Leads client-side testing for Workday implementations, including strategy, planning, SIT, UAT, regression, end-to-end testing, defect management, stakeholder coordination, and readiness reviews. Develops test scenarios and scripts, tracks progress and risks, coordinates implementation partners, facilitates triage and sign-off, and supports go-live, cutover, and post-production stabilization activities.
Job Description:
The Groove is seeking an experienced Test Manager to support clients through Workday implementations. This individual will serve as a key member of the client-side project team, responsible for leading testing activities, coordinating business stakeholders, and ensuring business requirements are thoroughly validated prior to deployment.
The Test Manager will work closely with client leadership, business process owners, functional and technical teams, and implementation partners to develop and execute a comprehensive testing strategy. This role requires strong Workday implementation experience, excellent organizational and communication skills, and the ability to drive accountability across multiple workstreams.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop and manage the overall client-side testing strategy, plan, schedule, and deliverables for Workday implementations.
- Coordinate client participation in system integration testing (SIT), user acceptance testing (UAT), regression testing, and end-to-end business process testing.
- Partner with business process owners and subject matter experts to develop, review, and validate test scenarios and scripts.
- Ensure test scenarios accurately reflect business processes, requirements, integrations, and expected outcomes.
- Coordinate testing resources, assignments, timelines, and execution across functional and technical workstreams.
- Collaborate with implementation partners to align testing activities with overall project milestones and deliverables.
- Manage defect tracking, prioritization, escalation, and resolution in partnership with project teams.
- Facilitate testing status meetings, defect triage sessions, and readiness reviews.
- Monitor testing progress, completion rates, defect trends, and overall testing readiness.
- Communicate testing status, risks, issues, and dependencies to project leadership and key stakeholders.
- Validate that critical business processes, integrations, security requirements, reporting, and data scenarios have been appropriately tested.
- Coordinate UAT sign-off with business process owners and project leadership.
- Support go-live readiness assessments, cutover activities, and post-production stabilization.
- Identify opportunities to improve testing processes, documentation, and overall project execution.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.
- 5+ years of experience in enterprise technology implementations, software testing, or quality assurance.
- 3+ years of experience managing testing activities for large-scale ERP or HCM implementations.
- Experience supporting Workday implementations, including testing coordination and execution.
- Strong understanding of SIT, UAT, regression testing, end-to-end testing, and defect management.
- Experience developing and managing test plans, test scenarios, scripts, defect logs, and testing status reports.
- Demonstrated ability to coordinate cross-functional business stakeholders, technical teams, and implementation partners.
- Strong project management, organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to effectively engage stakeholders at all levels.
- Ability to manage competing priorities, identify risks, and drive accountability in a fast-paced consulting environment.
Preferred Qualifications
- Prior experience serving as a client-side Test Manager for Workday implementations.
- Experience with Workday HCM, Financial Management, Payroll, or related functional areas.
- Understanding of Workday business processes, integrations, security, reporting, and data conversion.
- Experience working directly with system integrators and third-party implementation partners.
- Familiarity with testing and defect management tools such as Jira, Azure DevOps, or similar platforms.
- Experience supporting large-scale business transformation initiatives or enterprise system deployments.
EEO Policy:
The Groove is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, ethnicity, sexual orientation, ancestry, genetics, gender identity or expression, disability, protected veteran or marital status.
Ready to embark on an exhilarating journey of innovation and collaboration? Apply now and be part of our exciting team at The Groove!
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