Testing Planning Lead (Client Testing) - Pune

Job Title: Testing Planning Lead (Client Testing)

About Us

“Capco, a Wipro company, is a global technology and management consulting firm. Awarded with Consultancy of the year in the British Bank Award and has been ranked Top 100 Best Companies for Women in India 2022 by Avtar & Seramount. With our presence across 32 cities across globe, we support 100+ clients across banking, financial and Energy sectors. We are recognized for our deep transformation execution and delivery.

WHY JOIN CAPCO?

You will work on engaging projects with the largest international and local banks, insurance companies, payment service providers and other key players in the industry. The projects that will transform the financial services industry.

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Innovative thinking, delivery excellence and thought leadership to help our clients transform their business. Together with our clients and industry partners, we deliver disruptive work that is changing energy and financial services.

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Capco has a tolerant, open culture that values diversity, inclusivity, and creativity.

CAREER ADVANCEMENT

With no forced hierarchy at Capco, everyone has the opportunity to grow as we grow, taking their career into their own hands.

DIVERSITY & INCLUSION

We believe that diversity of people and perspective gives us a competitive advantage.

Location - Pune

Years of Expn - 7 - 10Years

Role -Testing Planning Lead (Client Testing)

Role Summary

Lead the planning and orchestration of client testing for T+1 change delivery, ensuring readiness across business, operations, technology, and external client stakeholders.

What You’ll Do

• Own the end-to-end client testing approach, including scope, entry and exit criteria, environments, test cycles, defect governance, and readiness checkpoints.

• Coordinate test planning across custody, settlements, asset servicing, transaction management, and client-servicing teams to ensure full business coverage.

• Develop detailed test plans, scenario inventories, execution schedules, and communication packs for internal stakeholders and client participants.

• Manage execution oversight for SIT, UAT, dress rehearsals, and client proving activities, including issue triage and daily reporting.

• Create and execute test cases, scenarios, and test data, including defect logging and retesting

• Track dependencies linked to market cut-offs, client funding windows, FX impacts, and operational exception handling during testing.

• Provide leadership across stakeholders, escalating risks and driving resolution of blockers that could affect client readiness or implementation timelines.

• Support training, operational playbooks, and Day 1 / Day 2 readiness activities aligned to the testing outcome.

What We’re Looking For

• Prior Experience in securities services, post-trade operations, or capital markets change delivery.

• Strong experience in test planning and governance, with hands-on exposure to client testing, UAT, and multi-workstream coordination.

• Awareness of custody, settlements, transaction management, and asset servicing processes in a T+1 or similar change context.

• Ability to manage senior stakeholders, produce concise governance materials, and drive structured execution in fast-paced programmes.

• Strong analytical and documentation skills, with attention to detail across scenarios, defects, and operational impacts.

Bonus Points For

• Experience supporting T+1 / T+0 readiness, market infrastructure change, or large-scale regulatory implementation.

• Exposure to client migration, client proving, or external market participant testing programmes.

• Consulting experience in complex transformation environments.

Programme context: All roles sit within a T+1 change environment spanning securities services business analysis, operational readiness, and testing, with close dependency on custody, settlements, asset servicing, transaction management, FX, liquidity, and client funding considerations.

If you are keen to join us, you will be part of an organization that values your contributions, recognizes your potential, and provides ample opportunities for growth. For more information, visit www.capco.com. Follow us on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, and YouTube.