Test Manager: Automation & Quality Lead | Hybrid Leeds

Fruition Group; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 59,000 - 72,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus (25%)

25 days holiday

BUPA health

Onsite parking

Hybrid working in Leeds

Job summary

Fruition Group is seeking a Test Manager to lead a central testing function in Leeds within a global consumer finance context. You will shape testing strategy, drive automation, and coordinate across multiple supplier teams to ensure high-quality delivery.

The role combines hands-on testing leadership with capability-building in automation and regression, in a hybrid Leeds setting with international collaboration and travel as needed.

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading testing across multiple changes in complex environments (ideally international).
• Exposure across the full testing lifecycle (Unit, System, Integration, UAT).
• Agile / incremental delivery experience (Scrum / Kanban).
• Experience implementing and using test automation tools.
• Comfortable with tools such as JIRA / Confluence and test management solutions.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day allocation of testing activities within a central test function.
• Build and lead a capability for integration testing across multiple supplier developments.
• Establish an automated regression capability to protect core functionality.
• Create test strategies and oversee planning/execution to ensure high-quality delivery.
• Ensure appropriate resourcing and inspire high performance in the test team.
• Support business-led UAT to ensure changes are fit for live deployment.
• Provide expert consultation on testing approach, process, tools and quality.
• Develop testing metrics/measures with suppliers and internal teams.
• Communicate status of testing activity to IT teams and senior stakeholders.
• Coordinate with in-country teams; overseas travel may be required.

Skills

Testing leadership

Full testing lifecycle

Agile delivery

Test automation

JIRA/Confluence

Stakeholder management

Quality assurance

Tools

JIRA

Confluence

Test management tools

Job description

Fruition Group is seeking a Test Manager to lead a central testing function in Leeds within a global consumer finance context. You will shape testing strategy, drive automation, and coordinate across multiple supplier teams to ensure high-quality delivery.

The role combines hands-on testing leadership with capability-building in automation and regression, in a hybrid Leeds setting with international collaboration and travel as needed.