UAT/Go live manager

What you'll do...

• Lead UAT strategy, planning, and execution, including scope, entry/exit criteria, and execution oversight
• Serve as the primary liaison across Business, Product, Engineering, Operations, Compliance, Training, and Change Management
• Partner with Product and Engineering to ensure acceptance criteria are testable and UAT‑ready in Agile delivery models
• Manage UAT defects, triage, and risk mitigation in alignment with enterprise testing governance
• Ensure UAT environment and test data readiness, including integrations and regulatory compliance
• Provide clear status reporting, dashboards, and risk visibility to senior leadership
• Define and drive go‑live readiness criteria, governance cadence, and go/no‑go decisioning
• Lead cutover planning, dress rehearsals, runbooks, and launch execution
• Oversee training readiness, documentation control, and launch communications

You'll have...

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related field. 
• 3+ years of UAT or QA experience with a strong focus on UAT.
• 3+ years of experience in auto finance or a closely related financial services environment.
• Experience in a highly regulated industry, with a basic understanding of regulatory requirements and data security protocols.
• Proven experience in Agile/Scrum environments, including user stories, acceptance criteria, and the Definition of Ready/Done.
• Experience supporting large-scale system modernization or transformation programs.
• Experience partnering with Training, Org Change Management, Compliance, and operational SMEs on training design, procedure readiness, and job aids.
• Experience supporting go-live readiness, cutover, and operational launch activities, including dress rehearsals, support model preparation, escalation paths, command center readiness, and hypercare.
• Experience facilitating cross-functional workshops and eliciting business requirements.
• Proficiency with test management tools such as Azure DevOps or JIRA/Xray for test case management, execution tracking, and defect management.
• Strong facilitation, documentation, and executive communication skills, with the ability to present risks, decisions, and readiness status clearly to leadership. 

Even better you'll have...

• Experience with Alfa Receivables or comparable loan/receivables platforms.
• Experience developing or supporting launch dashboards, RAID logs, milestone trackers, and readiness reporting.
• Exposure to change management activities and end-user adoption initiatives.
• Certifications such as ISTQB, Certified Scrum Master (CSM), or SAFe Agilist.
• Experience with test automation concepts and tools, particularly as they relate to UAT.  
• Basic understanding of API testing concepts and tools.
• Experience with data migration testing. 

You may not check every box, or your experience may look a little different from what we've outlined, but if you think you can bring value to Ford Motor Company, we encourage you to apply! 

As an established global company, we offer the benefit of choice. You can choose what your Ford future will look like: will your story span the globe, or keep you close to home? Will your career be a deep dive into what you love, or a series of new teams and new skills? Will you be a leader, a changemaker, a technical expert, a culture builder…or all of the above? No matter what you choose, we offer a work life that works for you, including:

• Immediate medical, dental, vision and prescription drug coverage

• Flexible family care days, paid parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up child care and more

• Family building benefits including adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, fertility treatments, and more

• Vehicle discount program for employees and family members and management leases 

• Tuition assistance

• Established and active employee resource groups 

• Paid time off for individual and team community service 

• A generous schedule of paid holidays, including the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day 

• Paid time off and the option to purchase additional vacation time. 

This position is a leadership level 5.

For more information on salary and benefits, click here: https://fordcareers.co/LL5SP1

Visa sponsorship is not available for this position. 

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