Program Manager, Testing Lead

Sand Cherry Associates

9d•$120,000 - $140,000•Remote

About The Position

Sand Cherry is looking for an experienced Testing Lead and Program Manager to oversee and manage an enterprise-wide initiative. This consulting role is responsible for defining, documenting, executing, and tracking test progress for a large, highly visible program. This role requires a strong executive presence who can facilitate testing discussions, program readouts, status meetings, and collaborate with other team members and vendors. Lead and manage test strategy and drive the integration of data and systems, as well as build test cases. This role requires strong program management and executive level communication, along with deep hands-on testing execution. This role requires experience with system testing, data testing, and building executive-level reporting for senior leadership teams. This is a remote role, however all qualified candidates must live and work within the United States, be willing to work CST time zone, and be fully authorized to work without requiring visa sponsorship. Must be available throughout the course of the initiative without heavy/lengthy time off requests this summer.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Computer Science, IT, Engineering, or similar field
Must have experience with systems integration and data testing as mentioned above
Experience with project/program management in planning, defining and documenting testing progress
Strong experience with test strategy and creating detailed test plans in a large enterprise organization
Knowledge of navigating testing tools and systems such as Jira Zephyr or others
Experience with Jira, Confluence, and SmartSheet required
Experience with data testing, system integration and support is required
Keen attention to detail, represented in both test plan documentation and program communications
Knowledgeable in MS PowerPoint creating and presenting executive-level communications is required
Extracts and distills key requirements from conversations, and investigates information independently to develop full understanding and ability to articulate
Ability to execute on multiple deliverables in parallel efficiently and accurately
Expert ability to transition between tasks and prioritize business needs; overall flexible to change
Knowledge of test automation tools and process for implementation

Nice To Haves

Ability to execute an end-to-end test strategy across multiple legacy and acquired systems.
Data Reconciliation & Validation Expertise: Strong skills in validating data from different teams across the organization. This includes mapping, transformation logic, reconciliation reports, and ensuring data integrity between legacy and new platforms.
System Integration Testing: Deep understanding of integration testing across APIs, middleware, and interfaces between HRIS, ERP, finance, and identity management systems.
Cross-Functional Coordination: Experience collaborating with HR, IT, Finance, Security, and external vendors to ensure testing alignment across business processes, data governance, and system dependencies.
Defect and Issue Management: Advanced proficiency in managing complex defect cycles, root-cause analysis, and resolution tracking using enterprise tools.
Change & Cutover Readiness Testing: Ability to simulate post-integration scenarios and validate readiness for go-live across multiple business units.
Automation and Regression Testing Design: Proficiency in building automated regression suites to support ongoing releases and platform stabilization post-merger.
Compliance and Security Testing: Knowledge of compliance concerns and experience validating access controls, PII security, and audit readiness.
Reporting and Analytics Validation: Capability to test analytics, dashboards, and KPI accuracy across integrated data warehouses and business intelligence tools.
Executive-Level Communication and Risk Reporting: Proven ability to summarize test progress, quality metrics, risks, and mitigation plans for a large team of executive stakeholders and program governance teams.
Define and document test approach and delivery plan for multiple workstreams of a large program
Ensure all test phases have appropriate entry / exit criteria and clearly defined expectations for obtaining sign-off against these prior to Go Live
Monitor and report the status and progress of each test phase to stakeholders across the organization, including senior executive leadership
Implement a well-structured approach to test defect management and incident reporting, including standardization of defect logging procedures and deriving metrics/KPIs
Facilitate defect triage calls when required

Responsibilities

Ability to execute an end-to-end test strategy across multiple legacy and acquired systems.
Data Reconciliation & Validation Expertise: Strong skills in validating data from different teams across the organization. This includes mapping, transformation logic, reconciliation reports, and ensuring data integrity between legacy and new platforms.
System Integration Testing: Deep understanding of integration testing across APIs, middleware, and interfaces between HRIS, ERP, finance, and identity management systems.
Cross-Functional Coordination: Experience collaborating with HR, IT, Finance, Security, and external vendors to ensure testing alignment across business processes, data governance, and system dependencies.
Defect and Issue Management: Advanced proficiency in managing complex defect cycles, root-cause analysis, and resolution tracking using enterprise tools.
Change & Cutover Readiness Testing: Ability to simulate post-integration scenarios and validate readiness for go-live across multiple business units.
Automation and Regression Testing Design: Proficiency in building automated regression suites to support ongoing releases and platform stabilization post-merger.
Compliance and Security Testing: Knowledge of compliance concerns and experience validating access controls, PII security, and audit readiness.
Reporting and Analytics Validation: Capability to test analytics, dashboards, and KPI accuracy across integrated data warehouses and business intelligence tools.
Executive-Level Communication and Risk Reporting: Proven ability to summarize test progress, quality metrics, risks, and mitigation plans for a large team of executive stakeholders and program governance teams.
Define and document test approach and delivery plan for multiple workstreams of a large program
Ensure all test phases have appropriate entry / exit criteria and clearly defined expectations for obtaining sign-off against these prior to Go Live
Monitor and report the status and progress of each test phase to stakeholders across the organization, including senior executive leadership
Implement a well-structured approach to test defect management and incident reporting, including standardization of defect logging procedures and deriving metrics/KPIs
Facilitate defect triage calls when required
Experience with project/program management in planning, defining and documenting testing progress
Strong experience with test strategy and creating detailed test plans in a large enterprise organization
Knowledge of navigating testing tools and systems such as Jira Zephyr or others
Experience with Jira, Confluence, and SmartSheet required
Experience with data testing, system integration and support is required
Keen attention to detail, represented in both test plan documentation and program communications
Knowledgeable in MS PowerPoint creating and presenting executive-level communications is required
Extracts and distills key requirements from conversations, and investigates information independently to develop full understanding and ability to articulate
Ability to execute on multiple deliverables in parallel efficiently and accurately
Expert ability to transition between tasks and prioritize business needs; overall flexible to change
Knowledge of test automation tools and process for implementation