Test Manager

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 for the block as defined by the Nordea Test Strategy (includes Release Test Report (RTR) before Go Live events)
• 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

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 SAP
• Good English skills
• Self organizing and self-driven
• Strong facilitation skills and decision making
• Strong problem solving skills
• Skillful communicator
• Professional coaching and mentoring skills
• Ability to manage and escalate risks, dependencies and issues
• 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)

Offer:

• Private medical care
• Co-financing for the sport card
• Trainings & Learning opportunities
• Constant support of dedicated consultant
• Team-building events organised by DCG
• Employee referral program