Clearance & Settlement Testing Director (EMEA Shift)

Clearance & Settlement Testing Director (EMEA Shift)

Are you ready to make an impact at DTCC? At DTCC, we are at the forefront of innovation in the financial markets. We are committed to helping our employees grow and succeed. We foster a thriving internal community and are committed to creating a workplace that looks like the world that we serve. Enterprise Services comprises multiple platforms including Client Services, Global Business Operations, Business Architecture, Data Strategy and Analytics, and Digital Services, which report into the Chief of Enterprise Services. These platforms enable the business to optimize delivery for clients, generate efficiencies and resilience, and enable consistency in the digitization strategy, processes and end-to-end standard methodologies.

Pay And Benefits

• Competitive compensation, including base pay and annual incentive
• Comprehensive health and life insurance and wellbeing benefits, based on location
• Pension / Retirement benefits
• Paid Time Off and Personal/Family Care, and other leaves of absence when needed to support your physical, financial, and emotional well-being
• DTCC offers a flexible/hybrid model of 3 days onsite and 2 days remote (onsite Tuesdays, Wednesdays and a third day unique to each team or employee)

The Impact You Will Have In This Role

Clearance & Settlement Operations is responsible for the end-to-end processing of clearance and settlement activities across DTC, NSCC & FICC, ensuring the integrity and efficiency of U.S. financial markets. SCSO manages a wide range of functions—from real-time trade matching, netting, and settlement to exception handling, risk mitigation, physical processing and operational controls. The group also leads cross-functional initiatives such as project management, workflow enhancements, and operational risk review across business lines. Additionally, the team is responsible for the User Acceptance Testing (UAT) for Operational functionality within the C&S business lines at DTCC ensuring that defined quality standards are met. The UAT team should possess an in-depth knowledge of automated testing tools and quality control approaches including the ability to automate test scripts using an Industry standard Java Selenium framework.

Your Primary Responsibilities

• Directs and ensures smooth workflow within the team by staying informed with key elements of the organization and communicating key messages in a timely manner.
• Overseas and influences the professional development of team personnel by cultivating programs and initiatives to augment skills and capabilities
• Cultivates a strong organizational network by prioritizing relationships across the enterprise
• Evaluate UAT testing status of projects across C&S business lines and bring up critical risks
• Influence UAT automation designs with the main goal to have reusable IT components and services to complete test validation based on automation principles
• Accountable for the preparation and execution of end-to-end and automated test plans and execution activities
• Contribute SME insights and collaborate with teams to identify the root cause of application issues
• Ensure team\'s adherence to departmental and organizational policy and procedures
• Identify, manage, and bring up risks and issues, and manage audits and/or audit findings relative to UAT testing
• Review test strategies with UAT partners to validate comprehensive coverage and obtain feedback
• Articulating and presenting complex or technical information clearly and effectively to collaborators and/or non-technical colleagues, in both small and large group settings
• Mitigates risk by following established procedures, spotting key errors and demonstrating strong ethical behavior.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 10 years of related experience
• Bachelor\'s degree preferred or equivalent experience

Talents Needed For Success

• 13 to 15 years of software testing experience and UAT Testing
• 8+ years of IT management experience preferred
• 8 years of core Java or Selenium TestNG automation experience
• 5+ years of people management experience
• Experience in API automation
• Must be amenable to working US and EMEA hours. The initial training period will follow US hours for the first three months, after which the role will transition to an EMEA shift.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

• Director

• Full-time

• Engineering and Information Technology