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SMBC Group · 14 hours ago

Director, Finance - Test and Release Program Manager

Charlotte, NC

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$179K/yr - $230K/yr

8+ years exp

SMBC Group is a top-tier global financial group offering a diverse range of financial services. The Finance Change Management Director Test and Release Manager is responsible for planning, coordinating, and managing all testing and release activities within complex financial programs, ensuring software solutions meet quality standards and comply with regulatory requirements.

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Responsibilities

Define test strategy, plans, and approach across multiple workstreams and platforms

Coordinate and manage end-to-end testing cycles including system integration, UAT, regression, and performance testing

Oversee test environment readiness, data provisioning, and defect management

Ensure adherence to quality standards and audit requirements

Collaborate with internal QA teams and external vendors

Develop and manage the release schedule for large-scale program deployments

Coordinate release readiness reviews, implementation plans, and change control processes

Maintain and manage the release calendar with clear visibility of dependencies

Ensure rollback strategies, release documentation, and post-deployment validation are in place

Act as a central point of contact for testing and release-related communications across business, IT, and third-party stakeholders

Identify, escalate, and manage testing and release risks, issues, and dependencies

Provide regular reporting and insights on test progress, release health, and quality metrics

Manage audit enquiries across projects

Work with team to ensure quality of documentation

Qualification

Test managementRelease managementTest methodologiesSDLC understandingAgile methodologiesStakeholder communicationAudit managementALM toolsJIRASeleniumLoadRunnerJenkinsGitAzure DevOpsISTQB CertificationITIL certificationFinance LOB experienceAccounting conceptsCore banking systemsTrading platformsPayments knowledge

Required

Proven experience (8+ years) in test and release management within complex, regulated environments (ideally financial services)

Strong knowledge of test methodologies, tools (e.g., ALM, JIRA, Selenium, LoadRunner), and release tools (e.g., Jenkins, Git, Azure DevOps)

Deep understanding of SDLC, Agile, and Waterfall methodologies

Experience managing multiple releases, environments, and cross-functional testing teams

Excellent stakeholder communication and coordination skills

Preferred

Experience in Finance LOB and understanding of accounting concepts, GL technologies, core banking systems, trading platforms, or payments

ISTQB Certification or equivalent

ITIL certification for Release & Deployment Management

Benefits

Annual discretionary incentive award

Competitive portfolio of benefits

Company

SMBC Group

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SMBC Group is a top-tier global financial group.

Founded in 1590

New York, New York, USA

10001+ employees

https://www.smbcgroup.com/americas

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