Functional Test Lead (P&C Insurance)

Location: Cincinnati, OH (Hybrid - 3 Days office)

Duration: Contract

Primary Skills: Functional Testing, P&C insurance

Job Description

·       Test Lead responsible for functional testing and quality assurance within the Property Casualty Insurance domain.

·       The role ensures high quality delivery comprehensive test coverage effective defect management and cross functional collaboration across Agile teams

·       Role demands effective coordination between teams Liason between client and offshore team

Skills Experience

·       Strong experience in functional testing within P&C Insurance

·       Proficiency in Agile Scrum QA processes

·       Handson experience with defect management test tools and API testing

·       Strong communication stakeholder management and leadership skills

Key Responsibilities

Planning Collaboration

·       Partner with Tech Leads BAs Project Managers Product Owners and QA Leads to understand scope and delivery goals

·       Participate in PI planning sprint planning and backlog grooming

·       Ensure user stories are testable and aligned with acceptance criteria

·       Provide QA effort estimates and support workstream planning

Testing Quality Assurance

·       Develop review and execute functional test cases aligned to PC insurance business processes

·       Support unit component and API testing where applicable

·       Contribute to test plans and collaborate on end-to-end testing strategies

·       Maintain traceability across requirements test cases execution results and defects

Defect Release Management

·       Own and report test progress defect status and quality metrics

·       Facilitate Defect Review Board DRB meetings and drive defect closure

·       Support UAT defect tracking and resolution

·       Coordinate testing activities with Release Management teams

Risk Governance Reporting

·       Provide risk assessments during SIT and UAT phases

·       Escalate quality delivery or resourcing risks proactively

·       Ensure accurate reporting through QA dashboards and monthly scorecards

Process Excellence Continuous Improvement

·       Apply and promote QA standards processes and best practices

·       Mentor team members and support process adherence

·       Conduct defect leakage and root cause analysis

·       Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance testing efficiency

Compliance NFRs

·       Elicit and validate Nonfunctional Requirements NFRs

·       Ensure compliance with organizational QA standards and PC regulatory requirements