UAT Testing Lead – Capital Markets

UAT Testing Lead – Capital MarketsExperience: 10+ years of UAT, testing, or quality assurance experience, including at least 5+ years specializing in Capital Markets testing within banking or financial services.

Location: KSAPosition SummaryWe are looking for an experienced UAT Testing Lead – Capital Markets to lead, coordinate, and govern User Acceptance Testing activities across Trading, Treasury, Asset Management, Investment Banking, Custody, and Post-Trade platforms.The role will oversee UAT strategy, test planning, test execution, defect management, business validation, governance, and sign-off across complex Capital Markets environments.The ideal candidate will have strong functional knowledge of Equities, Fixed Income, FX, Derivatives, Treasury, Trading, Settlement, and Clearing, combined with proven experience managing UAT programs within banking or financial services.Strong understanding of the Saudi financial regulatory environment, including SAMA and CMA requirements, is important for this role.Key ResponsibilitiesLead and govern end-to-end User Acceptance Testing (UAT) activities across Capital Markets applications and platforms.Develop and maintain UAT strategies, test plans, test scenarios, test cases, execution schedules, and acceptance criteria.Coordinate testing activities across business users, trading, treasury, operations, risk, compliance, technology teams, and external vendors.Manage UAT across Trading Platforms, Treasury Management Systems (TMS), Order Management Systems (OMS), and Settlement/Clearing systems.Design and review complex business test scenarios covering Equities, Fixed Income, FX, and Derivatives.Validate front-to-back Capital Markets workflows, including trade capture, order management, execution, settlement, clearing, reconciliation, and post-trade processing.Ensure testing activities align with applicable SAMA and CMA regulatory requirements.Manage defect identification, tracking, prioritization, triage, resolution, and retesting.Lead defect triage sessions and coordinate root-cause analysis with business and technical teams.Build and maintain Requirements Traceability Matrices (RTM) to ensure appropriate requirements coverage.Establish structured UAT governance, testing controls, reporting standards, and quality gates.Track UAT progress, test coverage, defect status, risks, dependencies, and overall testing readiness.Prepare Go/No-Go assessments, UAT sign-off reports, dashboards, and management reporting.Escalate critical testing risks, dependencies, and blockers to relevant stakeholders.Support release readiness and ensure business acceptance criteria are met before production deployment.Drive continuous improvement across UAT processes, governance, quality assurance, and testing standards.Technical & Functional RequirementsStrong hands-on experience with User Acceptance Testing (UAT).Capital Markets testing and quality assurance.Trading platform testing.Treasury Management Systems (TMS).Order Management Systems (OMS).Settlement and clearing systems.Trade lifecycle and post-trade processing.Equities, Fixed Income, FX, and Derivatives.Treasury and Trading.Asset Management.Investment Banking.Custody and Post-Trade.Test strategy and test planning.Test scenario and test case design.Requirements Traceability Matrix (RTM).Defect management and defect triage.Root-cause analysis.UAT governance and sign-off.Go/No-Go reporting.Regulatory and compliance testing.Knowledge of SAMA and CMA requirements.Experience with testing and management tools such as JIRA, TestRail, and Azure DevOps.QualificationsBachelor’s degree in Finance, Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.10+ years of relevant experience in UAT, software testing, quality assurance, or related testing functions.Minimum 5+ years of Capital Markets testing experience within banking or financial institutions.Proven experience leading complex UAT programs and business acceptance testing.Strong understanding of Capital Markets products and front-to-back trade lifecycle processes.Strong functional knowledge of Trading, Treasury, Investment Banking, Asset Management, Custody, Settlement, and Clearing.Experience coordinating testing across business, technology, risk, compliance, operations, and vendor teams.Good understanding of the Saudi financial regulatory environment, particularly SAMA and CMA.Experience with JIRA, TestRail, Azure DevOps, or similar testing and defect-management tools.Strong stakeholder management, leadership, analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.Nice to HaveISTQB Foundation or Advanced certification.Experience supporting large-scale Capital Markets transformation or modernization programs.Experience with digital investment or electronic trading platforms.Experience with regulatory-driven testing within banking or financial services.Experience working with multiple technology vendors and complex system integrations.Experience preparing and presenting UAT readiness and Go/No-Go recommendations to senior stakeholders.Key SkillsUAT | Capital Markets | User Acceptance Testing | Quality Assurance | Trading | Treasury | Asset Management | Investment Banking | Equities | Fixed Income | FX | Derivatives | Trade Lifecycle | TMS | OMS | Settlement | Clearing | Custody | Post-Trade | Test Strategy | Test Planning | Test Cases | Defect Management | Defect Triage | RTM | Root Cause Analysis | UAT Governance | Go/No-Go | SAMA | CMA | JIRA | TestRail | Azure DevOps | Banking | Financial Services