Avaloq Test Manager

Avaloq Group; Zürich; Hybrid; CHF 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Flexible working

Job summary

Avaloq Group in Zürich seeks an experienced Test Manager to join its international team. You will lead test campaigns, oversee SIT and UAT coordination, and drive continuous improvement of testing practices in a hybrid work setting.

The role requires strong communication, client empathy, and hands-on expertise in banking technologies, with English fluency and collaboration with cross-functional teams.

Qualifications

• Experience with test management in agile development.
• Strong structuring, negotiation and problem-solving and technical skills.
• Experience with banking, Avaloq technologies.
• High level of empathy when working directly with clients and internal teams.
• Hands-on mentality, healthy pragmatism and customer orientation.
• Very good communication and presentation skills with fluency in English.

Responsibilities

• Managing the customer's test campaigns (responsibility for the SIT, contact person for the customer in the UAT).
• Test execution for SIT, issue resolution supporting other Testers.
• Provision of test reporting for the customer and management.
• Monitoring of defect deliveries and coordination of the developer teams.
• Continuous improvement of the status quo and design of a complete and sustainable test approach.
• Planning automation test requirements.

Skills

Test management in Agile

Structured problem solving

Banking / Avaloq tech

Client & team empathy

Hands-on pragmatism

English communication

Job description

Founded and headquartered in Switzerland, Avaloq is continuously expanding its global footprint with around 2,500 colleagues in 12 countries, and more than 160 clients in 35 countries. We are an industry-leading provider of wealth management technology and services for financial institutions around the world, including private banks and wealth managers, investment managers, as well as retail and neo banks. Our research led approach and continual innovation is powered by the passion and creativity of our colleagues.
We are always looking for talented people to join us on our mission to orchestrate the financial ecosystem and democratize access to wealth management. Avaloq offers the opportunity to work closely with some of the world’s leading financial institutions as we jointly develop and shape careers. Championing a collaborative, supportive and flexible work environment empowers our colleagues to reach their full potential.

Job Description

We are looking for an experienced Test Manager to join our international team. This challenge will require a good ability to work in a team while been self-organized. We are looking for professionals with in-depth experience in quality assurance, who like to work proactively, contribute with ideas to the change process.

Your key tasks

• Managing the customer's test campaigns (responsibility for the SIT, contact person for the customer in the UAT)
• Test execution for SIT, issue resolution supporting other Testers
• Provision of test reporting for the customer and management
• Monitoring of defect deliveries and coordination of the developer teams
• Continuous improvement of the status quo and design of a complete and sustainable test approach
• Planning automation test requirements

Qualifications

• Experience with test management in agile development
• Strong structuring, negotiation and problem-solving and technical skills
• Experience with banking, Avaloq technologies
• High level of empathy when working directly with clients and internal teams
• Hands‑on mentality, healthy pragmatism and customer orientation
• Very good communication and presentation skills with fluency in English

We realize that managing work life balance is a challenge we all face in our daily lives and in order to support with this we are pleased to offer hybrid and flexible working for most of our Avaloqers to maintain work life balance and still continue our fantastic Avaloq culture in our global offices.

In Avaloq we are proud to embrace diversity and understand the success of our business is built on the power of different opinions, we are whole heartedly committed to fostering an equal opportunity environment and inclusive culture where you can be your true authentic self.

We hire, compensate and promote regardless of origin, age, gender identity, sexual orientation or any other fantastic traits that make us all unique, we have done our best to write this advert in an inclusive and neutral way.

Please be aware that we will not accept speculative CV submissions for any of our roles from recruitment agencies, and any unsolicited candidate submissions will be exempt from any payment expectations.

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