Hybrid Programme Test Manager

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About the role

  • Programme Test Manager leading testing across a complex, large-scale programme at Capita. Accountable for test strategy, delivery risk management, and quality outcomes in project execution.

Responsibilities

  • Defining and owning test strategies across multiple projects within the programme
  • Planning and driving testing activities across all stages of system, service and product development
  • Working with project managers to plan, prioritise and schedule test activity and milestones
  • Estimating testing effort, securing appropriate budget and managing resources effectively
  • Providing authoritative guidance on test planning, execution, tooling and automation approaches
  • Adopting and adapting appropriate testing methods, tools and techniques to solve delivery challenges
  • Measuring and monitoring adherence to testing standards and quality frameworks
  • Assessing delivery risks and implementing effective mitigation strategies
  • Acting as the escalation point of contact for testing issues at project and programme level
  • Managing and resolving issues, risks and dependencies across teams and suppliers
  • Driving continuous improvement across testing processes, tools and governance
  • Contributing to the development of organisational policies, standards and testing guidelines

Requirements

  • Proven experience operating as a Senior or Programme-level Test Manager on large, complex programmes
  • Strong experience delivering testing across multi-project, multi-supplier environments
  • Demonstrable expertise in test strategy, planning, estimation and execution
  • Experience managing delivery risk, governance and escalation at programme level
  • Strong people management and leadership capability
  • Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to influence at all levels
  • Strong business awareness and understanding of organisational delivery drivers
  • Experience driving continuous improvement and adopting modern testing practices
  • Eligibility for Security Check (SC) clearance
  • Desirable experience in test automation strategy and tooling
  • Performance and non-functional testing
  • Coaching teams through testing maturity and transformation

Benefits

  • 23 days’ holiday (rising to 27) with the opportunity to buy extra leave
  • Company matched pension
  • Life assurance
  • 15 weeks’ fully paid maternity, adoption and shared parental leave
  • Paternity pay of two weeks
  • Volunteering for our charity partners or a cause of your choice - opportunity to take a paid day out of the office
  • Access to our Employee Network Groups, which represent every strand of diversity and allow colleagues to connect and learn from each other on an open, inclusive platform
  • Opportunity to gain additional qualifications through our Learning Academy or apprenticeships to help develop your career

Job title

Programme Test Manager

Job type

Experience level

Mid levelSenior

Salary

Not specified

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

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