UAT Test Lead

UAT Automation LeadDay 1 onsite - Sunnyvale, CA OnsiteFulltime/Permanent JD:8+ years of experience managing User Acceptance Testing (UAT) as a test lead for complex, highly integrated projectsUnderstanding of sales and sales operations processes in consumer channel sales or similar environment is highly preferredWell versed in multiple styles of Release and Change Management processes including Agile/Scrum, Waterfall, and Iterative; Experience in an Agile environment is a mustHands-on experience with Salesforce platform is preferredUnderstanding of test automation framework design models and best practices including type scripting, Playwright and have worked on MCP with AI savy mindset.Solid understanding of project management approaches, tools and phases of the project lifecycleStrong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to communicate at all organizational levelsAbility to facilitate brainstorming sessions to gather lessons learned from implementation with business and BPR, and Information Technology groupExcellent teamwork and ability to influence others (horizontally and vertically) to instill accountability to achieve resultsExperience working on projects for teams based outside the U.S.Strong level of customer focus and attention to detailAbility to thrive in an ambiguous environment and multi-taskingHigh level of professionalism, energy, and sense of urgency to “make things happen”In this role, you will :- Facilitate successful release of system enhancements / new functionalities from development to production- Create and maintain test automation for the features getting delivered in UAT for your assigned projects in BPR.- Create Release processes and documentation to minimize customer impact during changes Management of end-to-end UAT activities including test process management, team coordination and communication of test results- Lead cross-functional team to support each Release project plan and post Release/Change review and coach other PM’s- Work closely with project team to understand business requirements- Review requirements document to ensure that requirements are testable- Develop test strategy, test plans, test cases, test scripts and test reports on multiple projects of varying size- Create and maintain the test data for UAT scripts.- Create, maintain, and report UAT metrics including SLAs and KPIs- Validate that user expectations are achieved during the testing process- Document and communicate UAT related risks to Project Management- Coordinate smoke testing, facilitate sales environment planning and PROD refreshes, and review master data flows- Facilitate triage calls and drive issues to resolution with IS&T and business partners to get closure on open issues- Create and maintain overall UAT knowledge- Provide UAT best practices and templates; Incorporate lessons learned to improve test planning and execution