Testing Manager

Programme Test Manager (Avaloq)- Wealth Management

London- (Hybrid)

£700-£750

emagine is a high-end professional services consultancy and solutions firm Specialising in providing business and technology services to the financial services sector, we power progress, solve challenges and deliver real results through tailored high-end consulting services and solutions.

We have created a culture of openness and integrity by building genuine and strong relationships and partnerships, enabling us to be uncompromising in our dedication in delivering the optimal service for our clients. Our commitment is not just towards our clients but we aim to foster a positive and equitable working environment with our consultants and colleagues which stems from our core values: Confident, Dedicated, Responsible, Genuine.

We are looking for a dynamic individual who will play a pivotal role in driving and supporting various technical projects within our Technology & Testing Practice. The ideal consultant will possess a strong blend of technical expertise, stakeholder management skills, and a deep understanding of QA Testing.

The role:

• To define, implement and oversee the approach to test within the programme – Test Strategy

• To deliver or manage the delivery of required test collateral – Test Strategy, Plans, Schedule, Closure Reports, Estimates, Reporting, Defect Management

• Defining roles and responsibilities for the test team including specific responsibilities for producing quality test deliverables and assisting the resourcing using both internal and external partners.

• Creating project/programme estimates, using designated estimation tools and other test collateral, (Test Plans, test schedule, test reports etc), based on known/assumed scope and execution activities

• Defining entry and exit criteria for test phases

• Leading the strategic direction of the Test team, across multiple workstreams within the programme

• To manage test delivery in line with the agreed test strategy working with key stakeholders across the technology and business

• To assist in defining the test environment strategy for the programme

• Managing the governance and go/no go checkpoint processes with the Test Assurance team

• To ensure that all test phases across the programme achieve the agreed entry/exit criteria before proceeding to the next

• Ensuring strong quality gates are met and adhered to with supplier accountability across all projects

• Able to manage the communication to key stakeholders around any testing delays and there resulting impact as a result of slippage from suppliers, and other external factors.

• Cultivating strong, collaborative working relationships with the wider IT and business functions as well as third parties

• To Coach and support test team members as necessary

Key Skills and Experience:

• • Proven experience with Avaloq – this is essential.

  • Experience in large-scale complex programmes within Banking, ideally in the Wealth Management domain.

  • Demonstrable track record of defining and successfully delivering testing strategies.

  • Deep understanding of test strategy, including tools and technologies for automated testing.

  • Experience in implementing test automation strategies and methodologies.

  • Familiarity with test management tools such as JIRA.

  • Ability to define and set the technical vision for test automation.

  • Strong QA/testing automation experience, preferably in financial services.

  • Inclusive people management experience – leading and mentoring diverse QA teams.

  • Excellent stakeholder management skills, including working with senior stakeholders across IT and Business.

  • Ability to work under pressure and consistently meet aggressive deadlines.

Our people

The ideal consultants will share our values and be aligned with our ways of working and as your career progresses, you can expect to work across all areas of the project lifecycle, from strategy to implementation. This will provide you with a broad base of experience from which to build an outstanding career.

The ideal consultants will share our values and be aligned with our ways of working and as your career progresses, you can expect to work across all areas of the project lifecycle.

We pride ourselves on;

• Providing our people with a supportive culture, rooted in our values and driven by our purpose.

• Promoting a culture of inclusion, collaboration, well-being, and learning and development.

• Providing increased agility and flexibility within our hybrid working model

• Investing in employees’ growth through ongoing training and development

• Autonomy to take ownership of projects, making decisions and demonstrating individual expertise

• Providing an transparent performance and career management experience.

Our consultants are integral to delivering successful consulting engagements, addressing our clients’ most pressing business challenges, and build lasting value in disciplines such as:

• Solve sophisticated, ambiguous business, change and technology problems, bringing structure and meticulous analysis and planning, acting, and taking decisions with little strategic direction

• Build, develop and sustain trusted senior client relationships in the C-suite by remaining highly attuned to client needs

• Drive, enable and support the business, partnering with our leaders, clients, and consultants across our practices to take the best of emagine to our clients through opportunity identification/qualification, solution development/presentation

Interested?

At emagine, we are committed to building an international and diverse team by embracing our different backgrounds.

If you are up to the challenge and would like to find out more, get in touch with us immediately, our internal recruitment team is always keen to hear from dynamic individuals that are looking to further their career and explore their full potential.

“emagine is an equal opportunity employer, and employment practices are based strictly on merit. It is the policy of the Company to give equal opportunity in employment regardless of sex, sexual orientation, marital status, race, age, disability, gender reassignment, pregnancy and maternity, religion or ethnic origin”