About the position

EY is a leader in serving the global financial services marketplace and the only professional services firm with a separate business unit dedicated to the financial services industry – the Financial Services Organization (FSO). Our focused model and bold ambition have put us at the center of the events that continue to reshape and redefine our industry, working side by side with a range of clients from our most venerable institutions to dynamic new entrants across Banking and Capital Markets, Wealth and Asset Management, Insurance, and Real Estate, Hospitality and Construction. Our purpose is to help build a financial services industry in which financial institutions are trusted and flourish, and the global economy is healthy, growing and secure. If you have a passion for rallying together to solve complex challenges, then come join our dynamic FSO team! At EY, we believe the future of technology careers is yours to build. You’ll harness technology to power human enterprise, at the same time creating a tech career that’s personalized for you, by you. You’ll be working with world-leading organizations and collaborating in global teams, solving the world’s toughest challenges together, with the freedom to explore new ideas and devise your own solutions. Every day, you’ll be building your tech skill-set while learning about business strategy, creating an unparalleled portfolio of career experiences. The opportunity At EY, we pride ourselves on being a trusted advisor to the key stakeholders in the financial services industry. Our vision and flawless execution have driven a substantial growth in our organization. As a result, we are currently looking to expand our team by bringing on board new leaders with the commitment and drive to help our clients succeed. Due to the tremendous growth of technology in the financial services industry, we need individuals versed in end-to-end technology transformation engagements that have relevant experience and a well-rounded skillset based on previous successful implementation lifecycles. This is an opportunity with tremendous growth potential for very motivated individuals that observe a strong work ethic.

Responsibilities

• Act as a team lead in terms of knowledge and experience in technology transformation and commercial banking, and ability to lead practitioners throughout the creation and successful delivery of work products.
• Be a critical member of the team working with program leads and key SMAs to ensure a cohesive and comprehensive solution will be delivered on-time and on-budget to the utmost satisfaction of our clients.
• Manage and lead client engagement teams with diverse skills and backgrounds, fostering an innovative and inclusive team-oriented work environment and provide constructive on-the-job feedback/coaching to team members.
• Act as an active member providing counseling and mentoring to junior consultants within the organization.
• Work with clients to drive transformational change in the way they deliver application testing services in their organizations.
• Manage all activities involved in the end to end testing process, including strategy, planning, execution, quality assessment and issue resolution.
• Prepare and execute the different test levels, monitor the progress, and report the result of the test execution to relevant stakeholders.
• Plan, implement and quality assure large complex testing projects; Define and implement Program Test strategy for complex enterprise-wide level initiatives.
• Team with business organizations to facilitate User Acceptance Testing (UAT).
• Coach team members with a goal of fostering an innovative and inclusive team-oriented work environment.
• Share knowledge and develop engagement tools and enablers to build capability for the practice.
• Develop client relationships across multiple levels and support sales efforts.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Accounting, Finance or a related field and approximately 7+ years of relevant work experience.
• At least 5 years of professional work experience with a mid-to-large size public accounting firm, professional consulting firm, or within industry (financial services, technology).
• At least 5 years of experience in managing and supervising teams of professional employees and mentoring team members through development feedback and performance processes.
• Excellent collaboration and teaming skills in diverse environments.
• Technical competency experience with Test Strategy & Operating Model Development, Testing Center of Excellence/IT Transformation Program Management, Agile Test Management, User Acceptance Test Coordination, IT Organizational Change Management, Enterprise Data Management, IT Life cycle Management, or IT Delivery Management.
• Available to travel outside of assigned office location at least 80% of the time, plus commute within the region.
• Successful candidates must work in excess of standard hours when necessary.
• A valid passport is required.

Nice-to-haves

• 7 to 10+ years of experience in a technology organization (preferably in financial services industry) with a focus on test engineering.
• Experience of leading teams on large scale transformation programs.
• Deep understanding and prior experience of software development and QA life cycle processes (including test planning, test case design, execution, defect tracking and reporting).
• Knowledge of one or more of the following tools - Azure DevOps, HP ALM/Quality Center, JIRA, CA Agile Central/Rally.
• A \"go-getter\" attitude, passion to constantly learn, improve and perform at the highest level.

Benefits

• medical and dental coverage
• pension and 401(k) plans
• a wide range of paid time off options
• flexible vacation policy
• time off for designated EY Paid Holidays, Winter/Summer breaks, Personal/Family Care, and other leaves of absence when needed to support your physical, financial, and emotional well-being.