Test Phase Manager

State of Washington Office of Financial Management; Olympia (WA); On-site; USD 145,000 - 158,000; Full time

Job summary

State of Washington Office of Financial Management is seeking a Test Phase Manager to coordinate and oversee testing across a statewide ERP implementation involving multiple agencies and teams.

You will manage Phase Leads, resolve cross-phase dependencies, and ensure testing aligns with the enterprise strategy and deployment schedule, while reporting readiness and risk to program leadership.

Qualifications

• Experience leading and coordinating large, interdependent testing programs.
• Ability to manage cross-agency dependencies and governance structures.
• Strong risk assessment, escalation, and decision-support skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain the enterprise test strategy and master test plan across the One Washington ERP program.
• Supervise Test Phase Leads and coordinate IST/MST, Workday Testing, End-to-End and Regression Testing.
• Oversee enterprise-level testing risk management and cross-organization dependencies.
• Ensure testing activities across agencies, cohorts, system integrators, and technical teams are aligned with priorities.
• Provide governance and executive reporting to inform go/no-go and deployment decisions.

Skills

Program leadership

Governance frameworks

Risk management

Matrixed leadership

Executive communication

Strategic prioritization

Quality management

Organizational alignment

Equity minded

Job description

The starting salary offer will be determined based on the successful candidates’ qualifications within the budgeted salary range of $145,000 - $158,000 annually. However, there is the potential for longevity, growth, and salary progression for the individual once employed.

Why work for OFM

The Office of Financial Management (OFM) serves as the backbone of Washington state government. Our mission is to make our state a better place by connecting people, budgets, policies, data, and systems for state agencies and the Legislature. Our team includes budget advisors, researchers, and other experts, all dedicated public servants working towards an equitable future for every Washingtonian.

If you want to play a key role in enhancing how state government serves its citizens, you’ve found the right place. Join us in making a meaningful difference for every Washingtonian!

The job opportunity

We are seeking a Test Phase Manager to coordinate and oversee testing activities within a complex, statewide Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) implementation involving multiple agencies, system integrators, and technical teams. In this role, you will help ensure that testing phases operate as a single, integrated enterprise effort across interdependent systems, while navigating differences in agency readiness, system complexity, resource availability, and competing priorities.

You will coordinate the resolution of issues that span testing phases or agencies, including misaligned schedules, environments, data readiness, and defect resolution. Working within established program governance, testing strategies, and escalation processes, you will collaborate with Test Phase Leads, technical teams, and program leadership to address issues that cannot be resolved at the phase level and maintain alignment across the testing program.

You will manage risks and dependencies throughout system integration and validation, assessing the potential impact of defects, environment constraints, and changing readiness timelines on downstream testing and go-live preparedness. By applying established testing methodologies and governance standards, you will evaluate options, support timely resolution, and maintain alignment with the enterprise testing strategy and deployment schedule. You will balance competing priorities while helping maintain testing integrity across all phases and providing the information needed to support final system validation and go-live decisions.

One Washington (OneWA)

OneWA, led by the Office of Financial Management, is an enterprise-wide transformation project focused on replacing 1960s-era technology with a cloud-based Workday solution for finance, procurement, budget, HR, and payroll processes. OneWA is a long-term, yet extremely fast-paced project anticipated to fully implement all phases by 2030. The project’s core business hours are Monday through Friday, and all project positions are full-time. We offer some flexibility in schedules oriented around core business hours with prior supervisory approval. However, it is very common to work beyond the typical 40-hour workweek to meet the rigorous operational needs and business deliverables required for the go-live timelines.

What you’ll work on

• Develop and maintain the enterprise test strategy and master test plan for the One Washington ERP program, ensuring all testing phases are sequenced, integrated, and aligned to support end-to-end validation of system functionality, data integrity, and business processes across agencies.
• Supervise, lead and direct Test Phase Leads, including Individual System Testing (IST/MST), Workday Testing, End-to-End Testing, and Regression Testing, ensuring consistent execution, alignment to strategy, and effective resolution of cross-phase dependencies.
• Oversee enterprise-level testing risk management, including identification, assessment, and escalation of issues such as coverage gaps, defects, environment constraints, schedule risks, and readiness concerns that could impact program go-live success.
• Ensure coordination of testing activities across agencies, cohorts, system integrators, and technical teams, resolving cross-organizational dependencies and ensuring testing execution aligns with enterprise priorities and deployment timelines.
• Provide structured testing governance and executive-level reporting, including readiness assessments, status reporting, and recommendations to program leadership to inform go/no-go and deployment decisions.

What we need you to bring

Required Qualifications:

Program and Workstream Leadership

• Knowledge of program delivery principles, complex project environments, and structured approaches for coordinating large-scale, interdependent work efforts.
• Ability to lead and coordinate complex initiatives involving multiple stakeholder groups, workstreams, and organizational partners by establishing direction, sequencing activities, and ensuring alignment with broader program objectives.

Governance and Operational Frameworks

• Knowledge of governance models, operational frameworks, decision-making structures, and management practices that support complex enterprise initiatives.
• Skill in developing, implementing, and applying governance structures, standards, processes, and operational plans that promote accountability, consistency, and effective coordination across teams and organizations.

Risk Management and Decision Support

• Knowledge of risk management principles, issue management practices, and approaches for evaluating impacts within complex operational environments.
• Skill in identifying, assessing, prioritizing, and managing risks; evaluating potential impacts; developing mitigation strategies; and escalating issues with clear analysis and recommended solutions.

Matrixed Leadership and Collaboration

• Skill in building relationships, influencing outcomes, and facilitating collaboration across diverse teams, stakeholder groups, and organizational boundaries.
• Ability to lead through influence in a matrixed environment where staff, resources, and stakeholders do not report directly to the position.

Executive Communication and Stakeholder Engagement

• Skill in translating complex technical, operational, and program information into clear, concise, and actionable communications.
• Ability to communicate effectively with executive leadership, project teams, and diverse stakeholder groups to support alignment, transparency, and informed decision-making.

Strategic Prioritization and Alignment

• Skill in managing competing priorities, evaluating organizational impacts, and maintaining focus across multiple concurrent initiatives.
• Ability to establish alignment among workstreams, dependencies, and stakeholders while navigating changing priorities in a high-complexity environment.

Quality Management and Process Improvement

• Knowledge of quality management principles, operational standards, and continuous improvement practices.
• Ability to establish structures, processes, and performance expectations that promote consistency, quality, accountability, and successful delivery of large-scale operational initiatives.

Strategic Leadership and Organizational Alignment

• Knowledge of enterprise strategy, organizational priorities, and the relationship between operational delivery, technology initiatives, and business outcomes.
• Ability to align diverse teams around shared objectives, anticipate organizational impacts, and guide decision-making to support successful program outcomes and sustainable operational readiness.

Equity Minded

• The ability to learn and grow: Curious about themselves and others, who take responsibility for knowing their own strengths and weaknesses, and who use their learning to make government programs and processes more efficient and effective to serve all in Washington.
• The ability to meet the needs of others: Flexible, adaptable, customer-service focused, and willing and able to empathetically respond to the unique needs of the people we work with and serve.

Desired Qualifications:

Strategic Prioritization and Alignment

• Skill in managing competing priorities, evaluating organizational impacts, and maintaining focus across multiple concurrent initiatives.
• Ability to establish alignment among workstreams, dependencies, and stakeholders while navigating changing priorities in a high-complexity environment.

Quality Management and Process Improvement

• Knowledge of quality management principles, operational standards, and continuous improvement practices.
• Ability to establish structures, processes, and performance expectations that promote consistency, quality, accountability, and successful delivery of large-scale operational initiatives.

Strategic Leadership and Organizational Alignment

• Knowledge of enterprise strategy, organizational priorities, and the relationship between operational delivery, technology initiatives, and business outcomes.
• Ability to align diverse teams around shared objectives, anticipate organizational impacts, and guide decision-making to support successful program outcomes and sustainable operational readiness.

Equity Minded

• The ability to learn and grow: Curious about themselves and others, who take responsibility for knowing their own strengths and weaknesses, and who use their learning to make government programs and processes more efficient and effective to serve all in Washington.
• The ability to meet the needs of others: Flexible, adaptable, customer-service focused, and willing and able to empathetically respond to the unique needs of the people we work with and serve.

We are most interested in finding the best candidate for the job, and that candidate may be one from a less traditional background. Don’t let doubts stop you from applying for this position. If you have transferable experience, please tell us about it or contact us with questions about the required qualifications and how your experience relates to them.

What we offer

At OFM, we foster a culture of integrity, innovation, inclusion, and belonging. We value both learned and lived experiences, believing that diversity makes us stronger. To support your health and well-being, we offer a variety of benefit programs for our employees. Here’s a quick glance at some of the unique benefits that OFM offers:

• An environment of diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging
• Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance
• 12 paid holidays, 14 paid vacation days (minimum), and 12 days of sick leave per year
• State retirement programs

Questions

OFM's Staff ASL interpreter is available to all deaf and hard-of-hearing applicants. For questions about this recruitment or to request a reasonable accommodation in the application or interview process, please email us at [e-mail].

The Office of Financial Management is an equal opportunity employer. We strive to create a working environment that includes and respects diversity in culture, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, and gender identity. Women, racial and ethnic minorities, persons with disabilities, persons over 40 years of age, and disabled and Vietnam-era veterans are encouraged to apply.

This position is exempt from civil service rules.

For more information, please see WAC 357-19-195.