VP - Test and Business Readiness Lead

We are currently seeking an experienced professional to join our team in the role of Vice President - Test Business Readiness Lead Business: Global Banking Markets Principal responsibilities Define test strategy / approach and mobilize to deliver against objectives and Events Standardization delivery plan. Define test cases and supporting data based on functional and non-functional specification provided. Take responsibility for integrity of testing and user acceptance activities and coordinate execution of activities End-to-end change delivery ownership. Coordinate environments between different technology systems and teams Define test conditions for given requirements and coordinate with technology teams. Report daily on any issues and test progress to the project manager. Provide weekly reports on progress, risks and issues associated with the testing. Go-Live readiness status, go-live runbook coordination across teams, users Requirements 15+ year experience; Global Markets or Asset Services 8+ year experience in a Test Manager capacity on delivery of medium to large scale initiatives. Proven experience of delivery in an Agile Waterfall project framework Experience of Test Management and SDLC collaboration tools, e.g. Confluence, JIRA, ALM-QC. Excellent understanding of technology and system architectures. Comfortable liaising with technology Systems Analyst and Developers. Excellent stakeholder management and written/spoken communication. Bachelor s Degree or equivalent. What additional skills will be good to have Asset Services / or Corporation Actions workflow experience highly desirable. Bachelor s degree or equivalent in analytical discipline (e.g. science, engineering) desirable. Corporate Actions TCS Quartz / BANCS experience highly desirable. Quality assurance (QA) experience desirable.