Regulatory QA Lead

Location

Stamford, Connecticut / Remote (as per client preference)

12 Months

We are seeking an experienced Regulatory QA Lead to own end-to‑end quality assurance activities for enterprise regulatory and compliance initiatives within a large, complex environment. This is a hands‑on QA leadership role focused heavily on manual testing, test strategy, regulatory validation, defect management, and stakeholder coordination.

The ideal candidate will have strong experience in AML, KYC, regulatory reporting validation, compliance‑driven QA testing, and enterprise application testing across integrated front‑end, middle‑tier, and back‑end systems.

• Own end-to‑end QA delivery for regulatory and compliance initiatives from project intake through UAT readiness.
• Act as the single point of QA accountability for assigned regulatory programs.
• Drive QA planning, execution, reporting, and defect governance.
• Coordinate with delivery teams, business stakeholders, and UAT partners.

• Develop comprehensive test plans aligned to:
  • Regulatory requirements
  • Business scope
  • Application impact analysis
• Execute end‑to‑end functional testing across integrated enterprise systems.
• Perform targeted regression testing based on release impact.
• Validate business workflows, application integrations, and reporting logic.

• Strong experience required in regulatory testing including:
  • AML (Anti‑Money Laundering)
  • KYC (Know Your Customer)
  • Tax reporting validation
  • Risk & compliance testing
• Mandatory reporting validation experience:
  • FR2052a
  • FR Y-14
  • FR Y-15
• Responsibilities include:
  • Regulatory data flow validation
  • Data integrity testing
  • Report output verification
  • Compliance control validation

• Perform hands‑on manual QA execution across:
  • Front‑end applications
  • Mid‑tier systems
  • Backend integrations
  • Enterprise workflows
• Validate:
  • UI workflows
  • Customer profile behavior
  • Third‑party profiles
  • Role‑based access visibility
  • Reporting permissions

• Track defects, execution progress, QA risks, and issue resolution.
• Provide regular QA status reporting to stakeholders.
• Escalate blockers and testing risks proactively.

• Partner with:
  • Business stakeholders
  • Delivery teams
  • QA/UAT teams
  • Compliance / regulatory teams
• Provide concise reporting and testing documentation.
• Support constructive challenge and quality governance discussions.

• Manual QA Testing
• QA Leadership
• End‑to‑End Enterprise Testing
• Regulatory Testing
• AML / KYC Validation
• Compliance QA
• Defect Management
• Regression Testing
• UAT Support
• Risk‑Based Testing

• FR2052a
• FR Y-14
• FR Y-15
• Regulatory / compliance reporting validation

• Banking / Financial Services domain
• Risk & regulatory compliance analytics
• Data validation / reconciliation
• Access control testing
• Complex enterprise application QA

• 6-8 years of total experience, including:
  • 5 years in QA / Quality Engineering
  • Experience as QA Lead or Senior QA Engineer
  • Strong regulatory testing background required