Test Manager - Loan Origination Services (LOS)

ESOL IT SERVICES INC.; Makati; On-site; PHP 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

ESOL IT SERVICES INC. in Makati is seeking an experienced Test Manager to lead the end-to-end Quality Engineering and testing strategy for a Loan Origination Services platform implementation.

You will oversee QE activities, develop Test Plans and execution plans, manage 10+ testers including offshore resources, and collaborate with development, product, lending, credit, operations, and business teams to ensure robust end-to-end testing of loan processes.

Qualifications

• Strong experience in software testing for banking/financial services.
• Proven ability to lead QE/testing teams and deliver complex digital lending implementations.
• Experience developing Test Execution Plans and WBS.
• Excellent stakeholder management and client-facing skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead the overall QE and Test Strategy for LOS and digital lending implementations.
• Develop Test Plans, Test Execution Plans, WBS, schedules, estimates, and resource plans.
• Oversee functional, integration, regression, automation, performance, and UAT activities.
• Manage QE/testing teams of 10+ members, including offshore resources.
• Coordinate with development, product, lending, credit, operations, and business teams.
• Lead defect triage, resolution tracking, risk management, and quality reporting.
• Monitor test progress, coverage, defects, automation, and overall project quality.
• Coordinate UAT with business and lending stakeholders.
• Ensure end-to-end testing of loan processes from application to disbursement.
• Drive continuous improvement across QE and testing processes.

Skills

Software testing

Test management

Loan origination domain

Stakeholder management

Agile & Waterfall

Job description

We are looking for an experienced Test Manager to lead the end-to-end Quality Engineering (QE) and testing strategy for a Loan Origination Services (LOS) platform implementation.

The ideal candidate has strong experience in software testing, lending/loan origination, banking or financial services, with proven experience managing large QE teams and delivering complex digital lending implementations.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the overall QE and Test Strategy for LOS and digital lending implementations.

• Develop Test Plans, Test Execution Plans, WBS, schedules, estimates, and resource plans.

• Oversee functional, integration, regression, automation, performance, and UAT activities.

• Manage QE/testing teams of 10+ members, including offshore resources.

• Coordinate with development, product, lending, credit, operations, and business teams.

• Lead defect triage, resolution tracking, risk management, and quality reporting.

• Monitor test progress, coverage, defects, automation, and overall project quality.

• Coordinate UAT with business and lending stakeholders.

• Ensure end-to-end testing of loan application, credit assessment, underwriting, approval, documentation, and disbursement workflows.

• Manage changing requirements and ensure alignment with client testing standards.

• Provide regular testing status, metrics, risks, and quality updates to project and client stakeholders.

• Drive continuous improvement across QE and testing processes.

• Take overall accountability for testing quality through implementation and production deployment.

Must-Have Qualifications

• 12+ years of overall IT experience.

• 2+ years of recent experience as a Test Manager.

• Strong experience in Loan Origination Services (LOS), lending, banking, or financial services.

• Proven experience in loan origination or digital lending platform implementation.

• Experience leading new/greenfield implementations.

• Experience managing 10+ member testing/QE teams, including offshore resources.

• Strong knowledge of software testing and Quality Engineering.

• Experience developing Test Execution Plans and WBS.

• Strong understanding of end-to-end loan origination and lending processes.

• Excellent stakeholder management, communication, leadership, and client-facing skills.

• Experience working with both Agile and Waterfall delivery methodologies.