Tata Consultancy Services

Program Director

Tata Consultancy Services$120K — $175K *
Plano, TX 75025In-Person
Information Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-10 years of experience in program delivery and testing management.
  • Strong understanding of quality, compliance, and regulatory frameworks.
  • Proficiency in managing complex testing cycles and multi-vendor environments.
  • Expertise in Agile and SAFe methodologies with a focus on quality integration.
  • Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, including executive reporting.

Responsibilities

  • Own end-to-end delivery of the QCC & E2E Testing Program across various applications.
  • Define and govern the testing strategy aligned with business and regulatory objectives.
  • Drive production readiness and risk assessments for major releases.
  • Ensure compliance with testing standards and audit requirements throughout the test lifecycle.
  • Lead governance forums and manage stakeholder engagement for testing initiatives.
  • Facilitate Agile testing practices, including PI planning and release trains.
  • Manage global testing teams, overseeing resource allocation and financial governance.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical coverage including health, dental, and vision plans.
  • Discretionary annual incentives based on performance.
  • Family support benefits including maternal and parental leave.
  • Reimbursement programs for certifications and training.
  • Convenient commuter benefits to ease travel.
  • Legal and financial assistance options, including a 401K plan and student loan refinancing.
Full Job Description
Must Have Technical/Functional Skills

Program & Delivery Leadership
• Own end-to-end delivery of the QCC & E2E Testing Program across multiple workstreams, applications, and releases.
• Define and govern the overall QCC and E2E test strategy, operating model, and roadmap aligned to business and regulatory objectives.
• Drive release readiness, go-live sign-offs, and production risk assessments for major enterprise releases.
• Provide executive-level reporting on quality metrics, risks, dependencies, and remediation plans.

Quality, Compliance & Controls (QCC)
• Ensure testing adherence to regulatory, audit, and compliance requirements.
• Establish strong quality governance, controls, traceability, and audit readiness across the test lifecycle.
• Partner with Risk, Compliance, and Internal Audit teams to address findings, observations, and continuous improvement actions.

End-to-End (E2E) Testing Excellence
• Lead complex E2E testing cycles spanning upstream/downstream systems, third-party integrations, and data flows.
• Drive environment, data, and dependency readiness for E2E testing across programs.
• Ensure robust orchestration across Functional, System, Integration, UAT, ORT, Performance, and Regression testing. Stakeholder & Client Management
• Act as a trusted advisor to senior client stakeholders, program sponsors, and delivery leadership.
• Lead governance forums, steering committees, and executive reviews for QCC & E2E testing.
• Manage multi-vendor and multi-partner testing landscapes, ensuring alignment and accountability. Agile / SAFe & Release Management
• Enable testing within Agile and SAFe delivery models including PI planning, ART coordination, and release trains.
• Partner closely with Release Train Managers, Product Managers, and Engineering leads to embed quality early.
• Drive shift-left, automation first, and continuous testing practices. People, Financial & Resource Management
• Lead large global teams across onsite, nearshore, and offshore models.
• Own program-level staffing, ramp-up, demand vs capacity planning, and vendor consolidation.
• Manage budgets, productivity, utilization, and financial governance for the testing program.

Roles & Responsibilities
• The Program Director QCC & E2E Testing will lead large-scale Quality, Compliance & Controls (QCC) and End-to-End (E2E) testing programs across multiple business domains and applications. This role is responsible for defining the testing vision, governance, strategy, and execution across complex transformation initiatives, ensuring regulatory compliance, business readiness, and defect-free delivery across releases.
• The Program Director will serve as the single point of accountability for QCC & E2E testing outcomes, working closely with Client Stakeholders, Product, Engineering, Architecture, Release, and Vendor teams to deliver high-quality outcomes at scale.

TCS Employee Benefits Summary:

Discretionary Annual Incentive.

Comprehensive Medical Coverage: Medical & Health, Dental & Vision, Disability Planning & Insurance, Pet Insurance Plans.

Family Support: Maternal & Parental Leaves.
Insurance Options: Auto & Home Insurance, Identity Theft Protection.

Convenience & Professional Growth: Commuter Benefits & Certification & Training Reimbursement.

Time Off: Vacation, Time Off, Sick Leave & Holidays.

Legal & Financial Assistance: Legal Assistance, 401K Plan, Performance Bonus, College Fund, Student Loan Refinancing.

Salary Range: $120,000 - $175,000 a year

About Tata Consultancy Services

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) is an Indian multinational information technology (IT) services and consulting company, headquartered in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. It is a subsidiary of Tata Group and operates in 149 locations across 46 countries. TCS is the largest Indian company by market capitalization and is ranked 11th on the Forbes Global 2000 list of the world's biggest public companies. TCS is also the second-largest IT services company in the world by revenue and the largest employer of women in India. The company provides services in areas including IT, consulting, and business solutions.
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