Expleo Group

Test Manager

Expleo Group

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: London • United Kingdom

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About the role

  • Serve as the primary contact for testing across a portfolio of projects.
  • Work collaboratively with Project Managers to understand delivery timelines and define test requirements.
  • Review and incorporate Lessons Learned into future test approaches.
  • Define testing checkpoints, quality gates, and facilitate associated governance meetings.
  • Provide refined test estimates in support of overall project planning.
  • Produce detailed test schedules and execution plans.
  • Create Release Test documentation, ensuring all deliverables are fully approved by stakeholders.
  • Define test environment and data requirements, securing necessary resources, data refreshes, and access.
  • Manage acceptance of change into test environments, ensuring robust version control.
  • Lead and coordinate all stages of the testing lifecycle, including planning, control, preparation, execution, and closure.
  • Work with internal project teams and external suppliers to manage interdependencies across releases.
  • Oversee the execution of test activities, ensuring compliance to defined processes and quality standards.
  • Manage test resources (internal teams and supplier-provided testers) throughout the test phases.
  • Work alongside the Project Manager to onboard test resources and ensure readiness to deliver.
  • Provide accurate reporting on test progress, risks, and issues.
  • Deliver defect and progress metrics in line with project expectations.
  • Track and escalate test-related blockers or quality concerns as required.

Requirements

  • Strong understanding of test planning, estimation, scheduling, and reporting.
  • Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
  • Ability to manage multiple test streams and interdependencies.
  • Strong documentation skills with experience producing release-level test artefacts.
  • Proven experience managing full testing lifecycle activities across large or complex projects.
  • Experience managing supplier test teams and internal resources.
Benefits
  • Collaborative working environment – we stand shoulder to shoulder with our clients and our peers through good times and challenges
  • We empower all passionate technology loving professionals by allowing them to expand their skills and take part in inspiring projects
  • Expleo Academy - enables you to acquire and develop the right skills by delivering a suite of accredited training courses
  • Competitive company benefits
  • Always working as one team, our people are not afraid to think big and challenge the status quo
  • As a Disability Confident Committed Employer we have committed to:
  • Ensure our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible
  • Communicating and promoting vacancies
  • Offering an interview to disabled people who meet the minimum criteria for the job
  • Anticipating and providing reasonable adjustments as required
  • Supporting any existing employee who acquires a disability or long term health condition, enabling them to stay in work
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
test planningtest estimationtest schedulingtest reportingtesting lifecycle managementrelease test documentationversion controltest environment managementdefect trackingquality assurance
Soft Skills
communicationstakeholder managementcollaborationdocumentationproblem-solvingleadershiporganizational skillsrisk managementmulti-taskingreporting