Test Manager - Wellington

Planit; Wellington; On-site; NZD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Training and certification support

Clear career path

NZ-based team environment

Job summary

Planit, an NRI company, is seeking a Test Manager based in Wellington, NZ. The role focuses on AI testing, test strategies, and leading quality assurance across multiple projects within a consulting framework.

Applicants should be comfortable with comprehensive testing activities, guiding UAT users, and developing regression suites, while leveraging tools like Jira and ADO to optimize processes.

Qualifications

• Experience in testing AI solutions and AI testing frameworks.
• Develop test strategies, plans and exit reports.
• Hands-on testing, write test cases and execute tests.
• Support UAT testers and business users.

Responsibilities

• Develop test strategies, test plans and exit reports.
• Hands-on testing, writing and executing test cases.
• Guide and support UAT testers and business users.
• Develop regression suites for specific work items.
• Investigate automated testing when requested for specific work items.
• Support project artefacts such as business requirements.
• Experience managing multiple projects and programmes.
• Promote quality practices within IT delivery.

Skills

Test management

AI testing

Stakeholder guidance

Quality assurance

Tools

Jira

ADO

Job description

Planit - An NRI Company

Where Quality Is Seen, Not Heard

At Planit, quality isn't a checkbox - it's a craft. As part of NRI, we combine global scale with deep local expertise to deliver quality engineering and testing services you can see, trust, and measure. Our mission is simple: make every system perform flawlessly and every digital experience inspire confidence.

With 1,500+ Quality Engineering specialists and delivery models that adapt to every client's needs, Planit offers the perfect blend of reach, reliability, and innovation.

Step into a career, not just a role - Planit offers clear progression, diverse projects and a culture that backs you to experiment, learn and raise the bar on quality.

As a Test Manager, we expect you to possess a high level of knowledge and exposure across various software development lifecycle models and have the ability to accelerate quality with the application of appropriate tools and approaches.

This is a Wellington based role and Wellington market experience preferred.

Key responsibilities

• Experience in testing AI solutions, develop AI Testing framework and guidelines
• Develop Test Strategies/ Test plans / test exit reports
• Hands-on testing, Writing Test cases, Execute testing
• Support and guide the UAT testers, business users
• Develop regression suite for specific work items
• Investigate automated testing when requested for specific work items
• Supporting project artefacts when requested for specific work items e.g. Business requirements
• Experience managing multiple projects and programmes
• Enjoy change and new challenges. This is a Consulting role
• Be passionate about quality practices within IT delivery

Nice to have

• Familiarity with test management tools (e.g. Jira, ADO)
• Motivated to explore and maximise use of AI in testing
• Local experience and wide variety of domain knowledge preferred

What we offer

• Training and certification support
• An established training and career path
• Supportive, collaborative team environment in a NZ-based organisation

Planit is building the next generation of AI-empowered test professionals. Every team member receives structured training and certification in AI-applied testing techniques, ensuring you develop practical, future-ready skills while helping shape how AI transforms quality engineering.

Planit's test professionals have constant access to our AI Test Companion tool, Amplify to support your development and delivery.

Please note that this role is Wellington based and you must have eligibility to work in NZ.