Job Title: Test Manager Location: London, United Kingdom (One site once every other week) Day Rate: £500 - £600 (Inside IR35) Start Date: Immediate Job Type: Six Month Contract We are seeking an experienced Test Manager to join an urgent and high-priority project. This contract position will require an individual capable of managing challenging software and platform delivery environments, with a strong focus on testing and quality assurance. The role involves collaboration with senior stakeholders and offshore teams, facilitating client-side UAT, and managing the full testing lifecycle. Job Responsibilities/Objectives: Lead and manage the testing process in a challenging software/platform delivery environment. Engage and manage relationships with senior stakeholders (both client and customer). Oversee the execution of strict quality gates between system testing, system integration, and User Acceptance Testing (UAT). Facilitate and manage the client-side UAT process. Coordinate and manage offshore testing teams to ensure timely and accurate delivery of testing activities. Rapidly produce testing metrics, including defect status and test progress reports, to communicate status to stakeholders. Work closely with agile delivery teams to ensure quality is embedded throughout the software development lifecycle. Required Skills/Experience: The ideal candidate will have the following: Financial Industry Experience : A strong background in wealth management (asset/investment) or at least other areas of the finance industry, such as pensions. Testing Tools Proficiency : Advanced proficiency in Jira for managing testing activities and producing detailed test progress and defect metrics. Test Management Expertise : Proven track record in test management and test delivery within agile software delivery environments. Stakeholder Management : Experience engaging with and managing relationships with senior stakeholders, both internally and with external clients. Quality Assurance Expertise : Demonstrable experience in managing quality gates between system testing, system integration, and UAT. Offshore Team Management : Experience working with and managing offshore testing teams. If you are interested in this opportunity, please apply now with your updated CV in Microsoft Word/PDF format. Disclaimer Notwithstanding any guidelines given to level of experience sought, we will consider candidates from outside this range if they can demonstrate the necessary competencies. Square One is acting as both an employment agency and an employment business, and is an equal opportunities recruitment business. Square One embraces diversity and will treat everyone equally. Please see our website for our full diversity statement.