Senior Salesforce Test Program Manager

Cognizant; Wheeling (IL); On-site; USD 96,000 - 152,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance

Paid holidays plus Paid Time Off

401(k) plan and contributions

Long-term/Short-term Disability

Paid Parental Leave

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Job summary

Cognizant is hiring a Senior Salesforce Test Program Manager to lead program-level testing across Salesforce tracks, applications, and integrations. You will partner with Test Leads, delivery teams, and leadership to set quality standards and ensure release readiness.

You will drive end-to-end testing strategies, governance, and reporting, coordinating dependencies and risks across multiple teams. This role is remote within the United States and offers a strong focus on QA excellence.

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

Enterprise Salesforce Testing

Test Strategy & Governance

Program Management

Cross-functional Leadership

Risk & Issue Management

Tools

Salesforce Test Automation Tools

Test Management Platforms

Job description

About The Role

As a Senior Salesforce Test Program Manager, you will make an impact by leading program-level testing and quality assurance across multiple Salesforce tracks, applications, and integrated platforms. You will be a valued member of the Quality Engineering team and collaborate with Test Leads, delivery teams, business stakeholders, and program leadership to establish consistent testing practices, manage quality risks, and ensure release readiness.

In this role

• 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.

Work model

We strive to provide flexibility wherever possible. Based on this role’s business requirements, this is a Remote position open to qualified applicants in United States. Regardless of your working arrangement, we are here to support a healthy work-life balance through our various wellbeing programs.

The working arrangements for this role are accurate as of the date of posting. This may change based on the project you are engaged in, as well as business and client requirements. Rest assured, we will always be clear about role expectations.

What You Need To Have To Be Considered

• 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.

These will help you stand out

• Experience delivering testing programs in Agile environments.


• Knowledge of healthcare business processes, applications, or regulatory environments.


• Experience with Test Data Management processes, tools, and testing-data strategies.


• Experience supporting complex Salesforce implementations involving multiple applications, integrations, and business teams.


• Ability to communicate quality risks, defect trends, and release-readiness recommendations to senior leadership and business stakeholders.

Salary And Other Compensation

The annual salary for this position is between $95,850 to $152,000 depending on experience and other qualifications of the successful candidate.

This position is also eligible for Cognizant’s discretionary annual incentive program, based on performance and subject to the terms of Cognizant’s applicable plans.

Benefits

• Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance


• Paid holidays plus Paid Time Off


• 401(k) plan and contributions


• Long-term/Short-term Disability


• Paid Parental Leave
  
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Cognizant will only consider applicants for this position who are legally authorized to work in the United States without company sponsorship.

Please note, this role is not able to offer visa transfer or sponsorship now or in the future.