Test Strategy Lead / Head of Testing
Posted 3 days ago by Affinity Partnership Group
Negotiable
Undetermined
Remote
London Area, United Kingdom
Summary: The role of Test Strategy Lead / Head of Testing involves leading the test strategy and governance for a major finance data transformation programme within a global organization. The position requires analyzing current testing processes, implementing a unified test strategy, and engaging with senior stakeholders to align testing practices across legacy and new systems. The successful candidate will also oversee the adoption of modern testing tools and create a blueprint for the future Testing Team. This is a full-time, remote position with a focus on complex enterprise programmes in the finance sector.
Key Responsibilities:
- Analyze current state of test processes across legacy systems.
- Define and implement a unified test strategy, governance, and methodology.
- Introduce a fit-for-purpose Test framework for old and new platforms.
- Recommend improvements and oversee adoption of modern test tooling.
- Engage, influence, and align senior stakeholders across business and technology functions.
- Create blueprint for future Testing Team within the ERP department.
Key Skills:
- Proven experience as a Senior Test Manager / Head of Testing / Test Strategy Consultant / Test Practice Lead / Test Programme Manager.
- Track record of shaping and delivering test governance frameworks in complex enterprise programmes.
- Strong stakeholder management and ability to drive consensus at senior levels.
- ERP testing experience is useful but not mandatory.
- Familiarity with finance data, regulatory programmes, or cloud-based data platforms is advantageous.
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: London Area
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: remote
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
Affinity are supporting a major finance data transformation programme for a global organisation, and are seeking an experienced Head of Testing / Test Practice Lead / Test Strategy Consultant to lead test strategy and governance across a large, complex environment.
The Programme: The legacy ERP Finance systems (SAP BW, Oracle ERP, SQL Server – 70+ data sources) are being migrated to Snowflake, Palantir Foundry, and AWS . Alongside this, new financial regulations (IFRS 18) must be met. Currently, individual teams manage their own testing and releases with no overarching framework — this role will change that for existing ERP Systems and the future system.
The Role: Analysing the current state of test processes across legacy systems. Define and implement a unified test strategy, governance, and methodology . Introduce a fit-for-purpose Test framework for the old and new platforms. Recommend improvements and oversee adoption of modern test tooling (Azure DevOps is the future direction, with Jira and HP ALM in current use). Engage, influence, and align senior stakeholders across business and technology functions. Create blueprint for future Testing Team within the ERP department.
What We’re Looking For: Proven experience as a Senior Test Manager / Head of Testing / Test Strategy Consultant / Test Practice Lead / Test Programme Manager. Track record of shaping and delivering test governance frameworks in complex enterprise programmes. Strong stakeholder management and ability to drive consensus at senior levels. ERP testing experience is useful but not mandatory – broader large-scale transformation software testing backgrounds will also be considered. Familiarity with finance data, regulatory programmes, or cloud-based data platforms (advantageous).
Contract Details: Start Date: early October 2025 Length: 6 months (to end of March 2026), extensions likely Location: Remote (EU based customer) Utilisation: Full-time Industry: Pharmaceuticals Business Language: English Day Rate: Competitive / appropriately high for the right senior candidate Interviews: w/c 22nd - offers to be made before 1st October