Senior Test Manager – Workday
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Job Description: The Workday HCM Test Manager role involves leading testing efforts for a Workday HCM implementation within the insurance domain. The position requires strong leadership skills and hands-on experience in managing various testing phases while ensuring compliance with regulatory standards. The successful candidate will collaborate with multiple teams and drive quality assurance initiatives in both Agile and Waterfall environments. A solid understanding of insurance business processes and Workday HCM is essential for this role.
Key Responsibilities:
- Define and implement test strategies and test plans aligned with project goals and regulatory standards.
- Manage all test phases: system testing, integration testing, regression testing, and user acceptance testing (UAT).
- Oversee test case creation, test data preparation, and execution.
- Ensure traceability of requirements to test coverage.
- Collaborate with business analysts, developers, and product owners to ensure functional understanding and test readiness.
- Manage internal test teams, offshore resources, and third-party vendor test contributions.
- Drive adoption of test automation tools and integrate with CI/CD pipelines.
- Report on testing metrics, risks, and defects to leadership.
- Ensure compliance with FCA and UK insurance regulatory standards.
Skills Required:
- Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
- Experience managing test teams in Agile and Waterfall delivery environments.
- Proven track record as a Test Manager in the Insurance or Financial Services domain.
- Deep understanding of insurance business processes (Claims, Corporate Finance, Underwriting).
- Hands-on experience with test management tools (e.g., JIRA, Xray, Workday Test tools).
- Exposure to test automation frameworks (e.g., Selenium, Cucumber).
- Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines.
- ISTQB Certification – Foundation or Advanced preferred.
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: London
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT
Job Title : Workday HCM Test Manager – Insurance Domain
Location : London, UK
Employment Type : 9 Months Contract
Work Mode : Hybrid
Start Date : Immediate
We are seeking an experienced Test Manager to lead the testing efforts for a Workday HCM implementation within a prominent insurance domain project. The role requires strong leadership and hands-on experience in managing test strategies , coordinating UAT/system/integration/regression testing , and working closely with business, QA, and development teams . A solid understanding of insurance business processes, regulatory requirements, and Workday HCM is essential. You will drive quality assurance initiatives , oversee test automation adoption, and report directly to stakeholders and program leadership while ensuring high standards of delivery within Agile and Waterfall environments .
- Define and implement test strategies and test plans aligned with project goals and regulatory standards.
- Manage all test phases: system testing, integration testing, regression testing, and user acceptance testing (UAT).
- Oversee test case creation, test data preparation, and execution.
- Ensure traceability of requirements to test coverage.
- Collaborate with business analysts, developers, and product owners to ensure functional understanding and test readiness.
- Manage internal test teams, offshore resources, and third-party vendor test contributions.
- Drive adoption of test automation tools and integrate with CI/CD pipelines.
- Report on testing metrics, risks, and defects to leadership.
- Ensure compliance with FCA and UK insurance regulatory standards .
Required Skills & Experience :
- Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
- Experience managing test teams in Agile and Waterfall delivery environments.
- Proven track record as a Test Manager in the Insurance or Financial Services domain.
- Deep understanding of insurance business processes (Claims, Corporate Finance, Underwriting).
- Hands-on experience with test management tools (e.g., JIRA, Xray, Workday Test tools).
- Exposure to test automation frameworks (e.g., Selenium, Cucumber).
- Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines .
- ISTQB Certification – Foundation or Advanced preferred.
Desirable Experience :
- Exposure to Guidewire or other insurance platforms.
- Experience in cloud environments (e.g., AWS).
- Knowledge of UK data privacy and security regulations in insurance.
Negotiable
London Area, United Kingdom
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Job Description: The Workday HCM Test Manager role involves leading testing efforts for a Workday HCM implementation within the insurance domain. The position requires strong leadership skills and hands-on experience in managing various testing phases while ensuring compliance with regulatory standards. The successful candidate will collaborate with multiple teams and drive quality assurance initiatives in both Agile and Waterfall environments. A solid understanding of insurance business processes and Workday HCM is essential for this role.
Key Responsibilities:
- Define and implement test strategies and test plans aligned with project goals and regulatory standards.
- Manage all test phases: system testing, integration testing, regression testing, and user acceptance testing (UAT).
- Oversee test case creation, test data preparation, and execution.
- Ensure traceability of requirements to test coverage.
- Collaborate with business analysts, developers, and product owners to ensure functional understanding and test readiness.
- Manage internal test teams, offshore resources, and third-party vendor test contributions.
- Drive adoption of test automation tools and integrate with CI/CD pipelines.
- Report on testing metrics, risks, and defects to leadership.
- Ensure compliance with FCA and UK insurance regulatory standards.
Skills Required:
- Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
- Experience managing test teams in Agile and Waterfall delivery environments.
- Proven track record as a Test Manager in the Insurance or Financial Services domain.
- Deep understanding of insurance business processes (Claims, Corporate Finance, Underwriting).
- Hands-on experience with test management tools (e.g., JIRA, Xray, Workday Test tools).
- Exposure to test automation frameworks (e.g., Selenium, Cucumber).
- Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines.
- ISTQB Certification – Foundation or Advanced preferred.
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: London
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT
Job Title : Workday HCM Test Manager – Insurance Domain
Location : London, UK
Employment Type : 9 Months Contract
Work Mode : Hybrid
Start Date : Immediate
We are seeking an experienced Test Manager to lead the testing efforts for a Workday HCM implementation within a prominent insurance domain project. The role requires strong leadership and hands-on experience in managing test strategies , coordinating UAT/system/integration/regression testing , and working closely with business, QA, and development teams . A solid understanding of insurance business processes, regulatory requirements, and Workday HCM is essential. You will drive quality assurance initiatives , oversee test automation adoption, and report directly to stakeholders and program leadership while ensuring high standards of delivery within Agile and Waterfall environments .
- Define and implement test strategies and test plans aligned with project goals and regulatory standards.
- Manage all test phases: system testing, integration testing, regression testing, and user acceptance testing (UAT).
- Oversee test case creation, test data preparation, and execution.
- Ensure traceability of requirements to test coverage.
- Collaborate with business analysts, developers, and product owners to ensure functional understanding and test readiness.
- Manage internal test teams, offshore resources, and third-party vendor test contributions.
- Drive adoption of test automation tools and integrate with CI/CD pipelines.
- Report on testing metrics, risks, and defects to leadership.
- Ensure compliance with FCA and UK insurance regulatory standards .
Required Skills & Experience :
- Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
- Experience managing test teams in Agile and Waterfall delivery environments.
- Proven track record as a Test Manager in the Insurance or Financial Services domain.
- Deep understanding of insurance business processes (Claims, Corporate Finance, Underwriting).
- Hands-on experience with test management tools (e.g., JIRA, Xray, Workday Test tools).
- Exposure to test automation frameworks (e.g., Selenium, Cucumber).
- Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines .
- ISTQB Certification – Foundation or Advanced preferred.
Desirable Experience :
- Exposure to Guidewire or other insurance platforms.
- Experience in cloud environments (e.g., AWS).
- Knowledge of UK data privacy and security regulations in insurance.
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