Test Lead

Teachers Mutual Bank Limited; Sydney; On-site; AUD 140,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Teachers Mutual Bank Limited is seeking a Functional Test Lead to steer testing strategies across technology and business change initiatives. You will lead testing activities across projects, collaborate with stakeholders and vendors to ensure quality and readiness for members and employees.

This role focuses on shaping testing plans, coordinating resources, and delivering confident releases. You’ll influence quality outcomes from planning through implementation in a collaborative,

Qualifications

• Experience leading functional testing activities within technology or business transformation environments.
• Strong understanding of test planning, test execution, defect management, and quality assurance processes.
• Experience coordinating testing across multiple stakeholders and delivery teams.
• Ability to assess risk, prioritise testing effort and provide practical recommendations.
• Clear communication skills with the ability to engage technical and non‑technical audiences.
• Experience working within Agile, Waterfall or hybrid delivery environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead functional testing activities across projects, programs, and business initiatives.
• Develop and execute test strategies, plans and schedules that support successful delivery.
• Coordinate test resources, environments, defect management, and test execution activities.
• Work closely with business stakeholders, analysts, project teams, and vendors to ensure requirements are effectively validated.
• Provide clear reporting on testing progress, risks, issues, and overall quality readiness.
• Drive continuous improvement in testing practices, governance, and delivery quality.

Skills

Functional testing leadership

Test strategy development

Stakeholder coordination

Risk assessment

Clear communication

Agile/Waterfall/hybrid

Tools

Test management tools

Defect tracking tools

Test automation knowledge

Job description

If you're passionate about quality, enjoy bringing structure to complex delivery programmes, and want to influence outcomes rather than simply execute test cases, this could be the opportunity you're looking for.

As Functional Test Lead, you'll play a critical role in ensuring technology and business change initiatives are delivered with quality, reliability, and confidence. You'll work closely with project teams, business stakeholders and delivery partners to shape testing strategies, lead testing activities, and help ensure solutions are ready for our members and employees.

This role matters because quality isn't just about finding defects. It's about helping teams deliver better experiences, reduce risk, and create change that works as intended from day one.

What you'll gain

• The opportunity to lead testing across meaningful business and technology initiatives.
• Visibility across projects, stakeholders, and delivery teams.
• The chance to influence quality outcomes from planning through to implementation.
• A collaborative environment where technology and business teams work together to solve problems.
• The ability to contribute to change that supports better outcomes for members and colleagues.

What you'll do

• Lead functional testing activities across projects, programs, and business initiatives.
• Develop and execute test strategies, plans and schedules that support successful delivery.
• Coordinate test resources, environments, defect management, and test execution activities.
• Work closely with business stakeholders, analysts, project teams, and vendors to ensure requirements are effectively validated.
• Provide clear reporting on testing progress, risks, issues, and overall quality readiness.
• Drive continuous improvement in testing practices, governance, and delivery quality.

What you'll bring

You enjoy bringing clarity to complex environments and understand how strong testing practices contribute to successful project outcomes. You're equally comfortable discussing requirements with business stakeholders and collaborating with technical teams to resolve issues and reduce delivery risk.

• Experience leading functional testing activities within technology or business transformation environments.
• Strong understanding of test planning, test execution, defect management, and quality assurance processes.
• Experience coordinating testing across multiple stakeholders and delivery teams.
• Ability to assess risk, prioritise testing effort and provide practical recommendations.
• Clear communication skills with the ability to engage technical and non-technical audiences.
• Experience working within Agile, Waterfall or hybrid delivery environments.

Nice to have

• Experience within banking, financial services or a regulated environment.
• Exposure to digital, customer, lending, core banking, or enterprise transformation programs.
• Experience working with test management and defect tracking tools.
• Knowledge of test automation, integration testing, or end-to-end testing approaches.
• Relevant testing qualifications or certifications.

Why TMBL

You'll join an organisation committed to creating an inclusive culture, delivering great member experiences, and proving that banking can be a force for good. This role offers the opportunity to combine quality leadership, collaboration, and delivery excellence in a purpose-led environment where your contribution can make a genuine difference.

About TMBL

Teachers Mutual Bank Limited is one of Australia's largest mutual banks.

For 60 years, we've been helping Australians achieve their financial goals while staying true to our purpose: banking for good.

As a 100% member-owned bank, our profits are reinvested to benefit our members, communities and the causes that matter most. Our commitment to social and environmental impact is embedded in everything we do - from the products and services we offer to the way we support our people and communities.

We're proud to be a Certified B Corp, reflecting our commitment to high standards of social and environmental performance, transparency, and accountability.

Across our five retail brands, we support more than 280,000 members, including many working in education, emergency services, and healthcare — people who make a difference in communities every day.

When you join our bank, you'll become part of a values-led organisation where passion, excellence, growth, and sustainability guide the way we work. Together, we're creating an inclusive culture, delivering great member experiences, and proving that banking can be a force for good.

Teachers Mutual Bank Ltd may conduct a background or reference check (or both) as part of the recruitment process. By applying you agree to cooperate fully in those procedures and understand that an offer is subject to the satisfactory outcome of those checks, at the discretion of Teachers Mutual Bank Ltd.