Incentive Compensation User Acceptance Tester - Senior Associate

JPMorganChase•Newark, NJ

About The Position

We are seeking a Senior Associate to join JPMorgan Chase's Business Aligned Incentive Administration team! As an Incentive Compensation User Acceptance Tester - Senior Associate within the Business Aligned Incentive Administration team, you will be responsible for testing the iComp applications used to administrate and pay the business aligned incentives across JPMorgan Chase.

Requirements

5 or more years of experience in quality assurance or user acceptance testing
2 years of experience in leading testing projects and scope
Experience of testing lifecycle with Agile methodology
Demonstrated experience in test planning, test design and test execution
Experience with writing, developing, and executing test strategy, test plans & test cases
Excellent verbal and written communication skills and ability to present test planning and findings to the LOBs, IA and Management
Strong troubleshooting skills with various applications and data files
Proven ability to meet timelines without sacrificing work quality and attention to detail
Proven ability to work independently
Proven ability to build strong partnerships, collaborative A+ team player
Bachelor's degree, or equivalent work experience

Nice To Haves

Incentive Compensation tools or Oracle HCM/ICM Cloud experience a plus
Experience with Incentive plans for CWM, Home Lending, Commercial Term Lending, US Funds, Private Client Relationship Manager, Consumer banking a plus
Experience with systems conversion
Test planning and test execution a plus
Intermediate Knowledge of testing tools qTest, Jira and Confluence tools

Responsibilities

Analyze Business and Functional requirements, identifying test scenarios based on business process
Lead test planning sessions and facilitate working groups with stakeholders to define acceptance criteria, review test scenarios, and gain sign-off prior to each release cycle
Drive cross-functional collaboration by serving as a key point of contact between Incentive Administration LOB teams, technology partners, and business stakeholders to ensure alignment on testing scope, timelines, and quality standards
Oversee and coordinate end-to-end UAT activities across multiple concurrent initiatives, ensuring proper resource allocation, risk identification, and timely escalation of blockers or defects
Write test scenarios and test scripts for each initiative, and review the scenarios/scripts with key stakeholders for feedback and alignment
Troubleshoot, triage and communicate defects found, and verify fixes align with expectations
Prepare files/event handling/new hires in proper format in a timely manner to execute test cases
Load requirements and test scripts to qTest, link requirements and scripts, pull in test scripts to the proper Test Execution folders for each release
Develop and implement automated test scripts for regression testing, ensuring thorough validation and quality assurance; execute these scripts in alignment with each monthly release cycle
Champion continuous improvement efforts within the testing practice by identifying process gaps, recommending enhancements to testing frameworks, and driving adoption of automation and standardized procedures
Lead, mentor and support fellow testers across the team, providing guidance on testing best practices, tools, and UAT processes while fostering a collaborative and high-performing team environment