Test Strategy Manager
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The Vacancy
Job Title: Test Strategy Manager
Contract Type: Permanent
Location: Bradford, Chatham, London, Petersfield
Working Pattern: Hybrid—typically a couple of days a week in the office.
Part-time or flexible arrangements are considered to support work-life balance. A fear of losing your current working flexibility shouldn't hinder you from applying for new opportunities, which is why we aim to match your existing flexible working arrangements where possible.
What We Offer:
- Holidays: 25 days holiday up to 30 days (depending on service)
- Pension: We know it is important to save for the future, that is why we will contribute up to 10%
- Maternity/Paternity: We realise that family time is important, we offer enhanced maternity (after successful completion of probation) and 4 weeks paternity leave
- Volunteering: 2 paid days to ‘give back’ to the charity of your choice
- Development: LinkedIn Learning for all
- Finance: Snoop Premium available to all colleagues
- Medical: Opportunity to opt in for Private Medical Insurance
- Bonus: Discretionary annual bonus
The Role:
As a Test Strategy Manager you will be reporting to the Head of Solution Engineer.
As our Test Strategy Manager you will lead the development and delivery of our testing strategy. You’ll work closely with senior leaders across the organisation to embed a culture of continuous improvement and innovation within our test engineering function.
As a Test Strategy Manager, you will:
- Define, implement, and manage the delivery of the VBG group testing strategy.
- Lead a team of Test Lead Engineers and circa 50 Test Engineers embedded in Agile scrum teams.
- Collaborate with platform and development teams to create a continuously refreshed, end-to-end testing environment.
- Establish and nurture an active testing community of practice within Technology & Change.
- Drive continuous testing improvements, including the adoption of cutting-edge tools and techniques.
- Monitor, report, and share key testing metrics with stakeholders.
- Act as a senior escalation point for all testing-related matters.
- Champion team development through coaching, mentoring, and regular performance reviews.
What We’re Looking For:
- Proven experience in building and leading high-performing testing teams.
- Strong background in test automation across Mobile, Web, Cloud (Azure/AWS), and APIs.
- Proficiency with testing tools such as Tricentis Tosca, Selenium, and others.
- In-depth understanding of SaaS systems, UAT, non-functional, and performance testing.
- Familiarity with Agile, DevOps, CI/CD, and TDD/BDD principles.
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to engage stakeholders at all levels.
Offers are subject to satisfactory background checks, including credit, fraud, and employment references.
Who We Are:
At Vanquis, we have a simple purpose: to deliver caring banking so our customers can make the most of life’s opportunities. Established in 1880, we’re now a FTSE All Share company and leading specialist bank. We lend responsibly, providing tailored products and services to over 1.75 million UK customers.
We take care of our colleagues as well as our customers, working hard to create a rewarding and supportive work environment. That means competitive salaries, benefits, and a Group-wide recognition scheme. Everyone can enrol in our pension and after six months, you can join our ‘Buy as You Earn’ scheme.
We’re about more than financial rewards though. We give everyone a voice in the business and room to be their authentic self. And we know you’re here to build your career, so we help every colleague with training and development opportunities. Making sure there’s always something new to learn.
Vanquis Bank is an Equal Opportunity Employer
Here at Vanquis Banking Group, we embrace everyone’s unique strengths and identities to be themselves at work. Regardless of how you identify yourself, your sexual orientation, martial or civil partner status, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national background, faith, disability, or age – your experiences and background help enrich our teams, and most importantly help support our customers in the best way possible. At the end of the day, it's our people that help us to fulfil the reason why we’re here in the first place: to help put people on a path to a better everyday life.
If there’s anything we can do in the recruitment process to help you achieve your best, get in touch. Whether it’s a copy of our application form in another format or additional assistance, we’re available to help. You can contact us at careers@vanquis.com
The Company
At Vanquis, we’ve been empowering lives since 1880. As a FTSE All Share company and leading specialist bank, we lend responsibly to over 1.69 million UK customers.
We’re just as committed to our colleagues as we are to our customers, offering competitive salaries, comprehensive benefits, and recognition schemes. With pension plans, our ‘Buy as You Earn’ scheme, and ongoing training opportunities, we create a supportive environment where you can grow and thrive.
Bring your authentic self, find your voice, and build your career with us—because at Vanquis, we believe in making the most of life’s opportunities.
The Benefits
Competitive base salary and rewards
Private Medical Insurance
25 days holiday entitlement
one day accrued for each year of service (max 30 days)
Defined contribution pension scheme
Discretionary bonus scheme
Perks at Work
A perks platform of over 30,000 unique discounts
Volunteering
2 paid days to support a charity of your choice
Flexible, hybrid, & dynamic working policies
Personal & career development opportunities
Monthly and Quarterly Colleague Socials
Discounted gym membership
BUPA GP Service
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