Regulatory QA Lead

Location: Stamford, Connecticut / Remote (as per client preference)
Duration: 12+ Months

Job Summary

We are seeking an experienced Regulatory QA Lead to own end-to-end quality assurance activities for enterprise regulatory and compliance initiatives within a large, complex environment. This is a hands-on QA leadership role focused heavily on manual testing, test strategy, regulatory validation, defect management, and stakeholder coordination.

The ideal candidate will have strong experience in AML, KYC, regulatory reporting validation, compliance-driven QA testing, and enterprise application testing across integrated front-end, middle-tier, and back-end systems.

Key Responsibilities

QA Leadership & Ownership

• Own end-to-end QA delivery for regulatory and compliance initiatives from project intake through UAT readiness.
• Act as the single point of QA accountability for assigned regulatory programs.
• Drive QA planning, execution, reporting, and defect governance.
• Coordinate with delivery teams, business stakeholders, and UAT partners.

Test Planning & Execution

• Develop comprehensive test plans aligned to:
  • Regulatory requirements
  • Business scope
  • Application impact analysis
• Execute end-to-end functional testing across integrated enterprise systems.
• Perform targeted regression testing based on release impact.
• Validate business workflows, application integrations, and reporting logic.

Regulatory & Compliance Validation

Strong experience required in regulatory testing including:

• AML (Anti-Money Laundering)
• KYC (Know Your Customer)
• Tax reporting validation
• Risk & compliance testing

Mandatory reporting validation experience:

• FR2052a
• FR Y-14
• FR Y-15

Responsibilities include:

• Regulatory data flow validation
• Data integrity testing
• Report output verification
• Compliance control validation

Manual QA Testing

• Perform hands-on manual QA execution across:
  • Front-end applications
  • Mid-tier systems
  • Backend integrations
  • Enterprise workflows
• Validate:
  • UI workflows
  • Customer profile behavior
  • Third-party profiles
  • Role-based access visibility
  • Reporting permissions

Defect & Risk Management

• Track defects, execution progress, QA risks, and issue resolution.
• Provide regular QA status reporting to stakeholders.
• Escalate blockers and testing risks proactively.

Stakeholder Collaboration

• Partner with:
  • Business stakeholders
  • Delivery teams
  • QA/UAT teams
  • Compliance / regulatory teams
• Provide concise reporting and testing documentation.
• Support constructive challenge and quality governance discussions.

Required Skills

• Manual QA Testing
• QA Leadership
• End-to-End Enterprise Testing
• Regulatory Testing
• AML / KYC Validation
• Compliance QA
• Defect Management
• Regression Testing
• UAT Support
• Risk-Based Testing

Mandatory Regulatory Experience

Hands-on experience with:

• FR2052a
• FR Y-14
• FR Y-15
• Regulatory / compliance reporting validation

Preferred Skills

• Banking / Financial Services domain
• Risk & regulatory compliance analytics
• Data validation / reconciliation
• Access control testing
• Complex enterprise application QA

Experience

6–8+ years of total experience, including:

• 5+ years in QA / Quality Engineering
• Experience as QA Lead or Senior QA Engineer
• Strong regulatory testing background required