Senior Testing Manager

Typical Accountabilities:
• Work in line with existing test strategies, test plans and good practices on IT projects.

• Conduct great testing and documenting and reporting that testing in a professional capacity.

• Strong test leadership, working directly with other testers to assist them with their testing.

• Fluent in talking about and promoting/influencing great testing practices to project team members.

• Strong stakeholder management to effectively handle issues such as escalating risks and changes to testing scope.

• Ensure the testing team engaged on the project adhere to all standards, quality, and compliance.

• Use existing and identify new testing tools to assist testing activities.

• Teach testers and other project members about said tool and how to use them effectively.

• Support / lead testing that supports all types of project methodology (Scrum, KanBan, Waterfall, V-Model, SAFe, etc)

• Works collaboratively with:

• Test Managers – obtaining guidance on testing strategies to use within the projects.

• Test Engineers (at all levels) – Leading by example, working directly alongside the test engineers

• Test Programme Managers – Providing status updates on the testing progress within a project.


Typical People Management Responsibility (direct / indirect reports):
• Approximate number of people managed in total (all levels) - 5
• Manager of a team

What is the global remit? (how many countries will the role operate in?):
• 2 or 3 countries at a minimum of 40% of time

Education, Qualifications, Skills and Experience:


Skills and Capabilities:
• Essential: Strong Testing Skills; A capable knowledge of software testing and automation.; Excellent communication and relationship building skills; Strong knowledge and experience of testing tools and methodologies; Excellent domain skills and acumen with sensitivity to environment; Strong leadership and coaching skills
• Desirable: Demonstrated skills in leadership and coaching; Agile and Waterfall

Key Relationship to reach solutions:
• Internal (to AZ or team): Test Managers; Development Managers; Test Engineers; Project stakeholders
• External (to AZ): Third party contractors; External networks

Date Posted

Closing Date

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