Portfolio Quality Lead — Driving Testing at Scale

Home Limited; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Pets at Home seeks a Portfolio Test Lead to shape quality across a multi-portfolio technology landscape. You will lead a team of Test Managers and Agile Test Engineers, partnering with Product, Delivery and Technology leaders to ensure robust, scalable solutions that enhance customer experience.

You will drive the quality strategy, balance pace with risk, and foster a culture where quality is everyone’s responsibility, including reporting insights to senior stakeholders and shaping the future in

Qualifications

• Leading testing across complex portfolios, programmes or large-scale technology environments.
• Experience developing and leading high-performing testing teams.
• Strong knowledge of quality assurance, test automation and modern engineering practices.
• Ability to engage and influence stakeholders at all levels.
• Experience with Agile environments and CI/CD practices, with a continuous improvement mindset.

Responsibilities

• Define and evolve our technology-wide testing and quality strategy.
• Lead, coach and inspire testing professionals to achieve their potential.
• Champion modern quality engineering practices, automation and continuous improvement.
• Work closely with Delivery and Portfolio Leads to ensure quality from day one.
• Provide clear quality insights and recommendations to senior stakeholders.
• Identify and mitigate risks related to performance, security, accessibility and compliance.

Skills

Leadership

Quality assurance

Test automation

Agile & DevOps

Stakeholder engagement

Job description

Pets at Home seeks a Portfolio Test Lead to shape quality across a multi-portfolio technology landscape. You will lead a team of Test Managers and Agile Test Engineers, partnering with Product, Delivery and Technology leaders to ensure robust, scalable solutions that enhance customer experience.

You will drive the quality strategy, balance pace with risk, and foster a culture where quality is everyone’s responsibility, including reporting insights to senior stakeholders and shaping the future in