Credit Suisse - Vice President - Impairment Program Test Manager

Department:

At Finance Change, we work across the entire CFO division to ensure that we execute the strategic design and implementation of any major changes to our processes and systems.

In partnership with our key partners, we work to build state of the art business solutions using our deep functional expertise.

We seek to deliver strategic initiatives using leading project management and business analysis methodologies as we pursue our goal of protecting and improving shareholder value through optimizing the use of our financial resources.

Project - 

Impairment Program implements the new impairment mentorship for credit losses mandated by FASB for accrual accounted financial assets and off-balance sheet credit exposures resulting in potentially increased and more volatile valuation allowances compared to current FAS5 US GAAP and CH_GAAP. It requires measurement of credit losses using a lifetime, forward-looking expected credit loss model instead of the existing incurred loss model.

We Offer :

- Work as a Test Manager within the program reporting into the Program Manager

- Provide end to end Test Management services to the Impairment program globally across Change, IT and business work streams.

- Drive and Handle program Dry run for DAY 1 planned for H2 2019, followed by DAY 2 support activities.

- Deliver a robust Test Plan and facilitate smooth testing and dry run for the program

- Continuous monitoring of testing incidents and logs and ensure immediate actions taken on prioritization and resolution of issues.

- Coordinate and provide necessary training to all testers and users to enable smooth testing

- Coordinate with IT on testing platform management and delivery Board, CCB etc.

- Lead the testing team, both, on the work aspects (accountability for the timely and high quality team deliveries like Use Cases, Test Plans / Cases, Training materials, etc.)

- Extensive interactions with Business and IT counterparts to understand high level business requirements, engage / drive the testing strategy and syndication by, for instance, effectively run regular working group meeting and workshops

- Drive Business Change Readiness activities and Liaison with business users for acceptance of the deliverables

- Understand the overall objectives and architectural aspects of the program and to ensure convergence of the project outcome / design to defined objectives

- Liaison with business users for executing the - User Acceptance Test- and securing sign-off

- Project Management activities (e.g. Prepare as well as track the deliverables roadmap while handling the change in scope and risk /issues that arise along the journey, present project status to various audience, positive relationship building, excellent interpersonal skills)

- Go-Live strategy, post go-live support and BaU transition planning.

You Offer:

- Excellent conceptual and analytical skills

- Experience in business analysis practices such as use cases and test case analysis

- Deep understanding of accounting or financial / regulatory requirements

- Excellent communication and presentation skills and highly client oriented attitude

- Self-motivation, dedicated, flexibility and solution oriented approach

- Excellent ability to work collaboratively across functions and cultures in a global environment

- Solid MS-Office knowledge

- An open, communicative personality