Remote Senior Salesforce Test Program Manager

Cognizant; Baton Rouge (LA); Remote; USD 96,000 - 152,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision/Life

PTO & Holidays

401(k) plan

Disability Insurance

Parental Leave

ESPP

Job summary

Cognizant is seeking a Senior Salesforce Test Program Manager to lead program-level testing across Salesforce tracks, applications, and integrations, collaborating with Test Leads, delivery teams, stakeholders, and leadership to ensure release readiness.

You will establish the program-level test strategy, governance, and standardized processes, driving SIT, end-to-end, regression, and UAT testing while managing risks and reporting on quality metrics.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of extensive experience leading enterprise-level Salesforce testing 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.
• Experience with Salesforce test automation tools , test-management platforms, test metrics, defect governance, and consolidated quality reporting.
• Strong program-management capabilities, including cross-track dependency management, risk and issue management, stakeholder communication, and critical-path testing coordination.

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

Test strategy

Governance

Test automation tools

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 Salesforce tracks, applications, and integrations, collaborating with Test Leads, delivery teams, stakeholders, and leadership to ensure release readiness.

You will establish the program-level test strategy, governance, and standardized processes, driving SIT, end-to-end, regression, and UAT testing while managing risks and reporting on quality metrics.