Enterprise UAT Lead — Go-Live Readiness & Strategy

Kelly; United States; On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Part time

Job summary

Kelly is seeking an Enterprise UAT Manager to partner with client SI leads and drive all facets of user acceptance testing for a Fortune 500 client portfolio. You will define scope, develop plans, govern execution, and lead forums and reviews with senior stakeholders.

Responsibilities include risk management, escalation handling, and sign-off processes, plus coordinating across Operating Companies to ensure readiness for go-live and deployment readiness.

Qualifications

• Experience leading UAT programs for large enterprise clients.
• Ability to define scope, criteria, and success measures for UAT.
• Strong collaboration with business stakeholders and delivery leads.

Responsibilities

• Establish UAT strategy, approach, and governance model.
• Develop integrated UAT schedules and execution plans.
• Coordinate readiness activities across business and delivery teams.
• Lead UAT forums, status reviews, defect triage, and executive reporting.
• Manage risks, issues, dependencies, and escalations.
• Prepare leadership recommendations on UAT readiness and go-live decisions.
• Serve as primary contact for business stakeholders and Operating Companies.
• Coordinate planning activities and ensure requirements are represented in scope.
• Define entry/exit criteria, governance, communications, and reporting processes.
• Oversee end-to-end testing execution and validation of business processes.
• Monitor testing progress, blockers, and tester participation.
• Deliver targeted status updates to program leadership and stakeholders.
• Coordinate sign-offs and evidence collection for go-live readiness.

Skills

UAT strategy

Governance

Stakeholder mgmt

Defect triage

Executive reporting

Risk management

Test planning

Leadership

Job description

Kelly is seeking an Enterprise UAT Manager to partner with client SI leads and drive all facets of user acceptance testing for a Fortune 500 client portfolio. You will define scope, develop plans, govern execution, and lead forums and reviews with senior stakeholders.

Responsibilities include risk management, escalation handling, and sign-off processes, plus coordinating across Operating Companies to ensure readiness for go-live and deployment readiness.