Test Manager

Lorien Impellam London, Vereinigtes Königreich

Gepostet vor 3 Tagen Hybrid Befristet Negotiable

Test Manager

Hybrid Working - Local office - 2 days a week on site.

Financial Services

Lorien's leading banking client is looking for a Test Manager to lead testing across a large-scale transformation programme within a major financial services environment. This is a senior leadership role focused on defining and delivering a comprehensive testing strategy while coordinating testing activities across multiple programmes, business functions and delivery teams.

You will act as a Testing Change Agent, bringing together existing testing capabilities, aligning resources, influencing senior stakeholders and ensuring successful delivery through multiple teams and managers rather than direct hands-on execution.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone who thrives in complex enterprise environments and has experience driving testing across major business and technology transformation programmes.

This role is based in a local office.

This role will be Via Umbrella.

Working in a Hybrid Model of 2 days a week on site.

Key Responsibilities

Define, own and deliver the overall Test Strategy from inception through to execution.
Own the Test Completion Report (TCR) suite and ensure high-quality governance and reporting.
Establish and maintain effective JIRA governance across testing activities.
Coordinate testing across Programme, BAU and cross-functional delivery teams.
Lead resource planning and test data coordination across multiple workstreams.
Oversee planning, scheduling and execution of all testing phases.
Align existing testing resources into a cohesive delivery model.
Drive consistent testing approaches across technology and business teams.
Work closely with engineering teams to ensure effective end-to-end delivery.
Deliver through other managers and distributed testing teams across multiple organisations.
Influence senior stakeholders and provide clear reporting on testing progress, risks and delivery outcomes.
Ensure testing supports successful business and technology integration across multiple programmes.

Essential Skills & Experience

Proven experience as a Senior Test Manager or Head of Test within large enterprise environments.
Demonstrable experience creating and implementing Test Strategies from scratch.
Strong leadership experience delivering through managers and cross-functional teams.
Experience coordinating large-scale testing across multiple programmes and business units.
Strong knowledge of enterprise testing governance and best practice.
Experience owning Test Completion Reports (TCRs).
Strong JIRA governance and reporting experience.
Experience coordinating test resources, environments and test data.
Excellent stakeholder management with the ability to influence senior business and technology leaders.
Strong organisational and programme coordination skills.
Results-driven with the ability to deliver within complex transformation environments.
Comfortable working with engineering teams and enterprise technology toolsets.