible for any testing related work-management tools and dashboards such as JIRA, Confluence and SharePoint
• Provide impact assessments for any change requests

To succeed in this role, we believe that you:

– Self organizing and self-driven
– Proactive
– Strong facilitation skills and decision making
– Conflict resolution
– Strong problem solving skills
– Skillful communicator
– Professional coaching and mentoring skills
– Ability to manage and escalate risks, dependencies and issues
– Foster collaboration between teams and other stakeholders
– Have the ability to drive a large international and distributed team
– Are proficient in the planning of long term work (>1 year out)
– Able to work with architects, product managers, product owners, technology and test leads as well as leadership executives
– Communicate and influence at all levels of the organization and communicate complex topics and recommendations in a clear and understandable way for a wide variety of stakeholders (English)
– Build effective relationships with other team members and stakeholders across the organization
– Adapt and respond to change and work effectively to resolve ambiguity

Requirements:

• 10+ years of related work experience in large-scale transformation programs in the areas of Core Banking or Financial Services industry
• 10+ years of experience in Test leadership roles
• 5+ years of experience with Data Migration
• Preferably, 5+ years experience with Core Banking software such as Temenos or SA