Lead Test Manager - Strategy & Governance (Hybrid)

Leonardo S.p.A.; West of England; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Time to Recharge: up to 12 flexi-days

Pension scheme with employer contrib.

Mental health support & employee nets

Bonus scheme for management level

Access to Coursera/LinkedIn Learning

Referral programme

Flexible benefits up to £500 yearly

Hybrid working

Job summary

Leonardo UK is seeking a Lead Test Manager to guide test teams and establish assurance strategies across complex UK programmes. You will lead governance, resource planning and quality across initiatives while collaborating with customers in a hybrid on-site/on-home setup.

You will drive delivery strategies, mentor senior testers, and represent testing at programme boards and reviews, ensuring test outcomes meet cost, schedule and security goals.

Qualifications

• Significant leadership experience across large engineering/test teams.
• Proven ability to deliver test and assurance solutions at scale.
• Excellent stakeholder management and ability to present to senior leaders.
• Experience in Agile/SAFe environments is desirable.
• Leadership or project management qualifications are preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead test teams, line management, workforce planning and career development.
• Define delivery strategies for testing across multiple projects/programmes.
• Own test governance, assurance and reporting at programme level.
• Represent testing at boards, reviews, and senior meetings.
• Support bids, proposals and business winning with input on test strategy.
• Mentor the next generation of test leaders and engineers.

Skills

Leadership

Test delivery

Stakeholder management

Agile/SAFe

Mentoring/people development

Education

PM qualifications (ILM, PRINCE2, ITIL, APM)

Tools

ITIL

Job description

Leonardo UK is seeking a Lead Test Manager to guide test teams and establish assurance strategies across complex UK programmes. You will lead governance, resource planning and quality across initiatives while collaborating with customers in a hybrid on-site/on-home setup.

You will drive delivery strategies, mentor senior testers, and represent testing at programme boards and reviews, ensuring test outcomes meet cost, schedule and security goals.