UAT Project Manager

Viraaj HR Solutions Private Limited; Chennai District; On-site; INR 800,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

High-collaboration environment

Opportunities to lead UAT for strategic programs

Emphasis on continuous improvement

Job summary

A staffing and HR-services firm is seeking an on-site UAT Project Manager in India to lead user-acceptance testing for large-scale application rollouts. The role involves planning and executing UAT, designing test scenarios, and managing defect tracking and resolution. Candidates must have strong experience in UAT coordination, JIRA, and SQL. This position emphasizes stakeholder engagement and collaboration in a high-paced environment, with opportunities to lead UAT for strategic enterprise programs across various sectors.

Qualifications

• Proven track record managing UAT for enterprise application releases.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and client-facing experience.
• Ability to work full-time on-site in India.

Responsibilities

• Plan, schedule, and lead end-to-end UAT for releases.
• Design and validate UAT test scenarios and test cases.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams to manage test execution.
• Own defect management and tracking.
• Maintain and operate test management tools and dashboards.
• Manage UAT risks and dependencies.

Skills

UAT coordination

Test case management

Defect tracking

JIRA

SQL

Agile delivery

Tools

HP ALM

TestRail

Job description

A recruiting mandate for a staffing & HR-services firm supporting enterprise IT, banking & financial services (BFSI), and digital transformation programs. We are hiring an on-site UAT Project Manager in India to lead user-acceptance testing and business-readiness for large-scale application rollouts and integrations.

Role: UAT Project Manager (On-site, India)

Role & Responsibilities

• Plan, schedule, and lead end-to-end UAT for releases—define scope, entry/exit criteria, and test cycles to ensure business acceptance.
• Design and validate UAT test scenarios and test cases in collaboration with business SMEs; ensure comprehensive coverage of functional and integration flows.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams (Dev, QA, BA, Ops, business stakeholders) to manage test execution, defect triage, and timely closure.
• Own defect management and tracking—prioritise issues, drive resolution with engineering, and validate fixes in regression cycles.
• Maintain and operate test management tools and dashboards (test runs, metrics, readiness reports) to provide transparent release status to stakeholders.
• Manage UAT risks and dependencies, run go/no-go readiness reviews, and support production cutovers and post-release validation.

Skills & Qualifications

Must-Have

• UAT coordination
• Test case management
• Defect tracking
• JIRA
• SQL
• Agile delivery

Preferred

• HP ALM
• TestRail
• SaaS implementation

Additional Qualifications: Proven track record managing UAT for enterprise application releases; strong stakeholder engagement and client-facing experience; ability to work full-time on-site in India.

Benefits & Culture Highlights

• High-collaboration, client-facing delivery environment with cross-functional teams on-site.
• Opportunities to lead UAT for strategic enterprise programs across BFSI and enterprise software clients.
• Structured delivery practices, clear escalation paths, and emphasis on continuous improvement.

Keywords: UAT Project Manager, User Acceptance Testing, Test Case Management, Defect Management, Release Readiness, JIRA, SQL, Agile — on-site role in India. Skills: defect tracking,jira,project manager,sql,uat coordination