Senior QA Lead

What You’ll Do

• As one of the three Senior QA Leads within the team, you’ll oversee QA across multiple cross-functional squads, reporting directly into the Head of QA. 
• Line manage and coach multiple Mid, Senior and/or Lead QA team members, providing oversight, support, and career development.
• Own implementation and delivery of QA services for your squads incl. consulting and reviewing test plans for multiple projects, collaborating with key stakeholders to drive flexible approaches that balance risk, speed and quality.
• Collaborate on the overall QA strategy and quality outcomes across Moneybox. 
• Drive initiatives within the QA function, leveraging your expert knowledge to deliver meaningful change aligned with industry trends.
• Actively participate in senior forums, liaising with senior stakeholders to escalate issues, report status updates and drive improvements forward.
• Promote learning and sharing across the QA function by leading key meetings and workshops that support continuous improvement.  
• Attend key squad ceremonies, such as retrospectives, to identify trends and areas for improvement within the wider engineering team. 
• Step in to execute hands-on QA activities where help is needed or to oversee QA efforts on large mission-critical projects.
• Serve as a role model for the QA and Engineering team by leading by example, demonstrating accountability, and paving the way to success.

Who You Are

• An individual invested in the Moneybox journey and excited to be part of a fast-growing fintech company making a positive impact on how people grow their personal wealth.
• Passionate about quality, showing a keen interest in the latest developments in technology and QA, with an expert understanding of testing techniques and industry trends.
• Very strong organisational skills with the ability to manage programs of work spanning multiple squads, balancing risk with flexible QA approaches and ensuring that work is focused on delivering value to the business. 
• Ability to plan and execute meaningful change and continuous improvement across the QA function and beyond, collaborating and compromising with senior stakeholders to produce successful outcomes.
• Have a clear management style with the ability to coach and mentor individuals and teams that can adapt to changes in resource, business requirements and technology.
• Quickly react to change and turn around actions, understanding who should execute them (yourself, an individual or a team), to not only get the job done once, but to ensure it can be seamlessly completed again in the future.

Experience & Skills

• ~10+ years QA experience reliably guiding testing efforts with expertise and care.
• ~3+ years of line management experience at varying levels.
• Proven experience in leading QA teams and mastering essential soft skills.
• Proven experience in defining and implementing QA strategic objectives.
• Proven experience working with senior leadership, building strong relationships to drive continuous improvement.
• Well versed in App, Web and API testing technologies and automation frameworks.


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What’s in it for you?

• Opportunity to join a fast-growing, award-winning and super ambitious business.
• Work with a friendly team of highly motivated individuals.
• Be in an environment where you are listened to and can actually have an impact.
• Thriving collaborative and inclusive company culture.
• Competitive remuneration package.
• Company shares
• Company pension scheme
• Hybrid working environment
• Home office furniture allowance
• Personal Annual Learning and Development budget
• Private Medical Insurance
• Health Cash Plan (cashback on visits to the dentist & opticians etc)
• Cycle to work scheme
• Gympass subscription to a variety of gyms and wellbeing apps
• Enhanced parental pay & leave
• 25 days holiday + bank holidays with additional days added with length of service.