Senior Quality Lead

Nationwide Group; Newcastle upon Tyne; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Nationwide is seeking a quality engineering and testing leader to define and deliver testing strategies across complex technology and transformation initiatives. You will translate risk, business, technical and control requirements into effective test approaches and quality outcomes.

You will set and improve testing standards, governance and quality controls, while coaching and overseeing testing and quality engineering teams.

Qualifications

• Lead testing strategy and quality assurance across complex technology and transformation initiatives.
• Translate risk, business, technical and control requirements into effective test approaches.

Responsibilities

• Set and improve testing standards, governance and quality controls.
• Provide leadership, coaching and oversight to testing and quality engineering teams.

Job description

This role will be leading the definition and delivery of quality engineering and testing strategies across complex technology and transformation initiatives. This person will provide risk-based assurance, ensuring business, technical and control requirements are translated into effective test approaches and quality outcomes.

A key part of this position will be to set and improve testing standards, governance and quality controls, while providing leadership, coaching and oversight to testing and quality engineering teams. Champions modern engineering practices including shift-left testing, automation and continuous improvement, adapting approaches where technology constraints prevent full adoption.

We are happy to consider flexible working approaches to help you perform at your best.

This is a 10-month secondment opportunity.

At Nationwide we offer hybrid working wherever possible. More rewarding relationships are supported through our hybrid approach, bringing colleagues together across our UK wide estate, whilst also supporting generous access to home working. We value our time in the office to solve problems, to learn, and to feel connected.

For this role, you'll be based at your nearest regional office or hub. We value time spent together to connect with colleagues for collaboration so there will be a requirement to attend our Glasgow or Gosforth site approximately once per month. If you are based at an office location, you'll be expected to meet our hybrid working requirement of at least two days a week, or 40% of your working time if part-time, in the office. If you’re based at our Glasgow office, this will apply from 1 April 2027 and ahead of that there will be a need to regularly connect with colleagues for collaboration events. If your application is successful, your hiring manager will provide further details on how this works.

Virgin Money is now part of Nationwide

Nationwide acquired Virgin Money in October 2024. Virgin Money continues to serve customers on the high street, and there will be a phased and considered integration over the coming years.

You’ll be employed by Nationwide from day one, delivering real impact and benefitting from a highly competitive range of benefits. We’re a workplace where you’re rewarded, recognised and celebrated.

Nationwide is committed to the redeployment of our employees impacted by change, as such applications for redeployment candidates will be prioritised in this recruitment process.

If you’re a colleague on long-term absence (for example, on parental leave) or a temporary worker, please use your personal email address to submit an application.