Product Testing Manager (Business Execution Manager)

In this role, candidate will:
• Lead and manage a team of UAT Test Analysts supporting Global Payments and Liquidity testing across international payments, account services, liquidity, and related upstream/downstream systems.
• Define, establish, and monitor standardized UAT methodologies, test governance, evidence standards, and release-level quality controls.
• Oversee defect triage, issue resolution, test summary reporting, test status reporting, resource utilization tracking, and release readiness communications.
• Review and approve test strategy, test plans, test scripts, manual and automated execution results, and evidence packages for GTM operations, including pre-close and post-close payment functions.
• Make day-to-day supervisory decisions, resolve project and testing issues, and manage priorities across business lines, technology partners, and operational stakeholders.
• Identify root causes for testing issues, defects, and process gaps, and develop actionable recommendations to improve testing efficiency, control adherence, and release quality.
• Coach team members through complex testing scenarios, defect analysis, stakeholder discussions, and timely resolution of release-level issues.
• Provide ongoing guidance, feedback, coaching, and performance direction to support consistent delivery and professional growth.
• Conduct performance evaluations, talent reviews, capacity planning, and development discussions for direct reports.
• Ensure effective communication and adherence to company and unit policies, procedures, and practices by team members.
• Collaborate with product owners, technology teams, operations partners, onshore stakeholders, and end users to support effective End User Testing and release decisions.
• Manage allocation of people, testing capacity, domain expertise, and release support across major and interim releases.
• Mentor and guide talent development, support hiring activities, build domain depth, and promote continuous improvement, Automation, and Gen AI adoption where appropriate.
Required Qualifications:
• 5+ years of leadership, people management, or team management experience in banking operations, testing, technology delivery, or a related environment.
• Bachelor's degree with 8+ years of experience in International Payments, including ACH, RTGS, SEPA, SWIFT, MT, and MX payment formats.
• International Payments banking experience, or equivalent demonstrated through a combination of work experience, training, or education.
• Demonstrated experience supporting implementations, upgrades, production validation, or operational readiness for International Payments platforms.
• Strong understanding of International Payments development, enhancements, upgrades, and regulatory or format changes across MT and MX standards.
• Sound knowledge of International Payments testing, preferably across Flexcube, OBPM, OBLM, or comparable core banking and payment platforms.
• Experience working in Agile/Waterfall/Hybrid methodology with ability to elicit requirements, user stories, document processes and create test cases.
• Experience with Testing and Defect Tracking software, such as ALM or JIRA.
• Experience in attending Scrum ceremonies like Daily Scrum, Sprint planning, Sprint retrospective meetings.
• Ability to operate independently under strict timelines.
• experience across International Payments, System Integration Testing, Regression Testing, User Acceptance Testing, Business Analysis, or Operations Production Support.
• Demonstrated experience coordinating requirements, testing and implementation of medium to large scale enterprise projects with multiple dependencies.
• Strong analytical skills with high attention to detail and accuracy
• Ability to work in a fast-paced deadline driven environment, take initiative and work independently with minimal supervision in a structured environment.
• Strong negotiation and leadership abilities.
• Ability to take initiative, identify opportunities and implement change.
• Knowledge of Flexcube, OBPM, OBLM, ISO 20022, SWIFT payments, global branch deployments, and international payments testing is preferred.
• Knowledge of automation, test optimization, reporting tools, and Gen AI-enabled productivity opportunities is preferred.
• Agile or Scrum Master Certification desirable, though not mandatory
Experience managing audit-ready testing evidence, release governance, quality metrics, and executive-level status reporting is a plus
Posting End Date:
28 Jul 2026
*Job posting may come down early due to volume of applicants.
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