Snr Test Manager/Programme Manager recruitment

It is essential that you have experience of managing other Test Managers and/or End-to-End Test Managers to be considered for this position. You will also have demonstrable experience of leading delivery of multiple complex projects within an enterprise environment.

Experience of payments/Faster Payments projects and technologies is highly desirable (SWIFT, BACS, CHAPS, SEPA, etc.)

Responsibilities:

• Leverage deep technical and business knowledge to create technology solutions and testing strategies that address complex technical and business challenges.

• Accountable for day-to-day technical project management of the testing deliverables, working in conjunction with change management to deliver projects on time and on budget.

• Apply deep technical insights and experience to inform, guide, challenge and support strategic technology investments and decisions.

• Deliver testing capabilities at an enterprise level, working with globally distributed teams and platforms.

• Ensure that the testing teams are leveraging best practice across all products and platforms.

• Provide, track and report team financial forecasts, creating and maintaining detailed work plans. Produce regular, thorough and accurate project status reports tailored for the target audience - from technical project team member to Senior Management.

• Participate in meetings with Management and provide appropriate input and feedback. Ensure project changes are managed and executed properly.

• Ensure that project issues and risks are accurately logged, tracked, resolved and escalated appropriately. Close liaison with change management, the business community, technical and testing groups within Bank of America globally, vendors and external financial institutions.

• Creation and management of staffing plans, driving recruitment to meet delivery of project portfolio.

• Management and Leadership of contractor and permanent staff.

• Full line management responsibilities of associates including performance management, associate development and feedback, talent planning and resource management, along with recruitment and augmentation of contractors as necessary.

• Management of supplier contractor staff, providing performance related feedback.