ISO 20022 Programme Test Manager / Sr. Associate Director, Tech SME Specialist
Location:
Pune, MH, IN, 411006
Brand:
HSBC
Area of Interest:
Technology
Closing Date:
Hybrid Worker
Date:
8 Jul 2026
Job description
Some careers shine brighter than others.
If you’re looking for a career that will help you stand out, join HSBC and fulfil your potential. Whether you want a career that could take you to the top, or simply take you in an exciting new direction, HSBC offers opportunities, support and rewards that will take you further.
HSBC is one of the largest banking and financial services organisations in the world, with operations in 64 countries and territories. We aim to be where the growth is, enabling businesses to thrive and economies to prosper, and, ultimately, helping people to fulfil their hopes and realise their ambitions.
We are currently seeking an experienced professional to join our team in the role of a Sr. Associate Director, Tech SME Specialist
In this role, you will:
- Manage the testing practice across multiple PODs for the ISO 20022 roadmap for the bank.
- Build, mentor, manage a large team of testers (~50) on the programme
- Grow a deep understanding of the functional changes in the various initiatives, the system landscape and testing tools currently used in the programme
- Oversee the creation of testing strategies and plans for initiatives as well as the execution against the plans. Effectively unblock/escalate/resolve blockers during execution. Partner with the development leads to meet program timelines
- Ensure accurate / effective/streamlined reporting of testing progress across all initiatives
- Drive Test Automation practices, with the aim to increase quality and reduce cost
- Work in an extremely fast paced Agile environment adopting Value Stream construct
- Champion continuous improvement of testing processes
To be successful in this role, you should meet the following requirements:
- Payments Experience – exposure to MX message types/ payment schemes, cross border payments
- Strong focus on Quality Assurance, Test Artefact development and Audit trails
- Demonstrate the ability to use Risk Based Testing to streamline the testing process.
- Strong Defect Management experience including impact analysis, triage, prioritisation and allocation
- Strong knowledge of JIRA for Test case creation, reviews Test Cycle Development & Execution.
- Exposure to tools like Postman/insomnia/Tosca/SQL
- Demonstrate ability to influence and build culture in large remote teams working on several initiatives simultaneously
- Possess excellent and effective communication skills in the English language, both written and verbal. Strong Stakeholder management skills.
You’ll achieve more when you join HSBC.
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Issued by – HSBC Software Development India