[Remote] Program Manager, Testing Lead

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Sand Cherry Associates excels in delivering strategic customer-centric initiatives through data-empowered solutions. They are seeking an experienced Testing Lead and Program Manager to oversee an enterprise-wide initiative, focusing on defining, documenting, executing, and tracking test progress for a large program.

Responsibilities

• Ability to execute an end-to-end test strategy across multiple legacy and acquired systems
• Data Reconciliation & Validation Expertise: Strong skills in validating data from different teams across the organization. This includes mapping, transformation logic, reconciliation reports, and ensuring data integrity between legacy and new platforms
• System Integration Testing:Deep understanding of integration testing across APIs, middleware, and interfaces between HRIS, ERP, finance, and identity management systems
• Cross-Functional Coordination:Experience collaborating with HR, IT, Finance, Security, and external vendors to ensure testing alignment across business processes, data governance, and system dependencies
• Defect and Issue Management: Advanced proficiency in managing complex defect cycles, root-cause analysis, and resolution tracking using enterprise tools
• Change & Cutover Readiness Testing: Ability to simulate post-integration scenarios and validate readiness for go-live across multiple business units
• Automation and Regression Testing Design: Proficiency in building automated regression suites to support ongoing releases and platform stabilization post-merger
• Compliance and Security Testing: Knowledge of compliance concerns and experience validating access controls, PII security, and audit readiness
• Reporting and Analytics Validation: Capability to test analytics, dashboards, and KPI accuracy across integrated data warehouses and business intelligence tools
• Executive-Level Communication and Risk Reporting: Proven ability to summarize test progress, quality metrics, risks, and mitigation plans for a large team of executive stakeholders and program governance teams
• Define and document test approach and delivery plan for multiple workstreams of a large program
• Ensure all test phases have appropriate entry / exit criteria and clearly defined expectations for obtaining sign-off against these prior to Go Live
• Monitor and report the status and progress of each test phase to stakeholders across the organization, including senior executive leadership
• Implement a well-structured approach to test defect management and incident reporting, including standardization of defect logging procedures and deriving metrics/KPIs
• Facilitate defect triage calls when required

Skills

• 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 navigating testing tools and systems such as Jira Zephyr or others
• Experience with Jira, Confluence, and SmartSheet required
• Experience with data testing, system integration and support is required
• Keen attention to detail, represented in both test plan documentation and program communications
• Knowledgeable in MS PowerPoint creating and presenting executive-level communications is required
• Extracts and distills key requirements from conversations, and investigates information independently to develop full understanding and ability to articulate
• Ability to execute on multiple deliverables in parallel efficiently and accurately
• Expert ability to transition between tasks and prioritize business needs; overall 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 as mentioned above

Benefits

• Health and financial benefits such as medical, dental, vision, 401k and PTO

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