Associate Director, Banking, Quality Engineering (QE), Technology & Transformation

Overview

As Associate Director in Deloitte’s Technology & Transformation practice, you will lead testing solutions for Banking clients, shaping QE strategy and test architectures. You’ll build senior client relationships, drive go-to-market propositions, and mentor teams to deliver high-quality outcomes. The role combines strategic advisory with hands-on QE leadership, across traditional and agile programmes. You’ll work with cross-functional teams to scale impact and support growth in a dynamic, global firm.

Pay / Benefits

• hybrid working policy
• focus on wellbeing
• career development and world-class training
• inclusive culture
• opportunity to work with leading global clients
• flexible and supportive working environment

Responsibilities

• Define modern Quality Engineering strategies, test architectures, and assurance frameworks for delivery programmes
• Lead cross-functional delivery with senior business and IT stakeholders to ensure on-time, high-quality QE outcomes
• Develop and implement go-to-market propositions to attract new Banking clients
• Shape client QE strategies and roadmaps across Banking transformation programmes
• Foster senior stakeholder relationships and advise on QE tool investments and methods
• Contribute to pre-sales, bids, and client presentations to grow Deloitte’s QE propositions in Banking
• Mentor junior team members and contribute to QE accelerators and standards
• Willingness to travel within the UK and internationally when required

Key requirements

• Significant experience in UK Banking (Retail, Commercial, or Capital Markets)
• Exceptional communication, presentation, and business-writing skills
• Experience working with offshore/nearshore teams
• Experience building and strengthening client relationships
• Experience in functional, integration, user acceptance, and non-functional testing (performance and automation)
• Test management tool expertise (JIRA, ADO, X-Ray)
• Experience with RfPs as requester/judge or responder
• Experience developing thought leadership materials or go-to-market propositions
• Strong leadership and management skills
• Attention to detail and ability to operate in fast-paced client environments
• Strong commercial awareness of professional services and transformation programmes

• Exceptional communication and presentation
• Interpersonal and stakeholder management
• Self-motivation and drive
• Quality Engineering
• test strategy
• test architectures

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