UAT Lead, Banking Transformation — AI-Driven Testing

Accenture PLC; Warszawa; On-site; PLN 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture PLC Poland is seeking an experienced UAT Lead to join a large-scale banking modernization program. You will own end-to-end UAT planning, scheduling, and execution across multiple workstreams, acting as the primary bridge between business users and the delivery team.

This hands-on leadership role requires strong stakeholder management and a solid understanding of banking operations. You will align testing with the strategy, drive governance, sign-off, and support confident go-live

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading UAT on banking or financial services transformation program.
• Strong understanding of retail banking or operations domain.
• Demonstrated ability to manage and influence business stakeholders at various levels.
• Experience coordinating structured test cycles with formal entry/exit criteria and sign-off governance.
• Proficiency in test management tools — JIRA, X-Ray, or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end UAT planning, scheduling, and execution across program workstreams
• Facilitate UAT sessions with business users — translating functional requirements into structured, traceable test scenarios
• Act as the single point of contact for business stakeholders throughout UAT phases
• Coordinate with the Test Manager to align UAT with the overall test strategy, entry criteria, and exit criteria
• Work with initiative and functional leads to confirm scope, business readiness, and sign-off conditions
• Manage defect triage during UAT — prioritizing, tracking, and driving resolution in close collaboration with delivery teams
• Produce UAT status reporting, defect dashboards, and formal sign-off documentation for governance
• Identify and escape risks and blockers to UAT progress in a timely manner
• Support post-UAT retrospectives and contribute to continuous improvement of testing practices

Skills

UAT Leadership

Banking domain knowledge

Stakeholder management

Test management

Education

ISTQB or equivalent

Tools

JIRA

X-Ray

Job description

Accenture PLC Poland is seeking an experienced UAT Lead to join a large-scale banking modernization program. You will own end-to-end UAT planning, scheduling, and execution across multiple workstreams, acting as the primary bridge between business users and the delivery team.

This hands-on leadership role requires strong stakeholder management and a solid understanding of banking operations. You will align testing with the strategy, drive governance, sign-off, and support confident go-live