Skills

Communication Leadership CI/CD DevOps Test Quality Assurance Test Automation Stakeholder Management software testing SDLC Recruitment

Job Specifications

Programme Test Manager

Hybrid – London - 2/3 days in the office a week.

12 month contract

Are you a senior QA leader who thrives on delivering quality at scale?

This Financial Services company are looking for an experienced Programme Test Manager to define and lead the end-to-end testing strategy for a complex, multi-workstream transformation programme within a highly regulated environment on a 12 month contract.

The Role

You’ll take ownership of the overall testing strategy, governance, and assurance — ensuring quality and compliance are built into every stage of delivery.

This is a high-impact role where you’ll bring structure, rigour, and collaboration across multiple delivery teams and suppliers, driving a culture of continuous improvement and testing excellence.

Key Responsibilities

Define and maintain the programme-wide test strategy, governance model, and QA framework.
Lead planning and execution across all testing phases: functional, integration, UAT, performance, and non-functional.
Drive adoption of automation frameworks and CI/CD integration to improve efficiency and early defect detection.
Oversee test reporting, metrics, and release assurance for programme governance forums.
Mentor and coach test leads and analysts across distributed teams.
Partner with delivery, business, and engineering stakeholders to ensure quality standards are met and risks are proactively managed.

About You

15 years’ experience in Software Testing & Quality Assurance, including senior leadership roles across large programmes.
Strong background in STLC, SDLC, test governance, and delivery assurance.
Experience managing multi-vendor, distributed QA teams in complex change environments.
Hands-on understanding of test automation, CI/CD, DevOps, and non-functional testing.
Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to influence at programme and executive levels.
ISTQB Advanced Test Manager or equivalent certification highly desirable.

Interested?

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About the Company

www.thecurvegroup.co.uk At The Curve Group we create extraordinary solutions that transform working lives by supporting organisations to design, develop and elevate Recruitment and HR functions. Through expert analysis, benchmarking, consultancy and delivery services, we provide solutions across the entire employee lifecycle to enable better attraction and retention of talent. If you’d like to talk to us today about your plans and ambitions or to get fresh ideas and solutions to your current challenges, get in touch ... Know more