Testing Lead - Capital Markets QA

Project description

This role requires a Testing professional to lead QA activities for regulatory reporting systems in capital markets. You will be responsible for ensuring accuracy, completeness, and compliance of reporting solutions through structured test planning, execution, and defect management. The position combines strong QA leadership with deep knowledge of trade regulatory reporting workflows and offers scope for ownership and delivery management at a program level. Experience with the Broadridge Trade Regulatory Reporting platform will be a strong advantage.

Responsibilities

• Lead QA delivery for trade regulatory reporting projects at a program level.
• Design, prepare, and execute test cases covering functional, regression, and UAT phases.
• Validate data accuracy and completeness across upstream, downstream, and reporting systems.
• Oversee the defect lifecycle, ensuring timely resolution and root cause analysis.
• Collaborate with development, business, and operations teams for issue clarification and resolution.
• Manage test planning, execution, and reporting cycles aligned with regulatory submission timelines.
• Provide clear QA status reporting and proactively highlight risks or delivery gaps.
• Mentor QA teams, assign tasks, and ensure high-quality deliverables.

SKILLS

Must have

• 8+ years of QA experience with strong exposure to Capital Markets.
• Good understanding of at least one major regulatory framework such as EMIR, MiFID II, SFTR, or Dodd-Frank.
• Good knowledge of trade reporting data flow and validation processes.
• Ability to manage QA delivery across multiple workstreams.
• Hands-on experience in test planning, execution, and defect management.
• Good communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience with the Broadridge Trade Regulatory Reporting platform is a plus.
• Good understanding of dependency management across testing streams.
• Ability to identify, assess, and mitigate risks within the QA function.
• Proven experience in managing test deliverables and team coordination.

Nice to have

• Exposure to SQL for data validation and reconciliation. • Familiarity with capital markets trade lifecycle. • Experience in automation testing tools. • Knowledge of Agile testing practices.