Program Manager, Testing Lead

Sand Cherry

Program Manager overseeing testing and test strategy for large programs at Sand Cherry Associates. Requires executive communication and project management to ensure successful execution.

Posted 5/20/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $120,000 - $140,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

ERPGo

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Ability to execute an end-to-end test strategy across multiple legacy and acquired systems.
Data Reconciliation & Validation Expertise: Strong skills in validating data from different teams across the organization. This includes mapping, transformation logic, reconciliation reports, and ensuring data integrity between legacy and new platforms.
System Integration Testing: Deep understanding of integration testing across APIs, middleware, and interfaces between HRIS, ERP, finance, and identity management systems.
Cross-Functional Coordination: Experience collaborating with HR, IT, Finance, Security, and external vendors to ensure testing alignment across business processes, data governance, and system dependencies.
Defect and Issue Management: Advanced proficiency in managing complex defect cycles, root-cause analysis, and resolution tracking using enterprise tools.
Change & Cutover Readiness Testing: Ability to simulate post-integration scenarios and validate readiness for go-live across multiple business units.
Automation and Regression Testing Design: Proficiency in building automated regression suites to support ongoing releases and platform stabilization post-merger.
Compliance and Security Testing: Knowledge of compliance concerns and experience validating access controls, PII security, and audit readiness.
Reporting and Analytics Validation: Capability to test analytics, dashboards, and KPI accuracy across integrated data warehouses and business intelligence tools.
Executive-Level Communication and Risk Reporting: Proven ability to summarize test progress, quality metrics, risks, and mitigation plans for a large team of executive stakeholders and program governance teams.
Define and document test approach and delivery plan for multiple workstreams of a large program
Ensure all test phases have appropriate entry / exit criteria and clearly defined expectations for obtaining sign-off against these prior to Go Live
Monitor and report the status and progress of each test phase to stakeholders across the organization, including senior executive leadership
Implement a well-structured approach to test defect management and incident reporting, including standardization of defect logging procedures and deriving metrics/KPIs
Facilitate defect triage calls when required.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Experience with project/program management in planning, defining and documenting testing progress
Strong experience with test strategy and creating detailed test plans in a large enterprise organization
Knowledge of navigating testing tools and systems such as Jira Zephyr or others
Experience with Jira, Confluence, and SmartSheet required
Experience with data testing, system integration and support is required
Keen attention to detail, represented in both test plan documentation and program communications
Knowledgeable in MS PowerPoint creating and presenting executive-level communications is required
Extracts and distills key requirements from conversations, and investigates information independently to develop full understanding and ability to articulate
Ability to execute on multiple deliverables in parallel efficiently and accurately
Expert ability to transition between tasks and prioritize business needs; overall flexible to change
Knowledge of test automation tools and process for implementation
Bachelor’s degree in Business, Computer Science, IT, Engineering, or similar field
Must have experience with systems integration and data testing as mentioned above.

Benefits

Comp & perks

For individuals assigned and/or hired to work in Colorado, Sand Cherry Associates is required by law to include a reasonable estimate of the compensation range for this role. This compensation range considers a wide range of factors considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to skill sets; experience and training; licensure and certifications; and delivery model. Our benefits package includes health and financial benefits such as medical, dental, vision, 401k and PTO.

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Hard Skills & Tools

data reconciliationdata validationsystem integration testingdefect managementautomation testingregression testingcompliance testingreporting and analytics validationtest strategytest plan documentation

Soft Skills

cross-functional coordinationexecutive-level communicationattention to detailability to prioritizeflexibility to changeroot-cause analysisrisk reportingcollaborationindependent investigationincident reporting