Avaloq Test Manager

Description

At Synpulse, we don’t just consult – we transform. As a leading global management and technology consultancy with Swiss roots, we empower financial institutions to navigate change and seize new opportunities. Since 1996, we’ve been shaping the future of financial services by delivering cutting‑edge expertise in strategy, operations, and technology to banks and insurers worldwide.

What sets us apart is our people. At Synpulse, we cultivate a collaborative, high‑impact culture where initiative and creativity are valued. With 21 offices across Europe, the Americas, and Asia‑Pacific, we bring together diverse perspectives and talents. We believe innovation thrives where everyone feels they belong and can contribute.

Our core values –
Embrace, Drive, Achieve – shape how we work and grow. We don’t just offer jobs – we offer the opportunity to grow, make a difference, and be part of a team that’s redefining the future of financial services.

As an Avaloq Test Manager in Synpulse UK’s Banking practice, you will lead the testing workstream on complex Avaloq transformation, implementation, upgrade and change programmes for private banking and wealth management clients. This is primarily a client‑facing delivery role, responsible for shaping practical test strategies, establishing effective governance and driving high‑quality execution across system, integration, regression and user acceptance testing. Working closely with business, technology, Avaloq and delivery stakeholders, you will ensure that testing provides transparent evidence of solution quality and supports controlled releases and go‑lives.

You will also contribute to the growth of Synpulse’s UK Avaloq testing capability by sharing reusable methods, assets and lessons learned and by coaching colleagues.

• Lead the end-to-end test workstream for Avaloq programmes, taking ownership of scope, strategy, planning, estimates, governance, quality gates and delivery outcomes.
• Define risk‑based test approaches covering relevant stages such as unit test coordination, system and integration testing, end‑to‑end testing, regression testing, user acceptance testing and production verification.
• Translate business requirements, solution designs, banking processes and technical changes into clear test conditions, scenarios, acceptance criteria and traceable coverage.
• Establish and operate test governance, including entry and exit criteria, defect workflows, prioritisation, test evidence standards, reporting, escalation paths and stakeholder forums.
• Plan and coordinate test environments, data, resources, dependencies and execution schedules across business, Avaloq, integration and digital channels.
• Drive test execution and defect management, facilitating triage, root‑cause analysis and resolution across client teams, Synpulse specialists, Avaloq and third‑party vendors.
• Provide clear, evidence‑based reporting on readiness, coverage, progress, defects, risks and quality trends to project leadership and senior client stakeholders.
• Assess and improve test automation and test‑data approaches using appropriate tooling such as Jira/Xray, Tosca, Test Master, AST or the Avaloq Testing Suite (ATS), with consideration for maintainability, reuse and integration into delivery pipelines.
• Lead client workshops and advise on pragmatic improvements to testing operating models, shift‑left practices, coverage, controls and delivery efficiency.
• Build trusted client relationships, manage expectations and communicate complex quality topics clearly to business and technical audiences.
• Lead and support multidisciplinary test teams, setting priorities, reviewing deliverables and coaching colleagues to achieve consistent, high‑quality outcomes.
• Strengthen Synpulse’s internal Avaloq testing capability through knowledge sharing, reusable templates and assets, training, proposition development and contributions to proposals and client pursuits.

• Degree or equivalent professional experience in information technology, engineering, finance, business or a…