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Aviva • England, United Kingdom
Salary: £90,000 / year
Role & seniority: Programme Test Manager (senior/lead level)
Stack/tools: Quality Engineering; agile/large multi-team delivery; programme-level test strategy; collaboration with Quality Architects; management of permanent and partner resources; reporting to senior stakeholders
Define and deliver the programme-level test strategy across multiple agile teams
Lead and develop high-performing test teams (including partners/suppliers) and guide delivery to meet milestones
Report progress, risk, and quality to senior stakeholders; collaborate with Quality Architects to innovate within Aviva’s QE Framework
Proven experience defining/delivering programme-level test strategies across large, multi-team environments
Ability to manage test delivery against complex milestones and schedules
Track record of leading/developing high-performing test teams (including partners/suppliers)
Confident communicator; able to influence senior stakeholders and articulate quality, risk, and progress
Experience embedding quality engineering frameworks, innovation, and continuous improvement into test delivery
Prior experience leading testing across complex agile workstreams
Strong partnership/supplier management
Experience shaping testing design, planning, and delivery with QE Frameworks
Location & work type: Bristol, Norwich, York, or Leatherhead; hybrid/flexible working; typical pattern
Programme Test Manager
Locations: Bristol, Norwich, York or Leatherhead
Salary: Circa £90,000
This is a great job for someone who…
…loves leading largescale transformation and wants to make a real impact on how we deliver quality across Aviva’s biggest programmes.
You’ll be someone who thrives on clarity, structure, and momentum — and you’ll enjoy bringing people together, coaching teams, and shaping future leaders.
If you’ve previously led testing across complex agile workstreams, partnered with suppliers, and influenced senior stakeholders, you’ll feel right at home here.
You’ll be at the heart of our major transformation programmes, leading all Quality Engineering activity across multiple agile teams.
Your work will help us deliver with confidence — setting the programme test strategy, shaping delivery plans, and making sure milestones land when they should.
You’ll lead a blended team of permanent and partner resources, build strong relationships across the programme, and champion a high performance, collaborative culture. Performance, collaborative culture.
You’ll also work hand in hand with our Quality Architects to bring fresh thinking into how we design, plan and deliver testing — helping us innovate while staying aligned to Aviva’s QE Framework.
And when it comes to reporting progress, risk and quality to senior stakeholders, you’ll be the trusted expert who brings clarity and confidence in hand with our Quality Architects to bring fresh thinking into how we design, plan and deliver testing — helping us innovate while staying aligned to Aviva’s QE Framework.
Skills and experience we’re looking for
Strong experience defining and delivering programme level test strategies across large, multiteam environments level test strategies across large, multiteam environments
Proven ability to manage test delivery against complex milestones and schedules
A track record of leading and developing high performing test teams (including partners/suppliers) performing test teams (including partners/suppliers)
Confident communicator able to influence senior stakeholders and articulate quality, risk and progress clearly
Experience embedding quality engineering frameworks, innovation, and continuous improvement into test delivery
Our purpose – with you today, for a better tomorrow – is a promise we make to our colleagues too. And one of the ways we live up to that promise is by investing in you.
Salary: Circa £90000 (depending on location, skills, experience, and qualifications)
Bonus opportunity –12% of annual salary Actual amount depends on your performance and Aviva’s.
Generous pension scheme – Aviva will contribute up to 14%, depending on what you put in
29 days holiday plus bank holidays, with the option to buy or sell up to 5 days
Aviva-funded Private Medical Benefit to help you get expert support when you need it
Up to 40% discount on Aviva products, and other retailer discounts
Up to £1,200 of free Aviva shares per year through our Matching Share Plan and Save As You Earn scheme
Brilliantly supportive policies including parental and carer’s leave
Flexible benefits to suit you, including sustainability options such as cycle to work
Make a difference, be part of our Aviva Communities and use your 3 paid volunteering days to help others
We take your wellbeing seriously with lots of support and tools
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We’re inclusive and welcome everyone – we want applications from all backgrounds and experiences.
Excited but not sure you tick every box? Even if you don’t, we’d still encourage you to apply. We also consider all forms of flexible working, including part time and job shares.
We flex locations, hours and working patterns to suit our customers, business, and you.
Most of our people are smart working – spending at least 50% of their time in our offices every week – combining the benefits of flexibility, with time together with colleagues.
To find out more about working at Aviva take a look here
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