Senior Test Manager – Trading & Freight Transformation
Hybrid (3 days per week)
Initial 2‐Month Contract | Inside IR35
£500–£750 per day
We are partnering with a major organisation delivering a large‐scale trading and freight transformation programme and are seeking an experienced Senior Test Manager to lead programme‐wide testing strategy and delivery.
This is a senior, programme‐level role with real influence over business readiness, risk management, and go‐live assurance across a highly complex ecosystem of vendor platforms and bespoke custom-built solutions.
The Role
You will own end‐to‐end testing governance, ensuring operational, commercial, and financial confidence ahead of go‐live. Acting as a senior quality authority, you'll work closely with business and technology leaders to ensure systems perform under real‐world trading conditions.
Key Responsibilities
Programme Test Strategy & Governance
* Define and own the end‐to‐end test strategy across system, integration, UAT, regression, and non‐functional testing
* Establish governance frameworks, entry/exit criteria, and go/no‐go decision points
* Align testing with programme milestones, cutover, and delivery plans
Large‐Scale UAT Leadership
* Lead complex, multi‐domain UAT involving numerous business user groups
* Ensure scenarios reflect true end‐to‐end operational workflows
* Own UAT sign‐off, residual risk articulation, and business readiness assurance
Custom‐Built & Vendor Platform Assurance
* Maintain a clear inventory of bespoke/custom functionality
* Define fit‐for‐purpose test approaches for all custom components
* Ensure custom builds are fully embedded into end‐to‐end testing and UAT
Integration & End‐to‐End Testing
* Own integration testing across trading, logistics, financial, settlement, reporting, and data platforms
* Ensure data integrity, reconciliation, timing, and control assurance
Defect, Cutover & Go‐Live Readiness
* Lead defect triage, prioritisation, and resolution
* Focus on issues with material operational, commercial, or financial impact
* Provide evidence‐based go/no‐go recommendations
* Support cutover rehearsals and transition into hypercare
What We're Looking For
* Proven Senior Test Manager experience on large, complex transformation programmes
* Strong background in trading, logistics, freight, or shipping environments
* Experience testing vendor platforms alongside bespoke/custom solutions
* Hands‐on leadership of SIT, UAT, and non‐functional testing
* Excellent stakeholder management skills at senior level
* Confidence to challenge solution design from a quality, risk, and testability perspective
Why Apply?
* Lead testing on a high‐profile, business‐critical transformation
* Operate at programme leadership level with real influence
* Work across a complex ecosystem of vendor and bespoke technology
* High autonomy and ownership of quality and risk decisions
For more information, please apply now.