Group Test Manager – Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) Pilot (m/f/d)
K2 Partnering Solutions
Ansprechpartner: Luke Davis
Wien, Österreich
Beschreibung
Our client is currently looking for an experienced, hands-on Group Test Manager to lead the integrated testing workstream for a high-profile Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) pilot. This is a strategic coordination role orchestrating a complex landscape across the group head office, regional banks, external vendors, and central banking ecosystems.
Core Responsibilities:
- Strategy & Governance: Own the Group Test Strategy, integrated test plan, common standards, and quality gates across all participating entities and suppliers.
- Stakeholder Orchestration: Act as the central hub for testing dependencies, translating separate delivery plans into one executable approach, and resolving conflicting priorities across organizational boundaries.
- Testing Oversight: Coordinate System Integration Testing (SIT), End-to-End (E2E), Non-Functional, security, and Operational Readiness testing across local, shared, and central scheme components.
- External Scheme Validation: Translate central bank testing requirements into the Group plan, coordinating onboarding, technical validation, and mandatory evidence preparation.
- Defect & Quality Management: Chair cross-entity defect triage, establish requirements-to-test traceability, and present consolidated readiness and go-live recommendations to governance bodies.
What You Bring to the Table:
- Core Experience: Extensive background as a Test Manager orchestrating complex, integrated testing across multiple legal entities, distributed teams, and suppliers in banking or payment programmes.
- Domain Expertise: Deep understanding of payment value chains, core banking systems, APIs, event-driven integrations, and real-time transaction processing.
- Standout Qualifications: Prior experience with CBDC initiatives, digital wallets, or external scheme-certification/central-bank validation is highly preferred.
- Leadership & Soft Skills: Strong negotiation, conflict-resolution, and stakeholder-management skills, with the ability to constructively challenge vendor delivery quality and readiness claims.
Engagement Conditions:
- Contract Type: External Consultant
- Capacity: 4 Days a Week
- Start Date: As soon as possible, latest December 1st 2026
- Location: Remote / Vienna (Presence in Vienna is only required for key workshops, test phases, and governance meetings)
- Languages: Fluent English required; German is a bonus