6-month contract (Inside IR35) with potential extension
Overview
We are seeking an experienced IMOS & Freight Test Manager to lead the end-to-end testing strategy and delivery for a large-scale IMOS implementation programme. This is a senior, programme-level role responsible for driving test governance, ensuring business confidence, and supporting go-live readiness across complex freight and trading operations.
You will play a critical role in assuring both core IMOS functionality and bespoke, custom-built solutions, ensuring seamless integration and robust performance under real operational conditions.
Key Responsibilities
* Define and own the end-to-end test strategy across IMOS and associated systems
* Establish governance frameworks, entry/exit criteria, acceptance standards, and go/no-go milestones
* Align testing activity with programme timelines, cutover planning, and delivery objectives
* Lead and coordinate UAT across chartering, voyage estimation/execution, bunker management, and freight economics
* Partner with vendor and business teams to ensure realistic, end-to-end scenario coverage
* Own UAT outcomes, sign-off processes, and articulation of residual risks
Custom-Built Functionality Assurance
* Maintain oversight of all bespoke functionality delivered alongside IMOS
* Define and implement fit-for-purpose testing approaches for custom components
* Ensure customisations are fully integrated into system and UAT cycles
Integration & End-to-End Testing
* Own testing across the broader ecosystem, including financial, trading, settlement, and reporting systems
* Ensure data integrity, reconciliation, timing accuracy, and controls across platforms
* Validate seamless interaction between IMOS and all integrated solutions
Defect & Quality Management
* Lead defect triage, prioritisation, and resolution processes at programme scaleFocus on issues impacting freight economics, operational execution, and financial outcomes
Cutover & Go-Live Readiness
* Provide critical input into cutover planning and rehearsal activities
* Deliver evidence-based go/no-go recommendations to programme leadership
* Support transition into hypercare and early-life support
Required Experience & Skills
* Proven track record as a Test Manager on large, complex programmes within trading, logistics, or shipping
* Strong understanding of freight and shipping operations, with IMOS experience highly desirable
* Extensive experience delivering SIT, UAT, and non-functional testing across multi-system environments
* Demonstrated experience testing custom-built solutions alongside vendor platforms
* Expertise in integration and end-to-end testing across enterprise systems (e.g., CTRM/ETRM, finance, reporting)
* Strong stakeholder engagement skills, including the ability to influence and challenge at senior level
* Ability to balance delivery pressure while providing clear, evidence-based risk and quality assurance
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