Senior Vice President, Regulatory Operations Testing Manager

As a Testing Manager at SMBIC Data and Regulatory Operations Group, you will play a crucial role in ensuring adherence to non-financial regulatory reporting changes. Your responsibilities will include: - **Strategy**: Developing and implementing the overall testing strategy for non-financial regulatory reporting changes. - **Team Leadership**: Leading and managing a team of testers, providing guidance, mentorship, and feedback. - **Collaboration**: Working closely with business analysts, SMEs, and developers to understand requirements and system changes. - **Scope Definition**: Defining the scope of testing for each project, ensuring comprehensive test coverage. - **Test Planning & Development**: Developing and maintaining test plans, scenarios, and scripts. - **Test Execution**: Organizing and facilitating test execution, clarifying roles and responsibilities. - **Progress Monitoring**: Monitoring and tracking test progress, providing regular updates. - **Defect Management**: Managing and triaging test defects, working with developers to ensure timely resolution. - **Documentation**: Ensuring proper documentation of test results, including logs, reports, and signoffs. - **Process Improvement**: Identifying and implementing process improvements for test efficiency and effectiveness. - **Regulatory Awareness**: Staying informed about changes in non-financial regulatory reporting requirements and their impact. - **Best Practices**: Contributing to developing and maintaining test best practices and standards. Qualifications required for this role include: - Bachelor's degree in a relevant field (e.g., Finance, Business Administration, Information Technology). - Minimum of 5-7 years of experience in software testing, with a significant focus on testing. - Proven experience leading and managing testing teams. - Strong understanding of non-financial regulatory reporting requirements. - Experience testing changes related to both the implementation of new regulations and BAU remediation activities. - Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills with a keen attention to detail. - Strong communication (written and verbal) and interpersonal skills. - Experience with test management tools (e.g., Jira, Confluence). - Ability to work independently and as part of a collaborative team. - Experience in the financial services industry is highly preferred.,