Senior Test Manager- Financial Services

Overview

In this role you drive the growth of KPMG’s Quality Engineering and Testing Practice within Financial Services. You will shape value propositions, lead pursuit activity, and manage revenue and pipeline targets while mentoring the team. You’ll build client relationships across FS sub-sectors and contribute to delivering major IT change programmes. This is a chance to influence testing strategy and delivery at scale, partnering with FS leadership to accelerate business change.

Responsibilities

• Achieve and manage revenue targets and pipeline expansion for FS testing solutions
• Develop and articulate unique value propositions and delivery solutions for FS clients
• Lead and direct pursuit activities and bid management with cross-functional support
• Mentor and coach team members to build capabilities and capacity
• Develop and convert opportunities across FS and public sector clients; drive account and sector development
• deliver engagements as a senior lead on complex testing programmes
• Manage client relationships and leverage industry content to support business development
• Collaborate with Testing Practice Directors and Partners to shape the practice and growth strategy
• Coordinate with technology functions to enable seamless delivery within tight timeframes

Key requirements

• Sales and delivery experience with associated targets and utilisation
• Strong bid management ability and mentoring capabilities
• Solution development as a Quality Engineering and Testing SME for IT transformation in FS
• People management to build a capable consultant team
• Programme/Engagement management experience overseeing multiple client projects
• FS sector experience or strong understanding of Banking, Payments, Insurance, Asset Management or Fintech
• In-depth testing industry knowledge (services, tools, practices, metrics, vendors)
• Ability to translate client goals into practical delivery plans in line with standards
• Experience shaping and delivering large IT Change programmes

• Excellent communication and stakeholder influence
• Strong leadership and team-building orientation
• Problem-solving and analytical thinking
• Test automation and quality engineering
• Non-functional testing
• Accessibility testing

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