Remote: Senior Salesforce Test Program Lead

Cognizant; Columbus (OH); Remote; USD 96,000 - 152,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance

401(k) plan and contributions

Paid holidays plus Paid Time Off

Long-term/Short-term Disability

Paid Parental Leave

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Job summary

Cognizant is seeking a Senior Salesforce Test Program Manager to lead program-level testing across multiple Salesforce tracks, applications, and integrations. You will partner with Test Leads, delivery teams, and leadership to establish testing practices and release readiness.

You will define the program-level test strategy, governance, and cadence, oversee end-to-end testing, defect management, and provide consolidated quality reporting to drive high-confidence releases.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of enterprise Salesforce testing experience across multiple workstreams, applications, integrations, or releases.
• Strong experience establishing test strategies, governance frameworks, operating cadences, quality standards, and program-level testing processes.
• Demonstrated ability to lead multiple Test Leads and coordinate System Integration Testing, end-to-end testing, regression testing, User Acceptance Testing, and release-readiness activities.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end testing across multiple Salesforce tracks, applications, integrations, and Test Leads, ensuring alignment with program objectives and release timelines.
• Establish and manage the program-level test strategy, governance model, operating cadence, quality standards, and standardized testing processes.
• Drive System Integration Testing, end-to-end testing, regression testing, User Acceptance Testing, defect management, and overall release-readiness activities.
• Manage cross-track testing dependencies, risks, issues, and critical-path activities while coordinating resolution across business, development, and testing teams.
• Provide consolidated program-level quality reporting covering test execution, defect trends, risks, RAG status, key quality metrics, and release-readiness recommendations.

Skills

Salesforce testing leadership

Test automation tools

Test management platforms

Program management

Tools

Salesforce test automation tools

Test management platforms

Job description

Cognizant is seeking a Senior Salesforce Test Program Manager to lead program-level testing across multiple Salesforce tracks, applications, and integrations. You will partner with Test Leads, delivery teams, and leadership to establish testing practices and release readiness.

You will define the program-level test strategy, governance, and cadence, oversee end-to-end testing, defect management, and provide consolidated quality reporting to drive high-confidence releases.