PB5, Test Manager, SEO, Perm, Liverpool or Newport

As a member of the Digital & Technology Management team, you will lead a multi-skilled team to test the functionality, quality and make recommendations to improve performance of the Charity Commissions Digital Services for trustees and members of the public within an agile and matrix working environment.

You will play a pivotal role to the success of software projects by overseeing the products quality and functionality testing phase guaranteeing products are fit for purpose.

You will be managing resources, relationships, and contributing to technology roadmaps ensuring capacity and skills for delivery from your team.

You will have a strong grasp of testing processes, test automation and software with the ability to build test strategies, test cases and evaluating scripts. You will also understand software development iterative lifecycles and ensure our digital services align with Commission architectural principles, are user centric, comply with GDS design requirements and pass acceptance criteria.

You will need to be an excellent communicator, leader, and motivator with high standards that you inspire in others. You will take accountability for your team's work and be comfortable making changes and leading them in new directions, as necessary.

Key Responsibilities:

Strategic Planning: You will manage the resource of your team, coordinating all testing activities during every stage of the test process, as well as coordination with senior executives on testing projects and strategies.

Quality Assurance: You will implement and enforce best practice testing approaches to ensure the highest quality criteria, mitigating any threats that may arise during testing.

Continuous Improvement: You will explore opportunities to continually improve the predictability and effectiveness of software delivery in an environment with a large appetite for digital and technology change. Actively manage testing of products and services throughout their lifecycle (inception through to retirement). Increasing innovation and the maturity of our software testing lifecycle processes and controls.

Leadership and Team Management: You will lead and inspire a test team fostering a collaborative and innovating work environment. You will provide mentorship, guidance and support to team members promoting professional growth and skills development.