Testing Lead, Program Manager

Experience with project/program management in planning, defining, and documenting testing progress. Strong experience with test strategy and creating detailed test plans in a large enterprise organization. Knowledge of Zephyr for Jira, Confluence, and SmartSheet. Experience with data testing, system integration, and support. Keen attention to detail in test plan documentation and program communications. Knowledgeable in MS PowerPoint and Excel for creating and presenting executive-level communications. Ability to extract and distill key requirements and investigate information independently. Ability to execute on multiple deliverables in parallel efficiently and accurately. Expert ability to transition between tasks and prioritize business needs; flexible to change. Knowledge of test automation tools and process for implementation. Bachelor’s degree in business, Computer Science, IT, Engineering, or similar field. Must have experience with systems integration and data testing.

Execute end-to-end test strategy for HRIS, payroll, benefits, talent, and data integration. Perform data reconciliation and validation for HR, payroll, and organizational data migrations. Lead system integration testing (SIT) across APIs, middleware, and interfaces. Coordinate with HR, IT, Finance, Security, and vendors for testing alignment. Manage defect and issue triage, root-cause analysis, and resolution tracking. Design and validate change, cutover readiness, automation, regression, compliance, security, and analytics testing. Provide executive-level communication and risk reporting on test progress and metrics. Define and document test approach and delivery plans. Ensure test phases have entry/exit criteria and sign-off expectations. Monitor and report test phase status to stakeholders. Implement defect management and incident reporting procedures. Facilitate defect triage calls.