Job Description
Senior Test Manager / Test Programme Manager - Financial Services / Payments - Permanent Position - Immediate Start Only
Ideally commutable to a Resillion Office in Birmingham but happy to travel into London or Milton Keynes for customer engagement
Hybrid – Milton Keynes or Central London (1–2 days per week onsite)
** DUE TO BACKGROUND CHECKS, WE CAN ONLY ACCEPT APPLICANT WITH 5 YEARS UK ADDRESS HISTORY **
** GIVEN THE AMOUNT OF APPLICANTS - WE CAN ONLY CONSIDER APPLICANTS WITH A PROVE CAREER IN FINANCIAL SERVICES **
Role Overview
We are seeking a highly experienced Senior Test Manager / Test Programme Manager to lead and govern testing across complex, large-scale programmes within financial services, with a strong focus on payments. This is a senior, hands-on leadership role requiring strategic oversight, strong delivery discipline, and the ability to operate confidently in regulated, business-critical environments.
You will be accountable for defining and delivering end-to-end test strategy across multiple workstreams, managing internal and third-party test teams, and providing clear visibility of quality, risk, and readiness to senior stakeholders.
Key Responsibilities
Test Strategy & Governance
* Define, own, and execute programme-level test strategy aligned to business and regulatory objectives
* Establish and maintain test governance frameworks, standards, and best practices
* Ensure testing is risk-based, audit-ready, and compliant with financial services regulations
Delivery & Execution
* Lead testing across multiple concurrent initiatives and workstreams
* Oversee functional, system integration, UAT, regression, and non-functional testing
* Manage test planning, estimation, scheduling, environments, and test data
* Ensure timely defect management, triage, and resolution
Leadership & Stakeholder Management
* Lead and motivate multiple test teams, including onshore, offshore, and third-party suppliers
* Act as the senior testing point of contact for programme leadership and key stakeholders
* Provide clear, concise reporting on test progress, risks, dependencies, and readiness
* Challenge delivery teams constructively to protect quality and customer outcomes
Vendor & Third-Party Management
* Manage and assure testing delivered by system integrators and external partners
* Hold vendors accountable for quality, delivery timelines, and adherence to standards
Continuous Improvement
* Drive improvements in test processes, tooling, automation strategy, and reporting
* Contribute to wider quality assurance and delivery maturity initiatives
* Support delivery across Waterfall, Agile, and hybrid methodologies
Required Skills & Experience
* Extensive experience as a Senior Test Manager or Test Programme Manager
* Strong background in financial services, with demonstrable payments experience (e.g. cards, Faster Payments, CHAPS, SEPA, BACS)
* Proven track record of leading testing on large, complex, multi-stream programmes
* Experience operating in regulated environments with audit and compliance requirements
* Excellent stakeholder management skills, including engagement at senior leadership level
* Strong understanding of test governance, risk management, and quality assurance best practices
* Confident decision-maker with strong communication and reporting skills
Desirable Experience
* Experience with core banking platforms or payment engines
* Exposure to digital transformation or cloud-based platforms
* Experience working with offshore or nearshore test teams
* ISTQB or equivalent testing certification
Working Model
* Hybrid working arrangement
* Expectation to attend Milton Keynes or Central London offices 1–2 days per week
#SeniorTestManager #TestProgrammeManager #TestingJobs #FinancialServicesJobs #PaymentsJobs #BankingCareers #FinTechJobs #QualityAssurance #TestManagement #ProgrammeDelivery #HybridWorking #MiltonKeynesJobs #LondonJobs
Array