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Senior Test Manager - Hybrid - Inside IR35
Our client, a leading global consultancy, are currently looking to hire a Senior Test Manager with experience of Performance and Stress Testing to join the team on a hybrid working contract basis.
In this role you will:
- Be responsible for the delivery of testing activity in various teams
- Define test strategies
- Work with project managers to plan and prioritise test activities
- Secure budget and develop test plans
- Manage resources and provide the required governance and reporting for a set of projects.
Key Responsibilities:
- Planning and driving testing activities across all stages and iterations of product, systems and service development
- Providing authoritative advice and guidance on any aspect of test estimation, planning and execution
- Adopting and adapting appropriate testing methods, automated tools and techniques to solve problems in tools and testing approaches
- Measuring and monitoring the application of testing standards
- Assessing risks and taking mitigating actions
- Identifying improvements and contributing to the development of organisational policies, standards, and guidelines for testing
- Implementing team member training and relevant skill certifications as needed
- Managing project milestones
- Resource forecasting and controlling attrition
- Promoting career development and performance
- Managing the expectations of key project stakeholders
- Managing and resolving issues
- Striving for Continuous Improvement on testing processes
- Escalation Point of Contact at project level
- Line Management
- Interviewing and selecting candidates for test roles
- Deputise for the Programme Test Manager/Head of Testing when required
Key Behaviours & Capabilities:
- Management and Leadership skills - both from a person management perspective and from the overall control of the process
- Fosters an environment conductive to open, transparent communication among all levels. Manages difficult and complex interpersonal relationships
- Strong presentation and communication skills with an ability to communicate at all levels within the organisation as well as externally
- Business awareness, specific knowledge of the organisations business area, drivers, structures and priorities
- Assessing the performance of the teams, providing the necessary support and conducting appraisals. Assessing the needs of the team and enabling relevant professional development opportunities
- In depth knowledge of management principles and processes. Identifying and exploring opportunities for continuous process improvement
- Builds own training plan, agrees with Line Manager and ensures that it is completed
- Maintains a deep awareness of technology, product, industry developments and is expert in multiple areas
- Continuous learning by keeping up-to-date and acquiring relevant skills and certifications
If this role sounds like a good fit for your skills and experience, please apply!
Carbon60, Lorien & SRG - The Impellam Group STEM Portfolio are acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.
