The posting
We are looking for an experienced Test Consultant to support a large-scale business transformation programme, with a strong focus on User Acceptance Testing (UAT), business-user coordination and test execution management.
This is a business-facing role requiring strong communication, stakeholder management and the ability to mobilise users across different functions and markets to complete testing activities on time.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and coordinate UAT activities across multiple business functions and stakeholder groups.
- Work closely with project teams, implementation partners and business users to align test scope, schedules, responsibilities and deliverables.
- Identify and mobilise the appropriate business testers and SMEs, ensuring they understand their testing responsibilities and timelines.
- Drive day-to-day UAT execution, including test case completion, outstanding actions, retesting and business sign-off.
- Proactively follow up with business users to ensure timely participation and completion of testing activities.
- Coordinate test preparation activities including test scenarios, test cases, test data and user readiness.
- Monitor test execution progress and provide clear status reporting on completion, defects, risks, dependencies and blockers.
- Facilitate defect triage and coordinate resolution and retesting between business users and delivery teams.
- Manage testing meetings, communications, action logs and escalation of issues where required.
- Support readiness activities leading into deployment/go-live, ensuring critical testing activities and sign-offs are completed.
- Act as the key communication bridge between business stakeholders and the project/testing teams.
Requirements
- 8+ years of experience in testing, project delivery, business transformation or large-scale system implementation programmes.
- Strong experience managing or coordinating UAT and business testing.
- Proven ability to manage and mobilise large groups of business users and SMEs through testing cycles.
- Strong understanding of the testing lifecycle including test preparation, execution, defect management, retesting and sign-off.
- Excellent communication, stakeholder management and facilitation skills.
- Strong follow-up and influencing skills, with the ability to drive actions across stakeholders who may have competing priorities



