Role & seniority: Test Manager (Senior professional, ≥8 years in test activities)

Stack / tools: ISTQB knowledge; test automation; CI/CD environments; testing in banking/life insurance domains; defect tracking and test design deliverables

Top 3 responsibilities

Own and oversee a portfolio of test projects from scoping to closure, ensuring quality, budget, timeline, and deliverables
Define test strategy, plan activities, manage resources, estimates, and risks; decide Go/No Go for test execution
Lead test teams, coordinate user inputs, ensure test design deliverables, reporting, and test closure activities

Must-have skills

8+ years in test activities, strong experience in complex testing environments
Agile experience; leadership, coordination, and people management
ISTQB knowledge; excellent organizational, analytical, and decision-making skills
Ability to manage stress, resolve conflicts, adapt to change; strong summarization skills
English and French fluency

Nice-to-haves

Banking or life insurance domain experience
Experience with test automation and CI/CD
Experience with governance committees and cross-functional testing
Location & work type: Lisbon, hybrid work regime (office in Lisbon)

Full Description

Test Manager

We are looking for a Test Manager to join our Inetum Team and be part of a work culture focused on innovation!

Location: Lisbon

Main Tasks

Manage a portfolio of test projects, ensuring full ownership from initial scoping to test closure while guaranteeing quality, budget, timeline, and deliverables.
Define and organize test scoping and overall test strategies, identifying missing documentation and resolving discrepancies.
Prepare and manage all test levels and test types, organizing workshops and coordinating user inputs during test phases.
Ensure the development, validation, communication, and reporting of all test design deliverables in compliance with standards and commitments.
Plan and monitor test activities, including macro and detailed estimations, resource needs, and budget tracking.
Identify, monitor, and report test-related risks, defining and following action plans.
Organize and supervise test teams, ensuring commitments regarding planning, quality, and costs are met.
Decide Go / No Go for test execution and ensure user participation throughout the testing lifecycle.
Ensure proper execution of tests, registration of results and defects in reference tools, and regular progress reporting to project management.
Lead test closure activities, including test reports, contribution to project closure documentation, and identification of improvement areas.
Ensure functional and transversal management of test contributors through communication, reporting, and governance committees.
Provide methodological support, manage resources, contribute to objective setting, and monitor team performance.

Profile

Senior professional with minimum 8 years of experience in Test activities and strong exposure to complex testing environments.
Proven ability to manage multiple test projects or portfolios within Agile contexts.
Strong knowledge of test methodologies, principles, and vocabulary (ISTQB).
Experience with test automation and CI/CD environments.
Background in testing applications within banking or life insurance domains is a plus.
Excellent organizational, analytical, and decision-making skills.
Strong leadership, coordination, and team motivation capabilities.
Ability to manage stress, resolve conflicts, and adapt to change.
Structured, critical, and logical thinker with strong summarization skills.

Language Skills

Fluency in English is mandatory.