UAT Testing Manager (Remote)

Remote

Contract

The UAT Testing Manager will lead and manage all User Acceptance Testing (UAT) activities for the implementation of the new Empower Loan Origination System (LOS).

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Key Responsibilities

1. UAT Strategy and Planning

Develop and Execute UAT Strategy: Design and manage a comprehensive UAT plan, strategy, and schedule for the Empower LOS implementation across all relevant loan products (e.g., mortgage, consumer, commercial).

Scope Definition: Define the UAT scope, entry/exit criteria, resource requirements (business users/SMEs), and defect management processes.

Test Case Development: Oversee the creation and review of detailed, end-to-end UAT test scenarios and test cases that validate business requirements, regulatory compliance (e.g., TRID, HMDA), and critical business workflows within Empower.

Test Data Management: Coordinate the sourcing and preparation of realistic, anonymized test data in the UAT environment.

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2. Execution, Coordination, and Defect Management

Manage UAT Execution: Orchestrate and facilitate the daily execution of UAT activities, ensuring business users are effectively engaged and following the plan.

Defect Triage and Reporting: Own the entire defect lifecycle. Lead daily defect triage meetings with Business, Development, and Vendor (Empower) teams to prioritize, assign, track resolution, and manage retesting efforts.

Stakeholder Communication: Provide clear, frequent, and concise status reporting to senior management and project stakeholders on UAT progress, key risks, defect metrics, and go/no-go readiness.

Go-Live Readiness: Obtain formal UAT sign-off from all relevant business owners, confirming the system is fit for purpose and ready for production deployment.

Years of Experience: 11.00 Years of Experience