The anticipated salary range for this role is between $179,000.00 and $230,000.00. The specific salary offered to an applicant will be based on their individual qualifications, experiences, and an analysis of the current compensation paid in their geography and the market for similar roles at the time of hire. The role may also be eligible for an annual discretionary incentive award. In addition to cash compensation, SMBC offers a competitive portfolio of benefits to its employees.

Role Description

The Finance Change Management Director Test and Release Manager is responsible for planning, coordinating, and managing all testing and release activities within complex, multi-stream financial programs. This role ensures software solutions meet quality standards and are released in a controlled, reliable, and compliant manner, in alignment with regulatory and business requirements.

The main areas of coverage: Test Management: Define test strategy, plans, and approach across multiple workstreams and platforms. Coordinate and manage end-to-end testing cycles including system integration, UAT, regression, and performance testing. Oversee test environment readiness, data provisioning, and defect management. Ensure adherence to quality standards and audit requirements. Collaborate with internal QA teams and external vendors. Release Management: Develop and manage the release schedule for large-scale program deployments. Coordinate release readiness reviews, implementation plans, and change control processes. Maintain and manage the release calendar with clear visibility of dependencies. Ensure rollback strategies, release documentation, and post-deployment validation are in place. Stakeholder & Risk Management: Act as a central point of contact for testing and release-related communications across business, IT, and third-party stakeholders. Identify, escalate, and manage testing and release risks, issues, and dependencies. Provide regular reporting and insights on test progress, release health, and quality metrics. Audit engagement: Manage audit enquiries across projects. Work with team to ensure quality of documentation Skills & Qualifications: Proven experience (8+ years) in test and release management within complex, regulated environments (ideally financial services). Strong knowledge of test methodologies, tools (e.g., ALM, JIRA, Selenium, LoadRunner), and release tools (e.g., Jenkins, Git, Azure DevOps). Deep understanding of SDLC, Agile, and Waterfall methodologies. Experience managing multiple releases, environments, and cross-functional testing teams. Excellent stakeholder communication and coordination skills. Preferred: Experience in Finance LOB and understanding of accounting concepts, GL technologies, core banking systems, trading platforms, or payments. ISTQB Certification or equivalent. ITIL certification for Release & Deployment Management. SMBC’s employees participate in a Hybrid workforce model that provides employees with an opportunity to work from home, as well as, from an SMBC office. SMBC requires that employees live within a reasonable commuting distance of their office location. Prospective candidates will learn more about their specific hybrid work schedule during their interview process. Hybrid work may not be permitted for certain roles, including, for example, certain FINRA-registered roles for which in-office attendance for the entire workweek is required. SMBC provides reasonable accommodations during candidacy for applicants with disabilities consistent with applicable federal, state, and local law. If you need a reasonable accommodation during the application process, please let us know at accommodations@smbcgroup.com.