A leading company is hiring a Test Manager/Test Lead. Permanent, hybrid position based in London, paying up to £95,000 per annum Essential experience and skills required for the Test Manager, Test Lead, Test Strategies, Automation Strong experience in defining and implementing test strategies, frameworks, and processes. Willingness to be hands-on. Knowledge of automated testing tools (e.g., Selenium, Playwright, TestRail). JIRA/Confluence experience. Experience working with both Agile and Waterfall methodologies Excellent stakeholder engagement and communication skills. Experience and skills required for the Test Manager, Test Lead, Test Strategies, Automation Exposure to AI-driven testing. Knowledge of data pipelines, data warehouses and Power BI dashboards Familiarity with eFront and Microsoft Dynamics 365. Experience in financial services or asset management. Role and responsibilities for the Test Manager, Test Lead, Test Strategies, Automation Establish a centralised testing function, processes, frameworks and release criteria. Lead test planning, estimation, and scheduling across teams and workstreams to ensure on-time and risk-managed delivery. Hands-on as required and operate confidently as the sole tester/test manager in the early phase. Define and own the end-to-end test strategy and governance across functional, regression, integration, UAT, non-functional streams. Manage test execution for unit, integration, system, and UAT; ensuring developer testing is completed as required. Drive defect management and triage, coordinating internal teams and third parties to timely resolution. Lead test case and script development aligned to business requirements and specifications. Establish and maintain regression packs. Identify and evaluate opportunities for automation and AI-driven testing and develop business cases that clearly articulate ROI and value to the organisation. Establish metrics and reporting for progress, coverage, quality, and defect trends. Execute and coordinate regression and upgrade testing for eFront and related platforms. Participate in sprint planning, release management and retrospective ceremonies. Package for the Test Manager, Test Lead Hybrid position Paying up to £110,000 per annum plus benefits