Test Manager

Hybrid (2-3 onsite days at my client's offices, Tuesday-Thursday)

I'm currently recruiting for an experienced Contract Test Manager to lead the delivery of high-quality testing solutions for complex IT projects. This role demands strong leadership, technical expertise, and an unwavering commitment to excellence in testing and quality assurance.

Responsibilities:

• End-to-End Test Management: Oversee all phases of testing for IT projects, ensuring seamless delivery and alignment with project goals.
• Strategy & Risk Management: Develop and maintain test strategies, schedules, and proactively manage risks.
• Effort & Approach Planning: Design test plans that align with policies and meet quality gates.
• Team Coordination: Lead junior and senior testers across multiple sprint teams and workstreams, including offshore resources.
• Collaborative Leadership: Partner with client teams to coordinate test phases and align activities with client-led initiatives.
• UAT & Defect Oversight: Manage user acceptance testing, defect root cause analysis, and implement prevention strategies.
• Progress Monitoring: Track and report test performance across Agile and Waterfall methodologies.
• Process Improvement: Drive continuous improvement through data analysis and quality metrics.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Collaborate with project managers to address schedules, risks, roadblocks, and escalations.
• Quality Assurance: Enforce quality gates, deliver comprehensive test closure reports, and champion QA improvements.

Requirements:

• 10+ years in software testing, including 5+ years in a leadership role as a Test Manager.
• Proven expertise in managing multi-application solutions across diverse teams.
• Strong organizational and decision-making skills with sharp attention to detail.
• Advanced knowledge of testing methodologies, including automation and testing standards.
• Proficiency with test management and defect tracking tools.
• Inspiring leadership with the ability to motivate teams and drive accountability.
• Strong negotiation and interpersonal skills, capable of influencing stakeholders at all levels.
• Clear, concise, and confident in conveying progress, risks, and solutions to stakeholders.

Additional Information
Immediate interviews with prompt start date available.

Applicants must be eligible to work full-time in Ireland without restrictions.
For more information, please contact Scott Hool in confidence.

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