Implementation Functional Test Lead, Assistant Vice President

State Street is a global leader in investment management, and they are seeking an Implementation Functional Test Lead to manage end-to-end test execution within their Alpha Global Testing Practice. The role involves overseeing functional testing, defect management, and ensuring high-quality delivery outcomes in complex implementation programs.

Responsibilities:

• Partner with the Implementation Test Manager to manage all aspects of test execution for an assigned function within a specific Alpha implementation
• Own function-level test execution delivery, including:
• Test strategy and approach for the function
• Detailed test planning and scheduling
• Day-to-day execution management across test phases
• Defect management, triage, and resolution tracking
• Status reporting, risk identification, and issue escalation
• Provide strong project management discipline for the functional testing workstream, including dependency tracking and milestone alignment
• Coordinate closely with business, technology, and integration teams to ensure functional scope, data readiness, and environments are aligned
• Partner with the System Performance team to support planning and execution of performance testing activities relevant to the function
• Partner with the Automation team to drive adoption and execution of automation, ensuring functional test coverage, reusability, and alignment with overall test strategy
• Own end-to-end defect management for the assigned function, including defect identification, logging, triage, prioritization, tracking, and closure across test phases
• Lead defect triage forums at the functional level, partnering with business, technology, and integration teams to drive timely resolution
• Ensure defects are risk-assessed, severity-aligned, and impact-aware, with clear traceability to business processes and test scenarios
• Proactively identify defect trends, systemic issues, and quality risks, escalating to the Implementation Test Manager with clear mitigation recommendations
• Maintain strong governance over defect SLAs, aging, leakage, and reopen rates, ensuring transparency and predictability in execution
• Ensure accurate and disciplined use of defect management tools (e.g., JIRA), including reporting, dashboards, and audit-ready documentation
• Ensure adherence to testing standards, governance, and best practices across functional test cycles
• Manage and guide functional test analysts and testers (FTEs and vendors), providing clear direction and execution oversight
• Produce clear, concise test status reporting for the Test Manager and broader implementation leadership
• Contribute to continuous improvement of functional testing approaches, assets, and execution models
• Play an advisory role in projects facing challenges, providing direction, solution and stabilization support
• Proactively drive initiatives, identify gaps and implement improvements across projects