Associate, Controls Room Uat Governance

The Firmwide Control Management mission is to solidify an effective control framework within and across the lines of business by identifying and remediating control issues with a sense of urgency, regardless of the source. The Firmwide Control Management team will work collaboratively with other control disciplines and will oversee existing control functions as well as the development of new control functions and protocols. This process will enable the firm to engage the appropriate teams in a timely manner and provide the ability to quickly remediate critical control issues across all the impacted areas of the firm.

Job Summary

As an Associate in the Controls Room UAT Governance team, you will oversee User Acceptance Testing (UAT) for the Firmwide Operational Risk platforms and its related ecosystem throughout the entire system development life cycle. You will collaborate with Technology and Business teams to facilitate application functionality testing, ensuring UAT readiness and successful achievement of exit criteria. This role provides an opportunity to engage with stakeholders, manage project schedules, and contribute to the improvement of testing processes.

Job responsibilities

• Examine business requirements, functional specifications, and test cases to comprehend the functional and technical needs, thereby supporting testing of applications and ensuring that UAT exit criteria are successfully achieved
• Ensure UAT readiness by governing release scope, test case availability and other relevant data / information required by testers
• Chair triage calls with stakeholders from business and technology
• Work with business and technology teams to discuss issues impacting testing and identify improvement opportunities
• Create a detailed work plan which identifies and sequences the activities needed to successfully complete the UAT assignments for testers
• Prepare and/or review project schedules, if needed, with senior management and all other staff that will be affected by the project activities; revise them as required
• Regularly monitor the project's progress and make necessary adjustments to ensure its successful completion
• Provide timely updates to senior management and escalate issues as appropriate

Required qualifications, capabilities and skills

• Master’s degree in Business Management/ Finance or bachelor’s degree in Commerce/ Accounts or equivalent.
• 8+years’ experience across 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/project simultaneously, if required
• Must have analytical skills and attention to detail in written documentation
• Working knowledge of AGILE and JIRA
• Knowledge of analytical tools like Alteryx and Tableau
• Knowledge and understanding of the project management essentials
• Experience in working on the SharePoint and traceability matrix
• High acumen in Microsoft products: Word, PowerPoint, Excel, SharePoint, and MS Project
• Demonstrated ability to manage effectively through influence and knowledge