Test Manager - Capital Markets
Posted 1 week ago by Montash
£320 Per day
Inside
Hybrid
United Kingdom
Summary: The Test Manager - Capital Markets role is focused on leading testing activities within a major financial services organization, specifically across the trade lifecycle, settlements, and reconciliation processes. This hands-on leadership position requires a strong background in capital markets and the ability to manage test strategies, stakeholder communication, and documentation. The role demands immediate availability for a 6-month contract with a significant emphasis on collaboration with various teams.
Key Responsibilities:
- Define and implement test strategies across functional, regression, and integration testing
- Lead test case creation aligned to business and functional requirements
- Manage test data collection, preparation, and control
- Oversee the defect lifecycle, including logging, prioritisation, and communication
- Ensure test progress reporting via ADO, maintaining accurate and up-to-date documentation
- Collaborate closely with business users, technology teams, and operational stakeholders
- Ensure alignment of testing activities with regulatory, risk, and operational expectations
Key Skills:
- Strong background in capital markets, with exposure to middle and back-office operations
- Solid understanding of trade lifecycle, settlements, and FO/BO reconciliation
- Experience working with multiple asset classes: equities, bonds, ETDs, ETFs, swaps
- Hands-on experience leading testing strategy and execution in complex environments
- Proficient with ADO for test planning, execution, and reporting
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Salary (Rate): £320 daily
City: London
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: inside IR35
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Finance
Job Title: Test Manager - Capital Markets
Location: London (3 days per week onsite)
Day rate: Up to £320 a day
Inside IR35
Contract Type: 6 Month Contract - Immediate start
We are seeking an experienced Test Lead with strong capital markets expertise to support a key programme within a major financial services organisation. The role involves leading testing activities across the trade lifecycle, settlements, and reconciliation processes, covering a wide range of asset classes. This is a hands-on leadership role requiring strong ownership of strategy, test planning, and stakeholder communication.
Key Responsibilities
- Define and implement test strategies across functional, regression, and integration testing
- Lead test case creation aligned to business and functional requirements
- Manage test data collection, preparation, and control
- Oversee the defect lifecycle, including logging, prioritisation, and communication
- Ensure test progress reporting via ADO, maintaining accurate and up-to-date documentation
- Collaborate closely with business users, technology teams, and operational stakeholders
- Ensure alignment of testing activities with regulatory, risk, and operational expectations
Required Skills & Experience
- Strong background in capital markets, with exposure to middle and back-office operations
- Solid understanding of trade lifecycle, settlements, and FO/BO reconciliation
- Experience working with multiple asset classes: equities, bonds, ETDs, ETFs, swaps
- Hands-on experience leading testing strategy and execution in complex environments
- Proficient with ADO for test planning, execution, and reporting
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills