Test Manager -Corporate Banking & Cash Management

Key Responsibilities

Test Management & Quality Assurance

• Define and drive Test Strategy, Test Planning, Estimation, Execution, and Reporting.
• Manage Functional, Integration, System, Regression, and UAT testing activities.
• Establish end-to-end quality governance and testing best practices.
• Drive defect management, risk mitigation, release readiness, and quality sign-off.
• Prepare test metrics, dashboards, and executive status reports.

Corporate Banking Domain Validation

• Validate end-to-end Corporate Banking workflows across:
• Cash Management
• Payments
• Trade Finance
• Lending
• Collections & Receivables Management
• Virtual Account Management (VAM)
• Corporate Digital Banking
• Validate host-to-host integrations, file-based transaction processing, and channel interfaces.
• Test corporate onboarding journeys and customer servicing workflows.
• Ensure compliance with banking business rules and operational processes.

Payments Testing

• Validate corporate payment processing workflows.
• Test SWIFT, NPSS, WPS, and domestic/international payment systems.
• Validate payment file uploads, approvals, settlements, and reconciliation processes.
• Ensure accuracy of payment lifecycle and exception handling scenarios.

UAT & Stakeholder Management

• Drive UAT planning, execution, defect triage, and sign-off activities.
• Conduct business requirement walkthroughs and impact assessments.
• Coordinate between business users, technology teams, vendors, and testing teams.
• Manage stakeholder expectations and ensure timely communication of risks and issues.
• Support requirement clarifications, business validations, and production readiness reviews.

Delivery Governance

• Manage resources, schedules, dependencies, and project risks.
• Ensure adherence to QA standards, governance processes, and delivery milestones.
• Support Agile, Waterfall, and Hybrid delivery models.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives within the QA organization.

Mandatory Skills & Expertise

Corporate Banking Domain

• Cash Management
• Corporate Banking
• Payments
• Trade Finance
• Lending
• Collections & Receivables Management
• Virtual Account Management (VAM)
• Corporate Digital Banking
• Customer Digital Onboarding

Payments & Integrations

• SWIFT
• NPSS
• WPS
• Corporate Payment Processing
• Host-to-Host Integrations
• File-Based Transactions
• API and Channel Integrations

Test Management

• Test Strategy & Planning
• Estimation & Scheduling
• Test Execution Management
• SIT / UAT Management
• Defect Management
• Release Management
• Quality Governance
• Risk Management
• Reporting & Metrics

Stakeholder Management

• Business Requirement Workshops
• UAT Coordination
• Executive Reporting
• Client & Vendor Management
• Sign-off Management
• Cross-functional Team Leadership

Mandatory Requirements

• Overall 13+ years of QA/Test Management experience.
• Minimum 5 years of recent Corporate Banking testing experience.
• Strong experience in Cash Management and Payments Testing.
• Experience in Trade Finance, Lending, VAM, and Collections & Receivables.
• Strong exposure to SWIFT, NPSS, WPS, and corporate payment ecosystems.
• Experience testing host integrations, digital channels, and onboarding platforms.
• Proven experience leading UAT delivery, resource management, and quality governance.
• Experience working with UAE banks and Corporate Banking operations.
• Strong stakeholder and client-facing communication skills.
• Ability to perform hands-on testing when required.

Preferred Skills

• Experience with MindGate DigiTB Platform.
• Exposure to UAE/GCC Banking transformation programs.
• Knowledge of Corporate Treasury and Liquidity products.
• Experience with Agile/Scrum delivery methodologies.
• Exposure to Automation Testing and Test Management tools.

Ideal Candidate Profile

A seasoned Test Manager with strong expertise in Corporate Banking, Cash Management, Payments, VAM, Trade Finance, and UAE Banking, capable of driving end-to-end testing programs, managing stakeholders, leading UAT, and ensuring successful delivery of large-scale Corporate Banking transformation initiatives. Experience with MindGate DigiTB and UAE payment systems will be a distinct advantage