AI-Focused Test Lead

Job Overview This AI‑Focused Test Lead will help advance quality, efficiency, and delivery confidence across Home Lending Delivery platforms. The role will lead testing strategy and execution for AI‑enabled, automation‑supported, and traditional technology initiatives while ensuring testing practices remain traceable, auditable, risk‑based, and aligned to enterprise standards. Responsibilities Plan, coordinate, and govern testing activities across AI‑enabled solutions, automation initiatives, platform enhancements, integrations, and data‑driven delivery efforts. Serve as the tactical quality leader, ensuring test planning begins early, acceptance criteria are testable, risk is clearly understood, defects are managed effectively, and business stakeholders have confidence in release readiness. Coordinate day‑to‑day testing activities across onshore, offshore, vendor, and cross‑functional delivery teams. Qualifications Bachelor's degree, or equivalent work experience. Eight or more years of direct experience with project management responsibilities. Preferred Skills & Experience Ability to conduct an analysis of business needs, including scheduling meetings, planning agendas, conferring with business line leaders, documenting and making verbal and written presentations. Strong software testing leadership, hands‑on understanding of test automation and data validation, curiosity and experience with AI‑enabled functionality testing, and the ability to guide cross‑functional teams through evolving delivery models. Experience with mortgage, home lending, consumer lending, financial services, or other highly regulated business domains. Working knowledge of test automation concepts, automation candidate selection, and preparation of manual tests for automation readiness. Exposure to Selenium, Playwright, API testing, SQL/data validation, CI/CD quality gates, or similar automation and quality engineering tools. Ability to develop test schedules, review testing plans, track test issues, and report on test results. Strong knowledge of the software delivery lifecycle, Agile delivery practices, test planning, test case design, defect management, regression testing, and UAT coordination. Proficient computer navigation skills using a variety of software packages including Microsoft Office applications. Strong project management, organization, and analytical skills. Effective interpersonal, verbal, written and presentation communication skills. Effective leadership and negotiation skills. In‑depth knowledge of a business line or function area. Location & Travel This role requires working from the Earth City, MO locations three (3) or more days a week. This role does not support visa sponsorship. Benefits Healthcare (medical, dental, vision) Basic term and optional term life insurance Short-term and long-term disability Pregnancy disability and parental leave 401(k) and employer‑funded retirement plan Paid vacation (from two to five weeks depending on salary grade and tenure) Up to 11 paid holiday opportunities Adoption assistance Sick and Safe Leave accruals of one hour for every 30 worked, up to 80 hours per calendar year unless otherwise provided by law Salary Pay Range: $86,360.00 - $101,600.00 Equal Employment Opportunity U.S. Bank is an equal opportunity employer. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, religion, color, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or veteran status, and other factors protected under applicable law. E‑Verify U.S. Bank participates in the U.S. Department of Homeland Security E‑Verify program in all facilities located in the United States and certain U.S. territories. #J-18808-Ljbffr U.S. Bank