Summary: The Program Test Manager role at a leading investment bank in Belfast involves leading Operations Test Management for a significant multi-year transformation program in Futures and OTC Derivatives. The position requires strong leadership and a comprehensive understanding of the end-to-end lifecycle of ETD products. The successful candidate will oversee test planning, execution, and defect management while ensuring alignment with project milestones. This role is critical in driving testing progress and maintaining data integrity throughout the testing phases.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead global test planning, scheduling, and execution for operations functions within the Front to back testing framework.
• Define test scope and resource requirements for successful completion of testing phases.
• Establish and maintain robust defect management processes.
• Oversee test data preparation and validation to ensure data integrity for test scenarios.
• Coordinate with program management to align testing milestones with project deliveries.
• Drive metrics and communications to demonstrate testing progress, risks, and issues.
• Ensure clear traceability from requirements through to test execution and maintain accurate documentation across test phases.

Key Skills:

• Minimum of 10 years experience in program management or test management.
• Strong understanding of the end-to-end lifecycle of ETD products.
• Experience with test management tools.
• Ability to manage complex testing projects with cross-functional teams.
• Strong leadership skills.

Salary (Rate): 645

City: Belfast

Country: United Kingdom

Working Arrangements: undetermined

IR35 Status: inside IR35

Seniority Level: Senior

Industry: Other