City Of London, England
Job Summary
Role: UAT Manager
Domain: Banking - Financial Crime / FCCM (Financial Crime & Compliance Management)
Experience: 10+ Years
Location: Onshore
Work Location
Onshore Position
Candidate must be willing to work from the client's onshore location.
Prior experience working with global stakeholders and onsite business users is preferred.
Strong communication and stakeholder management skills are essential due to extensive interaction with business teams and senior leadership.
Role Overview
We are seeking an experienced UAT Manager to lead User Acceptance Testing activities for Financial Crime programs. The candidate will be responsible for planning, coordinating, and governing end-to-end UAT execution across AML, KYC, Sanctions Screening, Transaction Monitoring, and Regulatory Compliance initiatives. The role requires strong stakeholder management skills and experience working with business, operations, technology, and regulatory teams within the banking domain.
Notice Period: Immediate to 30 Days Preferred.
Key Responsibilities
Key Responsibilities
Define and manage the UAT strategy, plan, scope, timelines, and deliverables.
Coordinate with Business Analysts, SMEs, Product Owners, Operations, and Technology teams.
Review business requirements and ensure complete test coverage.
Lead test scenario and test case design aligned to business processes and regulatory requirements.
Manage UAT execution, defect triage, retesting, and closure activities.
Track testing progress, risks, issues, and dependencies.
Facilitate daily status meetings and provide executive-level reporting.
Ensure all critical defects are resolved before production deployment.
Support Go-Live readiness assessments and sign-off processes.
Collaborate with Financial Crime SMEs to validate business outcomes and compliance requirements.
Skill Requirements
Required Skills
Functional Skills
Strong knowledge of:
Anti-Money Laundering (AML)
Know Your Customer (KYC)
Sanctions Screening
Transaction Monitoring
Customer Due Diligence (CDD)
Financial Crime Compliance
UAT & Testing Skills
UAT Planning and Governance
Test Strategy Development
Test Scenario & Test Case Management
Defect Management
SIT/UAT Coordination
Release Validation and Sign-Off Management
Risk and Issue Management
Tools
JIRA
Confluence
HP ALM / Quality Center (preferred)
Azure DevOps (preferred)
Excel & Reporting Dashboards
Stakeholder Management
Manage senior stakeholders across Business, Operations, Compliance, and Technology teams.
Present UAT status, risks, and readiness reports to project leadership.
Drive stakeholder alignment for issue resolution and sign-off approvals.
Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Finance, or related field.
Certifications such as ISTQB, Agile, Scrum, ICA, ACAMS, or equivalent will be advantageous.
Preferred Experience
Experience delivering Financial Crime transformation programs within major banking organizations.
Exposure to regulatory change initiatives and compliance-driven projects.
Experience managing cross-functional and geographically distributed teams.
Key Competencies
Leadership & Team Management
Stakeholder Communication
Analytical Thinking
Regulatory Awareness
Problem Solving
Delivery Focus
Risk Management
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