ERP Test Manager

Wētā FX is the standard-bearer for creativity and innovation in visual effects and animation, attracting talent, partners, and clients that seek to push what is possible in pursuit of their artistic vision. Along the way, our ground-breaking work has earned six visual effects Academy Awards®, 12 Academy Sci-Tech Awards and six visual effects BAFTA Awards in addition to the 34 Visual Effects Society Awards awarded to us by our peers. Based in Wellington, New Zealand, we are best known for our work on _The Lord of the Rings_, _Avatar_ and the _Planet of the Apes_ franchise. We've recently finished work on a number of projects including _Mr Corman, The Green Knight_ and Marvel's _Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings_.

The ERP Test Manager will be a highly experienced Test Manager with experience in ERP Implementation Projects, preferably Microsoft Dynamics 365. The key focus of their role will be the responsibility for driving and delivering Testing both at a management level and hands on, as required.

The ERP Test Manager will be a key role in the ERP Transformation Project tasked with transforming operational complexity to a single, global, integrated, source of truth.

**Key Responsibilities**:

- To review the ERP Test Strategy and create plans and standards for the Test activities aligned with the ERP Implementation plan.
- To manage successful completion of all preparation activities and resources to complete the agreed Test phases as agreed in the ERP Test Strategy, eg; Functional Testing, System Integration Testing, Regression Testing, Performance Testing, Roles/access Testing and User Acceptance Testing, etc, as required.
- To identify, manage and mitigate risks to delivery of Test activities and escalate to Project Management.
- To put in place Test Management and assurance processes including but not limited to; Test tools, approaches and frameworks,Test case/script, development processes aligned with user stories/acceptance criteria, Test execution processes, Test reporting processes, and the completion of the Requirements Traceability Matrix to map user requirements and benefits with Test cases/scripts.
- To manage the activities of a Test analyst to complete test activities on time with the ERP implementation plan.
- To guide and mentor Wētā FX project and business workstream leads and process owners through test activities.
- To setup and run Test Management sessions to;
- manage test activities to plan, ensure adherence to test standards and provide status reporting to Project Management, manage change, risks and deployment that may impact the test plan, manage defect triage to prioritise defects and manage defect resolution.
- Utilising expert Testing skills to be hands on to complete testing activities, as required.

**Experience & Skill-Set**:

- ERP experience preferably Dynamics 365
- Preferably previous experience using Azure Dev Ops for Test Management and reporting, Test preparation and script development and Test execution and defect management.
- In-depth understanding of ERP or software development lifecycle methodologies i.e. Waterfall or Agile with a working knowledge of agile ceremonies and artefacts.
- Other Testing tools

At Wētā FX we celebrate our diversity and believe in creating an environment where all our crew feel welcomed, respected, supported and appreciated. We define ourselves by the quality of our work, and we’re striving to build a workplace experience that’s second to none. Here at Wētā FX we value open minds and encourage our crew to be themselves.

Applicants must be able to start soon and are a NZ citizen or have an open work visa with no restrictions in place.

Location: Wellington, NZ