Test Manager

  Develop automated and manual test cases and scripts for test execution across different test phases for a successful project delivery using latest tech stack
•    Communicate effectively and work collaboratively with project stakeholders, Interface teams and Performance Test team during planning, preparation & execution stage to ensure timely & quality of delivery
•    Demonstrate teamwork and collaborative efforts always and create a healthy & vibrant work environment in the workplace
•    Prepare and publish Demand & Supply of testing resources to application delivery team and ensure optimum use of testing resources
•    Ensure test strategizing and planning, budgeting, estimating, tracking and running the tests is as per the plans and within approved budgets.
•    Ensure test cycles are run as per the quality processes, and under the governance structure agreed with all stakeholders in the test strategies and test plans
•    All Test artefacts prepared by self and the team, meets the Testing standards & process requirements
•    Develop skills set of the team on automation tools & utilities consistently
•    All projects testing to be delivered within the estimated cost & schedule and with quality outcome
•    Manage day-to-day testing activities and provide timely resolution of the issues reported by the team
•    Highlight risks proactively to project stakeholders, work collaboratively with them to mitigate any project risks, to resolve any critical issues and try to bring the project on track during testing phase

•    Ensure all the test results/evidence are available, defect logging and make sure the correctness of defect classification by the team as per the guideline document
•    Ensure the quality of the DSR, WSR & MSR prepared by the team/self, and make sure the reports contain, concise & precise testing progress update, risks & issues and relevant testing metrics
•    Ensure that test leads and teams work closely with the delivery functions and comply with testing, configuration and release management processes for the projects responsible
•    Provide inputs to management to enhance the quality of testing, testing efficiency, new testing approach, productivity improvement and thereby reduce the testing window/timelines
•    Ensure documentation of software product defects and track it to closure
•    No functional defects leakage to UAT & Production
•    Perform resource capacity planning (ramp up /down, increasing strength of automation resources and Perm staff) on regular basis, based on the BOW, D&S and Organisation / Business function policy
•    Adhere to the company’s Compliance requirements & Policy standards
Regulatory & Business Conduct
•    Display exemplary conduct and live by the Group’s Values and Code of Conduct. 
•    Take personal responsibility for embedding the highest standards of ethics, including regulatory and business conduct, across Standard Chartered Bank. This includes understanding and ensuring compliance with, in letter and spirit, all applicable laws, regulations, guidelines and the Group Code of Conduct.
•    Effectively and collaboratively identify, escalate, mitigate and resolve risk, conduct and compliance matters.