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Oxbow Talent • Guildford, England, United Kingdom
Role & seniority
Stack/tools
Test management/defect tracking tools (e.g., Azure DevOps or similar)
Automated testing and CI pipelines
Cross-functional collaboration with business analysts, architects, and delivery leads
Top 3 responsibilities
Own QA strategy and execution for a complex, distributed programme
Define and enforce quality standards (functional and non-functional) across requirements, tests, and release readiness
Coordinate with offshore QA/development teams and stakeholders to align test execution, defect management, reporting, and readiness assessments; provide regular KPI/defect trend reporting
Must-have skills
Proven QA leadership on large-scale or distributed software projects; coaching/mentoring QA professionals
Strong functional and non-functional testing expertise
Experience partnering with product, technical, and business stakeholders; familiarity with Agile, Hybrid, or Waterfall
Hands-on with test management/defect tracking tools (e.g., Azure DevOps) and automated testing/CI pipelines
Excellent communication, coordination, and stakeholder reporting
Nice-to-haves
Domain experience in legal or regulated services
Experience working with offshore delivery teams
Practical knowledge of Azure DevOps
Knowledge of modern QA tooling and test automation frameworks
Location & work type
Location: Not specified
A nationally recognised legal services business experiencing strong growth is seeking a proactive and technically strong QA Manager to lead quality assurance across a high-impact programme involving offshore development teams. This role will be central to ensuring that all software deliverables, both functional and non-functional, consistently meet business needs, quality standards and regulatory expectations before release.
You’ll take ownership of QA strategy and execution, champion rigorous testing practices and work closely with cross-functional teams to improve delivery quality and confidence across distributed teams.
Responsibilities
Own the QA strategy and execution plan for a complex programme involving geographically distributed development and QA teams.
Define and enforce quality standards across functional (e.g., accuracy, usability) and non-functional (e.g., performance, security, scalability) requirements.
Partner with business analysts, architects and delivery leads to ensure requirements are clear, testable and well understood.
Collaborate with offshore QA and development teams to align test execution, defect management and reporting processes.
Review and validate test plans, test scripts and overall test coverage to ensure completeness and effectiveness.
Ensure full traceability from business requirements through test cases to results.
Coordinate performance, security and integration testing activities where required.
Identify and mitigate quality-related risks early in the delivery lifecycle.
Provide regular reporting to stakeholders on test progress, defect trends and quality KPIs.
Support go/no-go decisions through readiness assessments and clear test outcome analysis.
What We’re Looking For
Proven experience leading QA on large-scale or distributed software development projects.
Previous management experience with responsibility for coaching and guiding QA professionals.
Strong knowledge of both functional and non-functional test practices.
Experience partnering with product, technical, and business stakeholders to validate and test evolving requirements.
Comfortable working across Agile, Hybrid or Waterfall delivery models.
Hands-on experience with test management and defect tracking tools (e.g., Azure DevOps or similar).
Familiarity with automated testing and continuous integration pipelines.
Excellent communication, coordination and stakeholder reporting skills.
Preferred Skills
Background in the legal or regulated services domain.
Experience working with offshore delivery teams.
Practical experience with Azure DevOps.
Knowledge of modern QA tooling and test automation frameworks.
What This Team Offers
A leadership role with real influence over QA strategy, standards, and delivery quality.
The chance to shape QA practices across distributed delivery teams.
Collaboration with cross-functional stakeholders in a supportive and quality-focused environment.
Exposure to both functional and non-functional testing across key business systems.