Test Manager - SVP

Job description / Role

Award Winning Global Multi-Asset Brokerage House and Asset Manager are looking to hire a Test Project Manager reporting to the Head of Projects working in between IT and Operations.

This position is responsible for managing technology development projects for our clients Institutional Technology, supporting the business partners and clients.

The projects involve developing the financial services applications and platforms used by our clients and their customers for FX and Global Markets trading, portfolio management, account servicing, market research, etc.

Requirements

The role will partner with business and technology representatives in establishing project teams and providing overall direction for the technology development components of projects from initiation through to production installation.

This entails managing project teams consisting of members from multiple groups and locations. To initiate projects from a brief, to involve the required stakeholders, and to establish ways of working appropriate to the projects size and complexity.

The scope of responsibilities can include managing one or more moderate-to-complex technology projects. Additional project management responsibilities:
- Project estimation, budget management, formulating project delivery strategies, establishing milestones / schedules, maintaining & reporting project status, and monitoring progress of all team members.
- Ensure projects are delivered to agreed timescales and within budget, in accordance with company methodologies, that progress is measured against the plan, and that project governance is operated via appropriate forums.
- Improve the quality of deliveries in terms of business needs, new functionality and stability. Managing Test case scripts and test releases for all projects coordinated by the QA team.
- Provides leadership, motivate staff and creates a good team spirit in pursuit of project objectives.
- Responsible for managing all aspects of the business change required resulting from the implementation of the solution.

Actively follow and promote all safety and security policies and ensure that fellow employees and visitors are doing the same so as to ensure a safe and secure workplace for all.

>BA/BS (technology related discipline is a plus)
>15+ years of technology project management experience with software development Formal project life-cycle methodology experience
>Good understanding of Asset Classes
>Some experience working on the Trade Floor
>Strong Management Skills as you will be required to manage a team of junior Project Managers, Business Analyst and Quality Assurance

About the Company

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