Programme Test Manager

Morson Edge (Financial Services); Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

Morson Edge (Financial Services) is seeking an experienced Programme Test Manager to lead testing strategy, governance and UAT across a major technology programme. This hands-on leadership role focuses on embedding a robust, business-led UAT framework to ensure quality, user value and release confidence across the programme.

You will design and operate test strategies, plans, governance and quality metrics, and engage with a wide range of stakeholders including business users, product owners and

Qualifications

• Proven experience delivering complex software programmes across Agile or scaled Agile environments within financial services.
• Designing and operating test strategies, test governance, metrics and defect management.
• Deep practical experience of UAT, business-led scenario definition, acceptance criteria and sign-offs.
• Testing across QA, functional, regression, integration, automation, performance and security testing.
• Knowledge of data flows, API integrations, and workflow automation in a financial services SaaS context.
• Shift-left testing, risk-based testing and evidence-based release decisions.
• Engagement with business users, product owners, analysts, architects, engineers, QA specialists, cyber teams, vendors and senior stakeholders.
• Experience with Jira, Confluence and test management tooling with traceability between requirements, stories, tests and defects.
• Excellent communication and influencing skills; comfortable explaining quality risks to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Experience within Fund Management, Fund administration, Alternative Investments, or Asset Servicing; exposure to regulatory/compliance like AIFMD, FATCA, AML, or KYC.

Responsibilities

• Lead testing strategy, governance and assurance across a major technology programme.
• Establish and embed a robust, business-led UAT framework to ensure quality and release confidence.
• Engage with business users, product owners and senior stakeholders to align on quality outcomes.

Skills

Programme Test Manager

Senior QA Manager

Senior Test Manager

Agile environments

Scaled Agile

Financial services

Test strategy design

Test plans

Test governance

Quality metrics

Defect management

Release readiness

UAT

Acceptance criteria

Test evidence

SME engagement

Sign-off processes

QA testing

Functional testing

Regression testing

Integration testing

Automation testing

Performance testing

Security testing

Penetration testing

Data flows

API integrations

Workflow automation

Financial services SaaS

Shift-left testing

Risk-based testing

Defect triage

Exploratory testing

Release decision-making

Business users

Product owners

Analysts

Architects

Engineers

QA specialists

Cyber/security teams

Vendors

Senior stakeholders

Jira

Confluence

Test management tools

Traceability

Communication skills

Influencing skills

Fund management

Fund administration

Alternative investments

Asset servicing

AIFMD

FATCA

AML

KYC

Job description

We are seeking an experienced delivery focused Programme Test Manager to lead testing strategy, governance and assurance across a major technology programme within the financial services sector.

This is a hands-on leadership role, with a particular focus on establishing and embedding a robust, business-led User Acceptance Testing (UAT) framework, ensuring quality, user value and release confidence across the programme.

What you will bring

• Proven experience as a Programme Test Manager, Senior QA Manager or Senior Test Manager delivering complex software programmes across Agile or scaled Agile environments within the financial services sector
• Strong experience designing and operating test strategies, test plans, test governance, quality metrics, defect management and release readiness reporting.
• Deep practical experience of User Acceptance Testing, including business-led scenario definition, acceptance criteria, test evidence, SME engagement and sign-off processes.
• Experience assuring multiple testing paths across software delivery, including QA, functional testing, regression testing, integration testing, automation, performance testing and security or penetration testing.
• Knowledge of data flows, API integrations, and workflow automation in a financial services SaaS context.
• Strong understanding of shift-left testing, acceptance criteria, risk-based testing, defect triage, exploratory testing and evidence-based release decision-making.
• Comfortable engaging with business users, product owners, analysts, architects, engineers, QA specialists, cyber/security teams, vendors and senior stakeholders.
• Experience with Jira, Confluence and test management tooling, including traceability between requirements, stories, tests, defects and release decisions.
• Excellent communication and influencing skills, with the ability to explain quality risks clearly and constructively to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Experience within Fund Management, Fund administration, Alternative Investments, or Asset Servicing, such as Private Equity, Real Assets, Infrastructure, or Hedge Funds.
• Exposure to regulatory and compliance requirements relevant to alternative investments, such as AIFMD, FATCA, AML, or KYC.

This is an urgent contract, so you must be able start within the next weeks.