Test Manager

Global test management role coordinating testing activities across multiple regions with a hybrid work environment based in Warsaw, Poland.

• 7+ years of direct experience in test management or test coordination, ideally on a large-scale program with a globally distributed team and broad set of stakeholders.
• Experience in software implementation and client onboarding programs.
• Work experience in client-facing roles, including test governance and UAT coordination.
• Strong familiarity with test management and project management tools (e.g., Azure DevOps, Microsoft Project).
• Ability to make sound decisions balancing quality, timeline, risk, and resources across a portfolio of engagements.
• Time management, prioritization, and coordination skills suited to managing multiple test phases in parallel.
• Empathy and the ability to listen.
• Fluent in English, with excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Strong negotiation, influencing, and conflict management skills.

Nice to have:

• Experience with asset manager or investment management clients.
• Professional leadership skills with the ability to motivate teams across geographies.
• ISTQB or equivalent test management certification, PMI PMP / Prince2.

• Own end-to-end test coordination for engagements delivered globally, acting as the single point of accountability for test planning, status, and readiness.
• Develop and maintain test strategy and plans aligned with each project's scope, timeline, and delivery methodology.
• Coordinate test activities across regional and global teams, ensuring test phases (e.g., system integration testing, UAT) are scheduled, resourced, and consistently tracked.
• Define and validate entry and exit criteria for each test phase, confirming environment, data, and configuration readiness before testing begins.
• Manage defect triage and resolution tracking, working with technical and delivery teams to prioritize fixes against go-live milestones.
• Conduct risk assessments on testing scope and timeline, escalating factors that could jeopardize a go-live date.
• Set and manage testing-related expectations with stakeholders and internal delivery teams.
• Establish and maintain trusted relationships with teams and stakeholders, particularly around test governance and reporting.
• Organize and lead test governance meetings and status reporting across the portfolio.
• Ensure smooth handover of test evidence and sign-off to teams and stakeholders ahead of go-live.
• Contribute to building repeatable test processes and reusable test collateral across the portfolio.