IT Project Manager - Enterprise Test Management

COGNITY LIFE SINGAPORE PRIVATE LIMITED; Singapore; Remote; SGD 132,000 - 192,000; Part time

Job summary

COGNITY LIFE SINGAPORE PRIVATE LIMITED is seeking an experienced IT Project Manager to lead enterprise-wide testing across banking transformation programmes in Singapore. You will manage the end-to-end test lifecycle, including strategy, governance, planning, execution, defect management and readiness across multiple workstreams.

You will coordinate business, operations, technology and vendor teams to ensure solutions are delivered with the required levels of quality, stability and operational

Qualifications

• PMP, PRINCE2, ISTQB or equivalent certifications preferred.
• Strong experience delivering testing across large banking transformation programmes.
• Experience managing programme-level testing across multiple applications, vendors and delivery teams.
• Solid understanding of core banking operations, payments, reconciliation and regulatory reporting.

Responsibilities

• Develop and manage programme-wide test strategy, governance, integrated test plans, schedules, resources and reporting.
• Lead SIT, End-to-End Testing, UAT, Regression Testing, Data Migration Testing, Performance Testing and Operational Readiness Testing across multiple applications and business domains.
• Manage test scope, requirements traceability, test coverage, environments, test data and cross-system dependencies.
• Drive defect triage, prioritisation, resolution and quality gating across internal teams and vendors.
• Oversee data migration and reconciliation testing to validate migrated data integrity.
• Monitor testing risks, issues and readiness, providing status to governance and stakeholders.
• Support cutover rehearsals, go-live readiness assessments, production verification and hypercare activities.

Skills

PMP

PRINCE2

AGILE

ISTQB

Banking domain knowledge

Job description

IT Project Manager, Enterprise Test Management

6 Months contract/Remote to be based in Singapore

Role Summary

We are seeking an experienced IT Project Manager to lead enterprise-wide testing across complex banking transformation programmes. The role is responsible for managing the end-to-end test lifecycle, including test strategy, governance, planning, execution, defect management, readiness assessment, cutover support and production validation across multiple business and technology workstreams. The successful candidate will coordinate business, operations, technology and vendor teams to ensure solutions are delivered with the required levels of quality, stability and operational readiness.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and manage programme-wide test strategy, governance, integrated test plans, schedules, resources and reporting.
• Lead SIT, End-to-End Testing, UAT, Regression Testing, Data Migration Testing, Performance Testing and Operational Readiness Testing across multiple applications and business domains.
• Manage test scope, requirements traceability, test coverage, environments, test data and cross-system dependencies.
• Drive defect triage, prioritisation, resolution and quality gating across internal teams and vendors.
• Oversee data migration and reconciliation testing to validate the completeness, accuracy and integrity of migrated data.
• Monitor testing risks, issues and readiness, providing clear status reporting to programme governance and senior stakeholders.
• Support cutover rehearsals, go-live readiness assessments, production verification and hypercare activities.

Experience and Qualifications

• 10+ years of banking technology delivery experience, including at least 5 years leading testing for large-scale banking transformation programmes.
• Proven experience managing programme-level testing across multiple applications, vendors and delivery teams.
• Strong experience in core banking, payments, treasury, lending, trade finance, digital banking, data and regulatory-reporting platforms.
• Strong understanding of banking operations, transaction processing, settlement, reconciliation, accounting, regulatory reporting and end-of-day processing.
• Expertise in test governance, defect management, quality assurance, requirements traceability and implementation readiness.
• PMP, PRINCE2, Agile, ISTQB or equivalent certification preferred.

Key Competencies

• Enterprise Test Strategy & Governance
• Test Planning & Execution Management
• SIT, E2E, UAT & Data Migration Testing
• Defect, Risk & Quality Management
• Banking Transformation Delivery
• Stakeholder & Vendor Management
• Cutover & Production Readiness
• Executive Reporting & Programme Governance

Ideal Candidate

A banking IT Project Manager with a strong track record leading bank-wide testing for complex transformation programmes, capable of coordinating multiple business and technology teams, governing quality across the delivery lifecycle, and driving successful production readiness and go-live outcomes.