Head of Testing

We are seeking an experienced Head of Testing to lead and transform the Testing and Quality Assurance function across enterprise-scale digital transformation programs. The ideal candidate will define the testing strategy, establish governance, drive quality best practices, manage testing teams, and ensure successful delivery of business-critical applications within a complex stakeholder environment.

• Define and implement the overall testing and quality assurance strategy.
• Build and lead high-performing testing teams across multiple programs and projects.
• Establish testing standards, methodologies, governance frameworks, and best practices.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives within the testing function.
• Develop test maturity roadmaps and quality metrics.

• Oversee SIT, UAT, Regression, Performance, Security, and Automation testing activities
• Ensure comprehensive test planning, execution, defect management, and reporting.
• Manage testing activities across Agile, Waterfall, and Hybrid delivery models.
• Monitor testing progress and provide executive-level reporting on quality and risk.

• Collaborate with Business, Product, Project Management, Architecture, and Development teams.
• Act as the primary point of contact for quality-related governance and testing assurance.
• Manage relationships with third-party vendors, system integrators, and testing partners.
• Present testing outcomes, risks, and recommendations to senior leadership.

• Define quality gates and release readiness criteria.
• Ensure compliance with organizational policies, regulatory requirements, and industry standards.
• Drive defect prevention initiatives and root cause analysis activities.
• Implement and monitor KPIs, SLAs, and quality standards.

• Promote adoption of test automation frameworks and CI/CD practices.
• Evaluate and implement modern testing tools and technologies.
• Drive shift-left, Dev Ops, and continuous testing practices.
• Explore AI-driven testing and quality engineering opportunities.

• Explicit experience in Utility Industry.
• 12+ years of experience in Software Testing and Quality Assurance.
• 5+ years in Test Management or Testing Leadership roles.
• Proven experience managing enterprise-wide testing programs.

• Test Strategy & Governance
• Quality Engineering
• Test Automation
• Agile Delivery
• Dev Ops Practices
• Risk-Based Testing

• Experience managing geographically distributed teams.
• Excellent stakeholder and vendor management skills.
• Strong leadership, communication, and presentation abilities.

• Test Management Tools (JIRA, Azure Dev Ops, HP ALM, qTest, Zephyr).
• Automation Frameworks (Selenium, Cypress, Playwright, Tosca).
• CI/CD Tools (Azure Dev Ops, Jenkins, Git Hub Actions).
• Performance Testing Tools (Load Runner, JMeter).
• Cloud Platforms (Azure, AWS, GCP).

• Experience with in Financial Services, Utilities, Retail, Telecom, or Public Sector.
• Knowledge of AI-assisted testing approaches.
• Experience leading large-scale digital transformation programmes