The Test Manager is responsible for creating, executing a test plan, leading testing and the maintenance of its testing environments as part of the New Zealand Business Change team for its projects and activities.
The Business Change Management (BCM) team is charged with controlling, managing, and delivering a range of Programs, Projects and Change Initiatives for the CIB Securities Services business across Australia and New Zealand.
The team have a requirement for an experienced business test lead to execute testing with our business on critical projects.
The Business Test Lead is responsible for:
• Documenting the overall test strategy, test plan and run sheet.
• Input and maintain requirement traceability matrix for user acceptance testing and joint user acceptance testing.
• Managing the test environment set ups including data cuts, refreshes and code deployment.
• Understanding the business requirements and converting them to test cases.
• Leading the user acceptance testing activities including test execution with business users and defect retesting.
• Assigning tasks, managing workloads, and mentoring test analysts.
• Creation and/or sourcing of test data.
• Defect triage, tracking and issue resolution.
• Writing regular status reports for testing progress including defect reporting.
• Knowledge of the project risk assessments for testing and ability to identify and escalate any risks in a timely manner.
• Leading client engagement for all joint testing activities.
• Compiling test completion reports.
• Contributing to project post implementation reviews and reporting outcomes to the business test team.
• Contributing to continuous improvement of the testing practice.
Focus
• Controlling – keep projects on track by:
o Measuring: checking test progress toward meeting its objectives.
o Evaluating: determining the cause of deviations from the plan.
o Correcting: Taking corrective actions to address deviations by managing risks and issues.
o Achieving the above by defining baselines, tracking test progress, and test status reporting, determining, and taking corrective actions.
• Stakeholder Management:
o Working with project managers, business analysts, test analysts, operational teams, and subject matter experts.
o Working with IT locally & globally
o Business partnering with stakeholders internally and externally (clients, vendors, regulators).
What is required for you to succeed?
Required:
• 5 years + testing experience with minimum of 2 years in a test lead role.
• Experience working with an offshore team.
• Experience in Customer (internal/external) facing roles.
• Working knowledge of IT systems and environments.
• Experience with end-to-end unit price testing within financial institutions.
• Experience with applications like Octane / JIRA / Confluence.
Desirable:
• Knowledge of custodian and/or funds management administration.
• Tertiary qualification in IT.
About BNP PARIBAS
BNP Paribas is a top-tier European and international banking establishment, with an uninterrupted presence in the APAC region since 1860 and in Australia since 1881. Combining global expertise and local know-how, BNP Paribas in Australia and New Zealand delivers solutions to our clients through Corporate and Institutional Banking and Asset Management - a bridge between corporate and institutional clients.
We passionately embrace diversity and are committed to fostering an inclusive workplace where all employees are valued and encourage applicants of all backgrounds, including diversity of origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion applicants who may be living with a disability. We have a number of internal employee networks in place to empower our staff to act and challenge the status quo.
BNP Paribas PRIDE is highly active in favour of the LGBTQIA+ community
BNP Paribas MixCity which fosters better representation of women at all levels of the organization
Ability, the mutual aid network for employees with a disability or a disabling or chronic illness
BNP Paribas CulturAll which celebrates diverse backgrounds
BNP is committed to financing a carbon-neutral economy by 2050. The Group is a founding member of the Net-Zero Banking Alliance and has set up its own Low Carbon Transition Group to support its clients through their energy transitions.
If you require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please feel free to reach out to us at bnpp.hrss.recruitment.operations [at] asia.bnpparibas (dot) com or +61 2 9216 8633 (and ask for the Talent Acquisition Manager in the HR Team).
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