Overview

The PGT project for PFNA/PBNA requires a Test Manager resource to handle the testing strategy and activities and coordinate the testing resources required for the project, along with planning and preparing the necessary activities before testing execution, along with providing status reports for execution, defect, risk and issue management for the project. This person will also be responsible for the testing deliverables for the project, and overall governance for the project, partnering and offering the viable services that can be provided to guarantee a successful quality product deployment, by enabling consistent, cost effective, high quality targeted testing processes and services.

Responsibilities

• Demand Management and Engagement for projects, including dashboard reviews for compliance validation, as well as attend sector leadership team meetings, forums and provide estimates for services

• Provide Governance and support for testing deliverables and activities for ongoing projects, ensuring adherence to testing methodology and standards and drive common metrics to QA / Governance team.

• Guide the teams on test assessment exercise, identification of different types of testing required for the project, for optimum test coverage and definition of The Test Strategy.

• Plan and manage test resources (external / internal) to provide required training/mentoring/educating for Test Managers and ETS Members to ensure adherence to testing methodology and PepsiCo standards. 

• Helps Test Managers to ensure no blockers stop the testing team to execute as planned and facilitate triage sessions and follow up on defect closure.

• Provides support on issues or risks identified by Test Managers during any stage of the project to avoid escalation and guides them for resolution and ensure testing deliverables are being produced on plan and signoff those deliverables after reviewing and validating completeness and compliance.

• Support the different Test Managers to understand the gathering, preparation and how to submit test progress/summary reports to communicate to the different project forums.

• Procure the Test Summary Report and provide final approval.

• Represent ETS in the Europe Supply Chain IT Forums to gather the Voice of Customer and report on Europe Supply Chain Project needs and status for testing services provided

• Support to Develop Sector testing roadmaps / expansion strategy and coverage / quality metrics execution (by application / functional area, etc.)

• Execute the Global testing champ/challenger strategy for execution, driving value through testing delivery.

Qualifications

YERAS OF EXPERIENCE

12+ years of experience as Test Manager

MANDATORY TECHNICAL SKILLS

Experience in any Test Management Tool (as a preference ADO + Test Plans)Performance, Automation and Regression Testing experience SAFe Agile knowledge SAP and/or other ERP testing knowledge

MANDATORY NON-TECHNICAL SKILLS

Proficient English language, both oral and written

DIFFERENTIATING COMPETENCIES

Service oriented Customer Centric Capacity of Influence Working in a Diverse environment (Multicultural)Continuous Improvement mindset