Overview

Who we are

At Toyota, we are reimagining mobility through innovative, high-quality technology solutions designed to enhance lives and meet our company mission of “Producing Happiness for All.” If you are interested in reimagining mobility with us in an inclusive environment built on teamwork that puts respect for people first, we want to talk to you.

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Who we are

An important part of the Toyota family is Toyota Financial Services (TFS), the finance and insurance brand for Toyota and Lexus in North America. While TFS is a separate business entity, it is an essential part of this world-changing company – delivering on Toyota’s vision to move people beyond what’s possible. At TFS, you will help create best-in-class customer experiences in an innovative, collaborative environment.

Who we’re looking for

UAT Horizontal Lead (Horizontal Lead) will be responsible for managing a team of QA/UAT Test Leads (also known as Quality Assurance Manager).  

Key responsibilities include

• Create the enterprise testing strategy to deliver on the UAT vision and goals at Toyota Financial Services.  

• Develop UAT best practices and standards that align with the new Agile Delivery model and ensure that they are followed by the domains.

• Develop plan to capture assurance metrics and make them available through reporting & dashboards.

• Review the assurance metrics and ensure quality assurance standards are being followed.

• Collaborate with the Product and Platform teams to ensure a stable test environment for testing. 

• Explore and help rollout a test data management solution for test data generation and reservation.

• Create test release coordination plan with the domains to limit test downtime during core testing hours.

• Standardize and rollout the model for Scenario Validation Testing (SVT) and End to End (E2E) Testing. 

• Work with the Test Lead in each domain to thoroughly assess the maturity and business need for test automation.

• Collaborate with the Domain Owner/Product Owner/Tech Lead/UAT Lead to develop a test automation roadmap for the domain, considering critical applications, frequency of deployments, etc.

• Develop method of capturing test automation return on investment (ROI). Manage the UAT Horizontal Team budgets to ensure fiscal responsibilities. 

What you bring

• Bachelor’s Degree

• Progressive experience developing UAT best practices and standards.

• Experience forecasting and managing budgets.

• Proven experience leading and developing high-performing teams.

• In-depth knowledge of quality assurance methodologies, practices and tools which includes test automation frameworks.

• Strong expertise in product management and software development lifecycle.

• Experience and understanding of software and data testing techniques and best practices.

• Analytical and Problem-Solving skills with the ability to drive root cause analysis and implement corrective actions.

• Experience working in IT delivery and managing cross functional testing teams.

Added Bonus if you have

• Masters Degree

• Experience with cross functional SVT and E2E testing.

• Scrum Master Certification

• PMP Certification

• Experience with Agile and DevOps methodologies and the ability to align quality engineering practices with these approaches.

• Strong experience and knowledge in analytical and problem solving skills, with the ability to drive root cause analysis and implement corrective actions.

• Experience working in IT delivery or business management.

• Experience working in a financial and banking industry.

What we’ll bring

During your interview process, our team can fill you in on all the details of our industry-leading benefits and career development opportunities. A few highlights include:

• A work environment built on teamwork, flexibility, and respect.
• Professional growth and development programs to help advance your career, as well as tuition reimbursement.
• Vehicle purchase & lease programs
• Comprehensive health care and wellness plans for your entire family
• Flexible work options based on business needs.
• Toyota 401(k) Savings Plan featuring a company match, as well as an annual retirement contribution from Toyota regardless of whether you contribute.