Responsibilities
* Work closely with the Digital & Innovation Director, Digital Product Manager, Digital Product Specialists, and partner agencies to analyse requirements, design/technical specifications and create comprehensive test scenarios, test objectives, acceptance criteria, and timing plans.
* Execute agreed test scenarios within agreed timeframes, ensuring that all outcomes are fully documented and, where defects/bugs/errors are found, ensure they are escalated appropriately and the relevant fix is identified.
* Coordinate and support releases into the live environment, ensuring readiness, appropriate approvals, and post-live quality assurance are completed.
* Manage all Business As Usual (BAU) activities for the POS System, ensuring it remains accurate, up-to-date, and operates effectively.
* Own and coordinate quarterly BAU testing for the POS System and Finance API/Calc integrations, ensuring activities are planned with the wider team, executed within agreed timelines, and fully documented.
* Support the Digital Support Desk, ensuring that all assigned tickets are responded to and managed to satisfactory resolution in line with the agreed SLAs.
* Provide ad hoc support across other digital products as required.
Planning & Budgetary Control
* Plan, prioritise and manage multiple test activities to support on-time delivery of projects, in line with department budget.
Technical Knowledge
* Develop and maintain a sound technical understanding of the POS System, related applications, relevant data sources, logic, and Finance API/Calc integrations.
Stakeholder Engagement
* Develop sound working relationships with internal and external stakeholders, especially digital agency partners, SCUK and OEMs.
* Act as a point of contact for business users, providing guidance, resolving issues and capturing feedback to support ongoing system improvements.
Communication and Reporting
* Identify and communicate critical issues promptly, driving appropriate decisions and actions.
* Accurately record testing results.
* Produce accurate and meaningful test reports and communicate outcomes to relevant stakeholders.
Insight & Continuous Improvement
* Identify and implement improvements to existing processes, measures, and documentation as appropriate.
Risk & Compliance
* In line with the company’s risk and compliance statement of responsibility and objectives, identify risks, incidents, and breaches, in accordance with company policies and department procedures.
Change Request Process / Governance
* Work closely with the Digital Product Manager to manage the POS System CR backlog, ensuring that CRs are tracked from inception through to completion, while contributing to wider digital initiatives as required.
* Maintain the digital governance processes, ensuring all changes, testing activities, and releases follow defined standards, controls, and approval frameworks.
Additional Tasks
* Carry out any other tasks from time to time as may reasonably be requested.
Key Skills
* Planning: develop coherent testing plans across multiple projects and prioritise delivery within shifting timeframes; excellent time management and organisational skills.
* Communication: clear and effective communication across stakeholders.
* Teamwork: excellent team player, establishing strong working relationships with stakeholders, colleagues, and business partners, working independently as required.
* Time Management: deliver activities within prescribed timeframes through effective prioritisation across multiple projects and on‑going programmes.
* Influencing and Negotiating: engage with internal and external stakeholders to reach mutually beneficial outcomes.
* Analytical Problem‑Solving: strong analytical and problem‑solving skills with the ability to drive issues through to resolution.
* Adaptability and Resilience: work across multiple initiatives within a pressurised environment, adapting to shifting priorities and deadlines.
* Attention to Detail: excellent work ethic with high attention to detail, especially in reporting and documentation.
Ideal Candidate Should Have
* Some experience of QA and testing in a previous role.
* Strong working knowledge of Excel.
* Understanding of project management lifecycle.
* Ability to liaise on a technical level with business/project owners and agency partners.
* Familiarity with JIRA is desirable but not essential.
* Previous exposure to or experience working in a role in the automotive sector is desirable but not essential.
* Has an appropriate level of education.
Benefits
* Competitive base salary depending on expertise, range of £38,000 - £42,000.
* Eligibility for annual bonus, up to 15%.
* 27 days holiday per annum plus bank holidays, with flexible holiday options and additional leave after five years.
* Company pension scheme with generous employer contributions.
* Voluntary benefits allowance of £500 per annum, payable as cash or benefits.
* Company-sponsored individual private medical insurance available after one year of service.
* Additional family, lifestyle and health-related benefits, including death in service, income protection, discounted voluntary healthcare plans, employee car scheme, employee assistance programme, and enhanced family-friendly policies.
* In the year following your first years service, company-sponsored individual private medical insurance.
Location & Travel
Home-based with requirements to visit the Company’s Head Office in Reigate (generally 1 to 2 days per month) and visits to our OEMs, suppliers or dealers as required.
This position may require domestic travel from time to time.
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