Full Description

Senior Test Manager - Payroll Transformation Program 6-Month Rolling Contract | Sydney | Day Rate $1,100–$1,150 + GST

We’re looking for an experienced Senior Test Manager to lead the testing function for a major Payroll Transformation Program. This is a high-profile, hands-on role, offering the chance to define strategy, oversee execution, and provide independent assurance across multiple projects, vendors, and releases.

The Role

• As the Program Senior Test Manager, you will be responsible for the end-to-end test strategy, governance, and quality assurance across the payroll transformation program. You’ll work closely with program leadership, cross-functional teams, and external vendors to ensure solutions are fit for purpose, meet business requirements, and are ready for adoption. This role champions quality as a core delivery principle, embedding testing across the full system lifecycle from requirements through production verification and post-go-live assurance.

Key Responsibilities

• Define, implement, and govern the program-wide test strategy, framework, standards, and processes.
• Lead, coach, and manage a team of test analysts and cross-functional resources to deliver quality outcomes.
• Oversee all testing phases including unit, system integration, functional, non-functional, UAT, regression, data conversion, and production readiness testing.
• Provide independent quality assurance and risk insight to program leadership.
• Govern and assure testing activities performed by external vendors and system integrators.
• Partner with business, payroll, finance, and technology stakeholders to ensure testing aligns with business processes and real-world scenarios.
• Deliver timely reporting on test coverage, defects, risks, and release readiness to executive stakeholders.
• Contribute to the quality community, sharing best practices and uplifting testing capability across the organisation.

What You’ll Need

• 10+ years’ experience in test leadership and management, including manual and automated testing.
• 7+ years managing testing in complex, large-scale enterprise programs with multiple concurrent projects.
• Experience working with ADP GlobalView Payroll.
• Experience leading testing for HR, payroll, ERP, or time & attendance systems.
• Strong expertise in test strategy, planning, governance, and execution, including risk and vendor management.
• Proven skills in stakeholder engagement, executive reporting, and cross-functional team leadership.
• Advanced knowledge of testing tools and frameworks such as Jira, Zephyr, Confluence, and automated testing tools.