Job Description

Key Responsibilities:

• Testing Governance:
  • Drive consistency and enhance efficiency in software testing practices across diverse cross-functional teams.
  • Lead and contribute to a cross-functional Testing Centre of Excellence (CoE), defining and implementing common standards and best practices for software testing within the EMEA Wealth Management business.
  • Coordinate effectively with global technical and non-technical stakeholders to ensure testing environments are consistently available and optimised for EMEA-specific use cases.

• Audit Management & Engineering Compliance:
  • Manage the EMEA Audit Roadmap from an engineering perspective, including identifying, assessing, and managing the engineering impact and resource requirements for audit initiatives.
  • Provide robust support for audit requests, such as data provision, with a strategic focus on driving long-term efficiency and scalability in response mechanisms.
  • Define, track, and regularly report key audit metrics to senior leadership, ensuring transparent communication of status and progress.

• Regulatory Technical Support & Resolution:
  • Offer critical technical support to Control Teams, facilitating the effective management and resolution of regulatory-impacting technical issues.
  • Collaborate closely with Engineering leadership to agree upon optimal solution designs, secure necessary resources, and ensure timely delivery of high-priority regulatory items.
  • Cultivate deep functional knowledge of complex problem domains and technical areas, consistently demonstrating intellectual curiosity and a commitment to continuous learning.

Required Qualifications:

• Strong foundational understanding and practical experience with core Technology Concepts and System Development Life Cycle (SDLC) principles.
• Proven professional experience as a Technical Support Analyst, Technical Business Analyst, or Test Manager, with a preference for experience within the Financial Services Industry (or equivalent relevant experience from consultancy or software houses).
• Demonstrated knowledge and hands-on experience in implementing software testing best practices and developing comprehensive governance artefacts.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, with a proven ability to articulate key messages and effectively escalate issues,.
• A proactive and action-oriented mindset, coupled with the confidence and awareness to collaboratively challenge existing processes and drive organisational change.
• High degree of curiosity and energy, demonstrating a keen desire to master complex technical and business domains and actively drive initiatives forward.
• A deep sense of ownership and accountability, committed to enhancing the firm's capabilities and contributing to its success in a commercially congruent manner.

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