Test Manager

Test Manager

Posted Today by LA International Computer Consultants Ltd

£400 Per day
Inside
Hybrid
Liverpool, UK

Summary: The Test Manager role involves leading the test strategy and managing various testing processes within a transformation programme for a client based in Liverpool. The position is a three-month initial contract, requiring two days on-site and the remainder remote, and is classified as inside IR35 due to the use of an umbrella company. The role demands strong stakeholder management and collaboration with multiple teams to ensure comprehensive test coverage and adherence to regulatory standards.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Develop and lead the Test strategy, planning, and scheduling across multiple releases within the transformation programme.
  • Manage system integration, data validation, UAT, regression, and Operational Acceptance Testing (OAT) across Policy and claims administration platforms, and related financial systems.
  • Collaborate with Actuarial, Finance, Data Governance, and IT teams to ensure comprehensive Test coverage aligned with business objectives and regulatory standards.
  • Demonstrate strong stakeholder management skills, engaging effectively with cross functional teams including IFRS17, Actuarial, Regulatory & Statutory Reporting.
  • Ensure adherence to non-functional requirements such as performance, financial controls, and service assurance standards.
  • Support go-live readiness through detailed cutover planning, and post-implementation validation to maintain operational stability.

Key Skills:

  • Proven experience in Test management within finance, actuarial, or regulatory transformation initiatives.
  • Strong understanding of insurance data, claims processing, actuarial reserving, and financial reporting.
  • Hands-on experience with data platforms, ETL pipelines, and enterprise reporting tools.
  • Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills across business and technical domains.
  • Familiarity with governance frameworks, change management, and release planning in regulated environments.

Salary (Rate): £400 daily

City: Liverpool

Country: UK

Working Arrangements: hybrid

IR35 Status: inside IR35

Seniority Level: undetermined

Industry: IT

Detailed Description From Employer:

Our client is looking for a Test Manager to join their team on a three month initial contract, working two days out of Liverpool and rest remotely. This role would be working via umbrella company.

Key Responsibilities
* Develop and lead the Test strategy, planning, and scheduling across multiple releases within the transformation programme.
* Manage system integration, data validation, UAT, regression, and Operational Acceptance Testing (OAT) across Policy and claims administration platforms, and related financial systems.
* Collaborate with Actuarial, Finance, Data Governance, and IT teams to ensure comprehensive Test coverage aligned with business objectives and regulatory standards.
* Demonstrate strong stakeholder management skills, engaging effectively with cross functional teams including IFRS17, Actuarial, Regulatory & Statutory Reporting.
* Ensure adherence to non-functional requirements such as performance, financial controls, and service assurance standards.
* Support go-live readiness through detailed cutover planning, and post-implementation validation to maintain operational stability.

Skills & Experience
* Proven experience in Test management within finance, actuarial, or regulatory transformation initiatives.
* Strong understanding of insurance data, claims processing, actuarial reserving, and financial reporting.
* Hands-on experience with data platforms, ETL pipelines, and enterprise reporting tools.
* Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills across business and technical domains.
* Familiarity with governance frameworks, change management, and release planning in regulated environments.

Coordinator: Trujillo, Alynne Alejandra ( (see below) )

LA International is a HMG approved ICT Recruitment and Project Solutions Consultancy, operating globally from the largest single site in the UK as an IT Consultancy or as an Employment Business & Agency depending upon the precise nature of the work, for security cleared jobs or non-clearance vacancies, LA International welcome applications from all sections of the community and from people with diverse experience and backgrounds.

Award Winning LA International, winner of the Recruiter Awards for Excellence, Best IT Recruitment Company, Best Public Sector Recruitment Company and overall Gold Award winner, has now secured the most prestigious business award that any business can receive, The Queens Award for Enterprise: International Trade, for the second consecutive period.