• The Testing Assistant assists in defining and creating test cases from functional specifications. In addition support for all tasks within the testing area are provided.

Key responsibilities:

• The external service provider will support the Client Testing team in the following areas:
• Client & External Testing Coordination
• Coordinate project client testing activities across multiple markets and activation waves.
• Act as a central point of contact for external participants (clients, Transfer Agents, infrastructures, vendors) during test preparation and execution phases.
• Support the organization of guided simulations, bilateral and trilateral testing, in alignment with E2E and migration streams.
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• Test Planning & Execution Support
• Support the preparation and maintenance of client testing plans, timelines and test windows aligned with UNO release schedules.
• Assist in defining and validating test scope, scenarios and entry/exit criteria for client facing testing.
• Coordinate test readiness, including environment availability, prerequisites and participant onboarding.
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• Documentation & Reporting
• Support the preparation, consolidation and maintenance of client testing documentation, forms and guidelines.
• Track testing progress, participant status and execution outcomes.
• Consolidate defects, issues and observations and ensure structured follow up with relevant stakeholders.
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• Stakeholder & Governance Support
• Ensure close alignment with E2E Testing, Migration, Operations, IT and PMO teams.
• Contribute to testing governance meetings and provide regular status updates.
• Escalate risks, constraints and dependencies impacting client testing delivery.

Mandatory skills and experiences:

• Proven experience in project testing coordination within financial services, ideally post trade, custody, settlement or asset servicing.
• Hands on experience coordinating external/client testing, including multiple stakeholders and tight timelines.
• Understanding of end to end testing frameworks in complex transformation programs.
• Strong organizational and stakeholder coordination skills.
• Ability to work autonomously in a multi stream program environment.

Optional skills:

• Experience with CSD, T2S, settlement or corporate actions environments.
• Prior involvement in market migrations or large regulatory/operating model changes.
• Familiarity with testing tracking tools, dashboards or Jira based environments.
• Experience working with external vendors, Transfer Agents or market infrastructures.