Program QA/Testing Lead

Project: End-to-End Testing Lead for a multi-year Finance Transformation.

Job Summary

Own and drive the end-to-end (E2E) testing strategy and delivery for the Finance Transformation program, with primary accountability for integrated E2E quality across Oracle and all upstream/downstream integrations. This role establishes program-level test governance, quality gates, and cross-workstream coordination across multiple workstreams, ensuring functional and technical E2E readiness for cutover, parallel run, and go-live. This is a program-level testing leadership role - execution is performed by workstream test leads and IT QA/scrum teams; the E2E Testing Lead orchestrates planning, assures coverage/traceability, and escalates risks/issues

Key Responsibilities

· Develop, own, and drive the end-to-end test strategy, framework, and governance across multiple workstreams, ensuring alignment with programme objectives and delivery timelines.

· Define and enforce quality gates, entry/exit criteria, and risk-based testing approaches throughout the SDLC.

· Develop comprehensive test plans, including scope, approach, resource requirements, tooling, and success metrics.

· Lead creation/review of high-quality E2E test scenarios, test cases, and traceability to requirements and business processes

· Maintain a clear traceability matrix linking business requirements to test coverage across all integration and regression suites.

· Establish E2E test governance: test plans, test schedule, RAID management, defect triage model, and reporting cadence.

· Align E2E testing to program milestones (releases, cutovers, parallel runs) and ensure readiness for go-live.

· Lead and coordinate testing activities across multiple parallel workstreams, managing dependencies, shared environments, and data requirements.

· Delivered in multiple releases, with designated test leads accountable for system testing across the various test cycles; the End-to-End Testing Lead will work closely with these leads to coordinate integrated planning and execution and to ensure end-to-end quality across the solution and all related integrations.

· Collaborate closely with program managers, solution architects, and delivery leads to integrate quality assurance into program planning from the outset.

· Facilitate defect triage, root cause analysis, and resolution processes, ensuring clear prioritization and timely closure.

· Act as the primary escalation point for testing issues, risks, and blockers across all streams.

· Ensure Unit Testing/SIT/UAT/performance/regression activities are coordinated and traceable end-to-end, including test data and environment dependencies.

· Own programme-level E2E quality outcomes for Oracle releases, including RICE deliverables, and provide integrated go/no-go recommendations based on evidence.

Stakeholder Engagement

· Engage and manage stakeholders across Global teams specially UK, Ireland, Europe, Canada and India; work across different working styles and cultures – nice to have

· Build and maintain strong relationships with business owners, product owners, technical leads, and third-party vendors to ensure testing activities are fully understood and supported.

· Produce and present clear, concise quality reports and dashboards for program leadership, highlighting risks, progress, and key metrics.

· Champion a quality-first mindset across the wider program, coaching and influencing teams at all levels.

Required Skills & Qualifications

· 6+ years of QA experience, with at least 3 years in a senior testing leadership role on large-scale or complex programmes.

· Proven track record of owning end-to-end test strategy on enterprise-grade transformation, Oracle, ERP, or digital programmes.

· Strong understanding of software testing methodologies (functional, regression, Integration, UAT, performance, etc.), including governance, evidence-based quality reporting, and release readiness.

· Proficiency with QA Tools (e.g., Jira, Confluence, Zephyr, Xray)

· Excellent communication skills - able to translate technical quality concerns into clear business language for senior stakeholders.

· Strong analytical and critical thinking skills, with a structured approach to risk identification and mitigation.

· Experience managing and developing QA teams, including workload planning and performance management.

Preferred Experience

· Experience on Oracle programmes in finance/actuarial contexts, including testing of accounting flows, posting rules, reconciliations, period close impacts, and integrations.

· Experience on cloud-native or cloud-migration programmes with an understanding of how infrastructure impacts test design.