FCD Test Lead - Regulatory Reporting (Finrep)

Overview

Lead the data validation and testing team in defining and executing data issue test strategies for FINREP regulatory reporting projects.

What you'll do

• Lead the data validation and testing team and manage data testing team members across multiple value streams.
• Build test cases, get them reviewed and approved, conduct end-to-end testing and seek sign-off.
• Define and implement comprehensive testing strategies, plans and frameworks for FINREP data projects.
• Drive risk mitigation strategies, contingency planning and business readiness assessments to ensure successful data issue remediation implementations.
• Report implementation progress, risks and issues to senior management and governance forums.
• Partner with program workstreams, including requirement, design and delivery, to ensure successful transition of deliverables into BAU reporting.
• Collaborate with IT and external vendors to ensure technical deliverables meet business and regulatory expectations.
• Engage with the overall FINREP data lead to align on test strategies and remediated data issue delivery.
• Partner with teams to ensure test coverage aligns with any BAU process and new controls/EuCs.
• Maintain high testing and documentation standards, ensuring governance and quality assurance throughout project delivery.
• Lead the team to guarantee exit deliverables, including completion of scripts, completeness of results and exit reports.
• Maintain oversight on testing, sign-offs and audit deliverables to ensure compliance with internal and external controls.
• Operate effectively in a fast-paced environment, continually assessing priorities, tracking progress and adjusting approach to achieve outcomes.
• Demonstrate strong, partnership decision-making and execution under tight deadlines.

What you'll need

• Proven stakeholder management skills.
• Proven management track record in dynamic environments, with the ability to manage and support large teams with diverse backgrounds and skill sets, both locally and across regional sites, while maintaining a global perspective.
• Experience in delivering change within a services environment and an appreciation of regulatory and compliance imperatives.
• Strong management, decision-making, problem-solving and interpersonal skills, including the ability to listen to and influence stakeholders at all levels and build consensus among internal and external customers with conflicting priorities.
• Ability to define a test approach, scenarios and test cases and execute the test strategy for regulatory systems and applications.
• Understanding of HSBC data.
• Exposure to data sourcing, ETL processes and conformance/common data layers.
• Knowledge of automation testing tools.
• Ability to work independently, manage priorities and communicate effectively across teams.

Details

• Location: India.