EY Technology Consulting Finance Transformation Testing Manager 

United States, North Carolina, Charlotte 

751858570

Financial Services, Technology Consulting, Insurance Testing, Manager

You'll be a part of a very collegiate environment that promotes diversity of opinions and helps in collaboration. Together, we will help our clients to drive transformational change the way the client delivers application testing services in its organization. You'll be given all the skills, knowledge and opportunities to progress and become ready to build a better working world for our people, our clients and the communities that support us.

Your key responsibilities

Everything you'll do will come back to providing exceptional testing subject matter expertise and solving complex problems that make a difference for our clients. Colleagues and clients from a diverse array of backgrounds will look to you first for answers, so you'll be a high-profile contact when it comes to resolving complex issues. As you build your knowledge and experience, you'll become a credible advisor, influencing clients and engagement teams on resolutions that will impact entire industries.

Responsibilities:

• Working with clients to drive transformational change in the way they deliver application testing services in their organizations
• Manages all activities involved in the end to end testing process, including strategy, planning, execution, quality assessment and issue resolution
• Prepares and executes the different test levels, monitors the progress, and reports the result of the test execution to relevant stakeholders
• Planning, implementing and quality assurance for large complex testing projects; Define and implementation of Program Test strategy for complex enterprise-wide level initiatives
• Teaming with business organizations to facilitate User Acceptance Testing (UAT)
• Coaching teams members with a goal of fostering an innovative and inclusive team-oriented work environment
• Sharing your knowledge and developing engagement tools and enablers to build capability for the practice
• Developing client relationships across multiple levels and support sales efforts

Skills and attributes for success

• Working with clients to drive transformational change in the way they deliver application testing services in their organizations
• Planning, implementing and quality assurance for large complex testing projects
• Teaming with business organizations to facilitate User Acceptance Testing (UAT)
• Coaching teams members with a goal of fostering an innovative and inclusive team-oriented work environment
• Sharing your knowledge and developing engagement tools and enablers to build capability for the practice
• Developing client relationships across multiple levels and support sales efforts

To qualify for the role, you must have

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Accounting, Finance or a related field and approximately 5+ years of relevant work experience
• Excellent collaboration and teaming skills in diverse environments
• Technical competency experience with Test Strategy & Operating Model Development, Testing Center of Excellence/IT Transformation Program Management, Test Automation Framework Architecture, Agile Test Management, User Acceptance Test Coordination, IT Organizational Change Management, Performance Testing Program Management, Customer Relationship Management, Enterprise Resource Planning, Enterprise Data Management, IT Life cycle Management or IT Delivery Management
• We would expect for you to be available to travel outside of your assigned office location at least 80% of the time, plus commute within the region. Successful candidates must work in excess of standard hours when necessary. A valid passport is required

Ideally, you'll also have

• 7 to 10+ years of experience in a technology organization (preferably in financial services industry) with a focus on test engineering
• Experience of leading testing on Life Insurance and Annuities Platform conversion/modernization efforts
• Hands on experience in testing end-to-end Life Insurance and Annuities business flows
• Deep understanding and prior experience of software development and QA life cycle processes (including test planning, test case design, execution, defect tracking and reporting
• Knowledge of one or more of the following tools - Azure DevOps, HP ALM/Quality Center, JIRA, CA Agile Central/Rally
• Experience in managing test efforts with at least one of Life and Annuities platforms or Group benefits platforms, ALIP, DXC wmA, FAST, FINEOS, EIS and OIPA
• A "go-getter" attitude, passion to constantly learn, improve and perform at the highest level

What we look for

We're interested in professionals with a genuine interest to contribute to the growth of the Testing practice. You can expect plenty of autonomy and variety in this role, so you'll also need the ability to be nimble, take initiative and seek out opportunities to improve our current relationships and prioritize participation in practice initiatives that will generate a long term pipeline of sales for the firm. If you're serious about progressing and ready to take on some of our clients' most complex issues, this role is for you.

• Continuous learning: You’ll develop the mindset and skills to navigate whatever comes next.
• Success as defined by you: We’ll provide the tools and flexibility, so you can make a meaningful impact, your way.
• Transformative leadership: We’ll give you the insights, coaching and confidence to be the leader the world needs.
• Diverse and inclusive culture: You’ll be embraced for who you are and empowered to use your voice to help others find theirs.