Functional Test Lead

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• Test Lead responsible for functional testing and quality assurance within the Property Casualty Insurance domain.
• The role ensures high quality delivery comprehensive test coverage effective defect management and cross functional collaboration across Agile teams
• Role demands effective coordination between teams Liason between client and offshore team Skills Experience
• Strong experience in functional testing within P&C Insurance
• Proficiency in Agile Scrum QA processes
• Handson experience with defect management test tools and API testing
• Strong communication stakeholder management and leadership skills Key Responsibilities Planning Collaboration
• Partner with Tech Leads BAs Project Managers Product Owners and QA Leads to understand scope and delivery goals
• Participate in PI planning sprint planning and backlog grooming
• Ensure user stories are testable and aligned with acceptance criteria
• Provide QA effort estimates and support workstream planning Testing Quality Assurance
• Develop review and execute functional test cases aligned to PC insurance business processes
• Support unit component and API testing where applicable
• Contribute to test plans and collaborate on end-to-end testing strategies
• Maintain traceability across requirements test cases execution results and defects Defect Release Management
• Own and report test progress defect status and quality metrics
• Facilitate Defect Review Board DRB meetings and drive defect closure
• Support UAT defect tracking and resolution
• Coordinate testing activities with Release Management teams Risk Governance Reporting
• Provide risk assessments during SIT and UAT phases
• Escalate quality delivery or resourcing risks proactively
• Ensure accurate reporting through QA dashboards and monthly scorecards Process Excellence Continuous Improvement
• Apply and promote QA standards processes and best practices
• Mentor team members and support process adherence
• Conduct defect leakage and root cause analysis
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance testing efficiency Compliance NFRs
• Elicit and validate Non-functional Requirements NFRs
• Ensure compliance with organizational QA standards and PC regulatory requirements