Phlo

Test Manager

Phlo

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Glasgow • United Kingdom

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Salary

💰 £55,000 - £65,000 per year

About the role

  • Leading and evolving Phlo’s company-wide test standards and strategy, including scalable practices for test planning, execution and prioritisation aligned to business goals
  • Shaping and guiding the adoption of effective and adaptable testing methods, tools and automation approaches — including AI-assisted and low-code/no-code solutions — to optimise efficiency and quality
  • Driving consistent defect discovery and triage practices across teams, ensuring issues are handled in line with delivery and business priorities
  • Championing a risk-based testing approach to focus effort where it delivers the greatest user and business value
  • Leading by example through hands-on testing activities when required, particularly in high-risk, complex, or time-sensitive delivery scenarios
  • Ensuring manual and automated testing work together effectively, improving coverage, reducing reliance on manual testing alone, and supporting faster testing cycles
  • Building and embedding domain and product expertise across the testing function, ensuring testing aligns with product strategy and delivers meaningful outcomes
  • Establishing strong stakeholder communication practices, supporting transparency, collaboration and continuous improvement
  • Creating a culture of problem-solving, shared ownership of quality, and cross-functional alignment across Product, Engineering and beyond
  • Managing the performance, development and wellbeing of the testing team, building an inclusive, motivated and high-performing function
  • Leading hiring, onboarding, and team growth as Phlo expands its products and testing needs

Requirements

  • Senior testing professional with experience leading and maturing a testing function
  • Strong people management skills, comfortable coaching, developing, and growing a testing team
  • Solid manual testing background, with the ability to provide senior guidance and structure
  • Willing to remain hands-on when needed, leading by example and supporting teams during critical delivery periods
  • Experience bridging manual and automated testing to deliver effective, scalable coverage
  • Product-focused mindset with experience working in Agile/Scrum environments
  • Comfortable operating in a start-up / scale-up environment, balancing pace with quality
Benefits
  • Salary between £55,000 and £65,000 depending on experience
  • Opportunity to join a high-growth online pharmacy
  • Regular collaboration with other teams in the business (product, engineering, design) to continually shape and enhance our services
  • Company Bonus Scheme – up to 10% depending on performance
  • 33 days annual leave (inclusive of 8 bank holidays)
  • An extra day of annual leave for every complete year of service, up to 5 extra days
  • An extra day off for your Birthday to prolong the celebrations
  • Pension scheme – 5% employer contribution
  • Private Medical Insurance via Vitality
  • Duvet Days to rest and reset
  • 8 x free professional counselling sessions to support your mental health
  • Bereavement Leave policy covering family, friends, pets, and miscarriage
  • Enhanced Maternity, Paternity and Adoption Pay after 1 year of service
  • Fertility Leave to support your journey to parenthood
  • Charity Day to support a cause that’s important to you
  • Dependant Leave to take care of the people who rely on you
  • Pawternity Leave to welcome a new pet
  • 20% Staff Discount on Phlo Clinic products
  • Perkbox membership for discounts and points
  • £500 Employee Referral Scheme
  • Hybrid working, casual dress code and a great culture

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.

Hard skills
manual testingautomated testingtest planningtest executiontest prioritisationAI-assisted testinglow-code solutionsno-code solutionsrisk-based testingAgile
Soft skills
people managementcoachingdevelopmentproblem-solvingcollaborationcommunicationstakeholder managementteam growthmotivationcross-functional alignment