Delivery-Driven Implementation Test Lead

State Street; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

State Street seeks a delivery-focused testing professional to lead end-to-end functional testing for Alpha implementations. You will partner with the Implementation Test Manager to plan, execute, and govern tests across Front Office, Middle Office, Back Office, or Data functions.

The role requires hands-on ownership of test strategy, detailed planning, defect management, and clear status reporting, influencing risk and milestone alignment across teams in a global program.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher in Technology, Finance, Management, or related disciplines.
• 10–15 years overall experience in functional testing for financial services or technology transformation programs.

Responsibilities

• Partner with the Implementation Test Manager to manage all aspects of test execution for an assigned function within a specific Alpha implementation.
• Own function-level test execution delivery, including: Test strategy and approach for the function.
• Detailed test planning and scheduling.
• Day-to-day execution management across test phases.
• Defect management, triage, and resolution tracking.
• Status reporting, risk identification, and issue escalation.
• Coordinate closely with business, technology, and integration teams to ensure functional scope, data readiness, and environments are aligned.

Skills

End-to-end test execution

Test leadership

Stakeholder communication

Agile delivery

Risk management

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher in Technology, Finance, Management, or related disciplines

Tools

JIRA

Confluence

Job description

State Street seeks a delivery-focused testing professional to lead end-to-end functional testing for Alpha implementations. You will partner with the Implementation Test Manager to plan, execute, and govern tests across Front Office, Middle Office, Back Office, or Data functions.

The role requires hands-on ownership of test strategy, detailed planning, defect management, and clear status reporting, influencing risk and milestone alignment across teams in a global program.