Programme Test Manager

We're looking for an experienced Programme Test Manager to lead quality assurance across a major protection insurance transformation and migration programme. This is a 12‑month contract, working hybrid from Edinburgh or Manchester, with occasional travel to London and Dublin.

You'll take ownership of the overall test strategy and integrated test plan, bringing together multiple workstreams, vendors and delivery teams. The programme involves implementing and customising a new Policy Administration System and migrating around 280,000 in‑force policies across the UK and Ireland.

The role is particularly suited to someone with strong financial services testing experience who can provide clear governance, manage complex migration assurance and give senior stakeholders an evidence‑based view of quality and release readiness.

Key Skills

• Programme Test Management across complex transformation programmes
• Policy Administration Systems within Protection, Life, Pensions or related products
• Data migration testing, reconciliation and validation
• Test strategy, integrated test planning and quality governance
• System, integration, E2E, regression and UAT testing
• Defect governance and quality reporting
• Cutover, release and production assurance
• Regulated UK/Ireland Financial Services
• Jira, Confluence or Azure DevOps
• Senior stakeholder and vendor management