Associate, Controls Room UAT Governance

Role Overview: You will be working as an Associate in the Controls Room UAT Governance team, overseeing User Acceptance Testing (UAT) for the Firmwide Operational Risk platforms and its related ecosystem. Your role will involve collaborating with Technology and Business teams to facilitate application functionality testing, ensuring UAT readiness, and successful achievement of exit criteria. This position provides an opportunity to engage with stakeholders, manage project schedules, and contribute to the improvement of testing processes. Key Responsibilities: - Examine business requirements, functional specifications, and test cases to understand the functional and technical needs, supporting testing of applications and ensuring successful achievement of UAT exit criteria - Ensure UAT readiness by governing release scope, test case availability, and other relevant data required by testers - Chair triage calls with stakeholders from business and technology - Collaborate with business and technology teams to address testing issues and identify improvement opportunities - Create a detailed work plan identifying activities necessary for successful completion of UAT assignments for testers - Prepare and/or review project schedules with senior management and affected staff, making revisions as necessary - Monitor project progress regularly and make adjustments to ensure successful completion - Provide timely updates to senior management and escalate issues as needed Qualifications Required: - Masters degree in Business Management/Finance or bachelors degree in Commerce/Accounts or equivalent - 8+ years of experience in user acceptance testing, planning, and/or project and program management - Working knowledge of Test management applications like QTest, ALM, etc. - Ability to handle multiple programs/projects simultaneously if required - Analytical skills and attention to detail in written documentation - Working knowledge of AGILE and JIRA - Knowledge of analytical tools like Alteryx and Tableau - Understanding of project management essentials - Experience working with SharePoint and traceability matrix - Proficiency in Microsoft products: Word, PowerPoint, Excel, SharePoint, and MS Project - Demonstrated ability to manage effectively through influence and knowledge,