The Role:
As the Cross Portfolio Test Strategist, you will be responsible for defining and implementing, in collaboration, the test strategy for Asset Manager Technology and Change, covering portfolios, platforms and third parties. The role requires a strong understanding of the architecture, workflows and key third parties and maintains strong relationships with relevant business units where change can have an impact, either direct or indirectly.
Key Work Level Accountabilities:
Manager or Expert
Key responsibilities for this role:
- To work closely with portfolio and platform leads and their delegates to support the formulation of the Test strategy, defining scope and desired outcomes.
- To provide framework for business testing UAT, including understanding roles and responsibilities, templates and ownership of tests
- To interface with senior architects and delivery leads to understand and document the cross platform design, touch points and environment constraints, i. e. no Aladdin test environment, therefore approach is x, y, z
- To define and document cross platform/portfolio/third party, end to end standards, approach and ownership.
- Ensure strong working relationship with strategy and consulting teams in order to provide them high level test impact overviews.
- Carry out risk assessment of the platform from an inflight testing perspective, i. e. Define high level red flag areas where due diligence and tracking required.
- Provide oversight and assurance for the test deliverables, such as test plans, test cases, test data, test results, and test reports and escalating where required
- Ensure continuous delivery and adoption of prioritised scope of the wider test strategy, always looking to move the capability forward
- Identify opportunities for test automation and drive the implementation of automated testing frameworks and tools.
Key Skills, Competencies & Experience:
Skills and Competencies
- Good knowledge of financial markets and asset management functions, systems, data and processes
- Excellent communication skills and ability to coach others in best testing practices
- Able to report to senior leadership on progress, concerns and vision
- Self-motivated, able to set a vision and implement it
- Strong organisation skills and able to bring together a wide range of stakeholders and facilitate test planning sessions
Experience & Qualifications:
- Strong knowledge and experience in test strategy, planning, design, execution and reporting
- Experience of testing the full end to end lifecycle within asset management, including multiple third parties, multiple business units and multi-regional
- Experience in testing complex and distributed systems and platforms, such as cloud, web, mobile, and API.
- Experienced with ALM tools such as JIRA and Service Now
We have a diverse workforce and an inclusive culture at M&G Global Services, regardless of gender, ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, nationality, disability or long term condition, we are looking to attract, promote and retain exceptional people. We also welcome those who take part in military service and those returning from career breaks.
