Clearance & Settlement Testing Director

5 Star Recruitment; Manila; On-site; PHP 1,600,000 - 2,400,000; Full time

Job summary

5 Star Recruitment seeks a Clearance & Settlement Testing Director to lead UAT and testing programs for C&S lines in a fast-paced environment. This role focuses on directing teams, ensuring timely communication, and driving automation-based test validation across projects.

The position requires deep testing expertise, strong leadership, and the ability to influence across IT and business stakeholders while aligning with organizational policies and audit requirements.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 10 years of related experience.
• Bachelor's degree preferred or equivalent experience.

Responsibilities

• Directs and ensures smooth workflow within the team by staying informed with key elements of the organization and communicating key messages in a timely manner.
• Overseas and influences the professional development of team personnel by cultivating programs and initiatives to augment skills and capabilities.
• Cultivates a strong organizational network by prioritizing relationships across the enterprise.
• Evaluate UAT testing status of projects across C&S business lines and bring up critical risks.
• Influence UAT automation designs with the main goal to have re-usable IT components and services to complete test validation based on automation principles.
• Accountable for the preparation and execution of end-to-end and automated test plans and execution activities.
• Contribute SME insights and collaborate with teams to identify the root cause of application issues.
• Ensure team's adherence to departmental and organizational policy and procedures.
• Identify, manage, and bring up risks and issues, and manage audits and/or audit findings relative to UAT testing.
• Review test strategies with UAT partners to validate comprehensive coverage and obtain feedback.
• Articulating and presenting complex or technical information clearly and effectively to collaborators and/or non-technical colleagues, in both small and large group settings.
• Mitigates risk by following established procedures, spotting key errors and demonstrating strong ethical behavior.

Skills

Software testing expertise

UAT testing

Java automation

Selenium automation

People management

API automation

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Java

Selenium

TestNG

Job description

About the job Clearance & Settlement Testing Director

Your Primary Responsibilities:

• Directs and ensures smooth workflow within the team by staying informed with key elements of the organization and communicating key messages in a timely manner.
• Overseas and influences the professional development of team personnel by cultivating programs and initiatives to augment skills and capabilities
• Cultivates a strong organizational network by prioritizing relationships across the enterprise
• Evaluate UAT testing status of projects across C&S business lines and bring up critical risks
• Influence UAT automation designs with the main goal to have re-usable IT components and services to complete test validation based on automation principles
• Accountable for the preparation and execution of end-to-end and automated test plans and execution activities
• Contribute SME insights and collaborate with teams to identify the root cause of application issues
• Ensure team's adherence to departmental and organizational policy and procedures
• Identify, manage, and bring up risks and issues, and manage audits and/or audit findings relative to UAT testing.
• Review test strategies with UAT partners to validate comprehensive coverage and obtain feedback
• Articulating and presenting complex or technical information clearly and effectively to collaborators and/or non-technical colleagues, in both small and large group settings.
• Mitigates risk by following established procedures, spotting key errors and demonstrating strong ethical behavior.

**NOTE: The Primary Responsibilities of this role are not limited to the details above. **

Qualifications:

• Minimum of 10 years of related experience
• Bachelor's degree preferred or equivalent experience

Talents Needed for Success:

• 13 to 15 years of software testing experience and UAT Testing
• 8+ years of IT management experience preferred
• 8 years of core Java or Selenium Test NG automation experience
• 5+ years of people management experience
• Experience in API automation
• Must be amenable to working US and EMEA hours. The initial training period will follow US hours for the first three months, after which the role will transition to an EMEA shift.