Test Manager jobs in United Kingdom

AXA - Global Healthcare is seeking an experienced Test Manager to join our team. You'll collaborate closely with Engineering leadership to develop and lead comprehensive testing strategies across diverse teams and technologies. Your expertise will drive testing initiatives for a range of applications, including Salesforce, thick and thin client applications, and mobile platforms. As part of our forward-thinking approach, you'll also oversee testing automation, remote testing across multiple devices and locations, and the scaling of testing environments to enhance effectiveness and ensure the highest standards of quality. AXA we work smart, empowering our people to balance their time between home and the office in a way that works best for them, their team and our customers. You'll work at least two days a week (40%) away from home, moving to three days a week (60%) in the future. Away from home means either attendance at one of our office locations, visiting clients or attending industry events.

• Lead the development and execution of comprehensive testing strategies, including test automation, mobile testing, and remote application testing.
• Own and continuously improve the release management process, ensuring deployment workflows are captured and executed through tools like Azure DevOps.
• Support the testing team in creating and maintaining regression packs to maximize test coverage and facilitate automation efforts.
• Manage relationships with third‑party testing providers, ensuring timely procurement and adherence to budget constraints.
• Develop and update Testing Plans within Engineering Low Level Design documentation to clearly define testing scenarios and expected results for all stakeholders.
• Assist the testing team in resolving issues encountered during testing phases to ensure smooth progress.
• Promote an Agile way of working within the testing team, ensuring tasks are accurately estimated, prioritized, and tracked within Azure DevOps for effective sprint planning.
• Line manage testers, ensuring capability to conduct testing across thick, thin client, and mobile applications.

As a precondition of employment for this role, you must be eligible and authorised to work in the United Kingdom.

Proud to be part of the AXA Group, AXA - Global Healthcare specialise in supporting the healthcare needs of globally mobile citizens, around the world. From a routine medical check up to a lengthy hospital stay, individuals and businesses have relied on the global support and protection we offer, for more than 55 years. Today, we support members living in more than 200 countries from our global hubs in the UK, Europe, Asia, India, USA and Middle East.

At AXA UK, we're appreciative of the people who work for us and our rewards package is reviewed regularly to reflect that. You can expect to receive:

• Competitive annual salary of up to £53,000
• Annual company & performance-based bonus
• Contributory pension scheme (up to 12% employer contributions)
• Life Assurance (up to 10 x annual salary)
• Private medical cover
• 28 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays
• Opportunity to buy up to 5 extra days leave or sell up to 5 days leave
• Wellbeing services & resources
• AXA employee discounts