Manual QA Lead (Apps) - London, Hybrid (2 days per week) - £75k Equity Key skills: Qase, Linear, Jira, Postman, curl, SQL I'm working with a rapidly growing tech startup to find their next Manual QA Lead. Quality is absolutely critical to their success, and they need a Manual QA Lead who can balance hands-on testing with leading a 7-person QA team. This isn't a role where you sit back and just manage. You'll be rolling up your sleeves daily triaging bugs, reproducing issues, testing user journeys whilst also mentoring your team and setting the QA strategy. What's in it for you? Salary up to £75K equity Hybrid working from London (2 days a week on site) Flexible working 1 day off per month for dedicated learning and development x2 company trips per year Home office budget Regular socials Minimum 33 holidays per year What You'll Need: 5 years in QA with significant manual testing experience 2 years testing mobile apps (iOS/Android) 2 years line management experience Strong track record building and leading QA teams Experience with test management tools (Qase) and project management platforms (Linear/Jira) Comfortable working in Agile environments alongside developers Day-to-Day: Plan releases and prioritise work based on the roadmap Mentor and guide the QA team Triage bugs and ensure critical issues are resolved quickly Reproduce user-reported bugs with clear reproduction steps Test common user journeys to ensure they're smooth and problem-free Use the right tools to streamline the QA process Bonus Points: Mobile test automation experience API testing (Postman, curl) Testing experience on both iOS and Android SQL for test data collection Startup experience If you're a hands-on QA Tester who loves manual testing but also has the leadership chops to guide a team, I'd love to hear from you. APPLY NOW or email your CV to *Please note the role does not offer sponsorship and is not suitable for those on short term or student visas* Manual QA Lead (Apps) - London, Hybrid (2 days per week) - £75k Equity As an industry leading, nationwide Marketing, Digital, Analytics, IT and Design recruitment agency, we are continually receiving new assignments to work on, so keep a close eye on our website, Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter pages for a full list of current permanent and interim opportunities as well as marketplace news and fun stuff. Forward Role is operating as an employment agency.