QA Test Manager with execution and Coordination Activities - Consultant

• Main responsibilities 
• Strategy & Planning:
  • Define and implement risk-based test strategies aligned with scope, timelines, and regulatory constraints.
  • Maintain test plans covering functional, system integration, non-functional, and regression testing.
• Test Execution (Manual & Automated):
  • Execute end-to-end scenarios across private banking processes (onboarding/KYC, client data, payments, treasury/trading workflows, portfolio and regulatory reporting).
  • Validate back-end behaviour with SQL queries, API checks, and log analysis. (where applicable)
• Quality Governance & Reporting:
  • Enforce QA standards, traceability, and documentation throughout the SDLC.
  • Use JIRA and Xray for requirements coverage, test design/execution, defect lifecycle, and reporting.
  • Provide clear status updates and KPIs to QA Lead, Release Management, and Project Management.
• Defect & Risk Management:
  • Log, prioritize, and track defects; lead or participate in defect triage with Development, Product, and Operations.
  • Contribute to release entry/exit criteria and go/no-go recommendations.
• UAT & Stakeholder Collaboration:
  • Co-define UAT strategy with business stakeholders, document acceptance criteria.
  • Support UAT execution, triage, and sign-off readiness.
• Continuous Improvement:

  • Drive improvements in test design, data management, automation reliability, and reporting; contribute to playbooks and reusable assets.

  • Required Technical Proficiency
• Test Operations:
  • Strong experience executing manual and automated tests.
  • Hands-on with JIRA and Xray for test case management, traceability, and reporting.
  • Perform exploratory data analysis on test results and datasets to detect quality issues, define use cases, quantify impact, and prioritize tests.
• Automation Execution (No Coding Required):
• Comfortable operating existing automation packs:
  • Use IDEs such as IntelliJ to configure/run suites, view console output, and interpret stack traces.
  • Execute tests locally and via CI tools (e.g.,  Azure DevOps, GitLab CI); manage variables, environments, and test data.

• Basic Git literacy for fetching branches/tags and triggering relevant suites.

• Your Profile
• Financial Services:
  • 5+ years in banking, ideally Private Banking/Wealth Management; familiarity with payments, trading and treasury flows, client lifecycle (KYC/AML), and regulatory/portfolio reporting.
• Technical:
  • Proficient in SQL for data validation and reconciliation across systems.
  • Exposure to automation tools (e.g., Selenium) and familiarity with Java/Python for reading test code and interpreting failures.
• Process:
  • Solid experience defining UAT strategies, test data management, and environment orchestration.

Soft Skills

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a detail-oriented, risk-aware mindset.
• Clear, concise communicator able to synthesize complex findings for non-technical stakeholders.
• Collaborative and proactive; comfortable facilitating cross-team triage and decision-making.

• Adaptable with a continuous learning mindset and ownership of quality outcomes.

 Languages

• Proficiency in French and English required; German is a plus.

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Systems, or related field (or equivalent experience).

• Others
  • Swiss Residence

Core Competencies : Adherence to the company’s values: Dedication, Conviction, Agility and Responsibility - Compliance with regulations and internal directives