UAT Manager AB-045

Role: UAT Manager, Core Banking System Renewal Project (forBanking Industry)

Job Requisition Number: AB-45

Job Level: >3-8years of Relevant experience.

Location: Singapore

Responsibilities:

• Develop and manage end-to-end User Acceptance Testing(UAT) plans across multiple APAC markets, aligned with core banking releaseschedules.

• Define UAT scope, user roles, test coverage, and market-specific business scenarios for corporate banking products, including Lending, Trade Finance, Payments, and Treasury.

• Coordinate with country UAT leads, business users, andoperations teams to assess readiness and consolidate UAT requirements acrossAPAC branches.

• Facilitate alignment of test scenarios, resourceallocation, user access provisioning, and execution plans across markets.

• Support the development and review of test cases,business scenarios, and expected results to ensure completeness, accuracy, andcross-market consistency.

• Oversee daily UAT execution activities, including testprogress tracking, defect management, retesting, and sign-off readiness.

• Lead UAT war-room sessions and act as the primaryliaison between business users, IT teams, and PMO stakeholders.

• Identify, monitor, and escalate testing risks,dependencies, environment issues, and execution challenges in a timely manner.

• Coordinate defect triage and resolution activities,ensuring proper logging, prioritization, validation, and closure of issues.

• Prepare and maintain UAT dashboards, status reports,defect metrics, and testing readiness assessments for stakeholders and seniormanagement.

• Develop governance and steering committee materials,highlighting key risks, issues, project progress, and mitigation plans.

• Partner with business and operations teams to assesschange impacts, support user readiness activities, and ensure successfulcutover preparation.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Information Technology,Finance, Accounting, or a related discipline.

• Minimum 3 years of experience in a top-tier consultingfirm or leading consulting practice, delivering banking industry projects andlarge-scale transformation initiatives.

• Business-level proficiency in English with strongverbal, written, and presentation skills.

• Excellent stakeholder management and collaborationskills, with the ability to engage effectively across business, operations,technology, and project teams.

• Proven ability to work successfully withgeographically dispersed teams across APAC and global locations.

• Strong sense of ownership, accountability, attentionto detail, and commitment to delivering high-quality outcomes.

• Experience with core banking platforms such as OracleFLEXCUBE, Finastra GPP, ACBS, Murex, Trade360, or similar banking systems.

• Proven track record in banking IT delivery andcoordinating UAT activities within multi-country and complex programenvironments.

• Significant experience leading and coordinating UATstakeholders, including Business Users, Operations Teams, IT Teams, Vendors,and System Integration (SI) Partners.

• End-to-end UAT lifecycle management experience,including:

◦ UAT strategy and approach definition

◦ Scope and test coverage planning

◦ Entry and exit criteria management

◦ Test environment and data readiness coordination

◦ Business sign-off management and audit-readydocumentation

• Strong understanding of test scenario design, businessprocess validation, and user acceptance testing methodologies.

• Demonstrated capability in stakeholder communication,progress tracking, issue management, risk management, and escalation handling.

• Advanced documentation and reporting skills, includingproficiency in Excel, PowerPoint, dashboarding, and project reporting tools.

• Knowledge of corporate banking products (e.g.,Lending, Trade Finance, Payments, Treasury, and Deposits) would be advantageousfor understanding business requirements, validating end-to-end processes, andengaging effectively with business stakeholders.

• Experience working with Japanese banks or financialinstitutions would be advantageous for navigating organizational structures,governance processes, and stakeholder expectations within Japanese bankingenvironments.

• Proficiency in Japanese would be an advantage tofacilitate communication and collaboration with regional stakeholders, clients,and teams across APAC where these languages are used.

Please forwardyour resume in MS word format to [email protected]