Director, Finance - Test and Release Program Manager

Smbc-posted 3 months ago
$179,000 - $230,000/Yr
Full-time • Director
Remote • Charlotte, NC
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The Finance Change Management Director Test and Release Manager is responsible for planning, coordinating, and managing all testing and release activities within complex, multi-stream financial programs. This role ensures software solutions meet quality standards and are released in a controlled, reliable, and compliant manner, in alignment with regulatory and business requirements.

  • Define test strategy, plans, and approach across multiple workstreams and platforms.
  • Coordinate and manage end-to-end testing cycles including system integration, UAT, regression, and performance testing.
  • Oversee test environment readiness, data provisioning, and defect management.
  • Ensure adherence to quality standards and audit requirements.
  • Collaborate with internal QA teams and external vendors.
  • Develop and manage the release schedule for large-scale program deployments.
  • Coordinate release readiness reviews, implementation plans, and change control processes.
  • Maintain and manage the release calendar with clear visibility of dependencies.
  • Ensure rollback strategies, release documentation, and post-deployment validation are in place.
  • Act as a central point of contact for testing and release-related communications across business, IT, and third-party stakeholders.
  • Identify, escalate, and manage testing and release risks, issues, and dependencies.
  • Provide regular reporting and insights on test progress, release health, and quality metrics.
  • Manage audit enquiries across projects.
  • Work with team to ensure quality of documentation.
  • Proven experience (8+ years) in test and release management within complex, regulated environments (ideally financial services).
  • Strong knowledge of test methodologies, tools (e.g., ALM, JIRA, Selenium, LoadRunner), and release tools (e.g., Jenkins, Git, Azure DevOps).
  • Deep understanding of SDLC, Agile, and Waterfall methodologies.
  • Experience managing multiple releases, environments, and cross-functional testing teams.
  • Excellent stakeholder communication and coordination skills.
  • Experience in Finance LOB and understanding of accounting concepts, GL technologies, core banking systems, trading platforms, or payments.
  • ISTQB Certification or equivalent.
  • ITIL certification for Release & Deployment Management.
  • Competitive portfolio of benefits including health insurance, retirement plans, and more.
  • Annual discretionary incentive award.
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