The Role We're supporting an EdTech organisation based in the Northeast who are recruiting for a QA Manager to lead their automation-focused testing function and oversee a team of 10 junior and mid-level testers. This role sits at the heart of their engineering capability, ensuring their products are delivered quickly, reliably and to a consistently high standard. You'll set the direction for how testing is approached, embedded and automated across multiple product teams. The Opportunity This is a great chance to shape a modern QA function within a business that invests heavily in technology and innovation. You'll lead the QA strategy, influence tooling and frameworks and the responsible use of AI while helping testers progress in their careers. You will also be responsible for improving QA processes, develop automation practices, improve release quality and drive efficiencies across the entire life cycle. The team works in a hybrid model, with 1-2 days onsite in the North East. Key Responsibilities Lead, support and develop a QA team of junior and mid-level testers. Strengthen and expand automation coverage using tools such as Cypress and SpecFlow. Drive best practice across CI/CD, pipelines and quality gates. Shape how testing is planned, embedded and delivered across Agile product squads. Oversee test planning, execution, reporting and continuous improvement. Collaborate with Product and Engineering to ensure requirements are clear, testable and aligned with business goals. Lead RCA efforts to prevent recurring defects. Promote a proactive, shift-left approach where quality is owned throughout the development lifecycle. Identify opportunities to improve processes, tooling, efficiency and overall quality standards. If this role sounds like a good fit, Apply now!