Lead Tester

For nearly 200 years we have provided financial services to customers across the UK, and now the US. As one of Europe’s largest insurance and asset management groups, with over £1 trillion in assets, we are experts in safeguarding people’s financial futures. Our ambitions are underpinned by five strong businesses, each of which is innovating and expanding globally, adding new products and solutions to their strategic goals. We aim to be leaders in four key areas: retirement, investment management, capital investment and insurance. Our businesses work together to deliver on our purpose and to drive synergies across the Group.

Legal and General's retail protection business is currently looking to hire a Lead Tester on a permanent basis to drive successful project delivery through collaboration with the Product and Scrum teams to ensure business needs are met through innovative test definition and execution.

This role will see you manage and work closely with the test analyst to define, document and implement testing strategies to ensure that software provided to customers is not only working correctly but that it's efficient and meeting governance frameworks. 

What you'll be doing

• Creating and executing quality test plans that deliver the required validation of functionality via a risk based approach to ensure testing is prioritised appropriately across a number of projects.
• Where applicable, leading a team of business SMEs for the execution of tests to evidence and ensure delivery meets the specified acceptance criteria for implementation.
• Delivering effective and timely communication, providing expertise from the perspective of the role to stakeholders including Product Manager, Product Owners, and Scrum team. Ensuring risks, issues, assumptions, and dependencies are raised and escalated as appropriate.
• Defining and delivering appropriate testing approach, ensuring effective test preparation and execution has been delivered and evidenced for sign off ahead of implementation.
• Understanding the principles of Business Technology & Transformation and translating these principles into business/people change activities and project outcomes to meet business objectives.
• Proactively working with both business and 3rd party testers to ensure coverage across all test stages is adequate.
• Designing and developing of products and propositions that meet the needs, characteristics, and objectives of customers in an identified target market.
• Managing the team in accordance with the Company’s policies and procedures, including the Partnership Agreement, so that the team’s business objectives are achieved consistently.

• IT degree educated – desirable but not essential, or suitable comparable/ demonstrable role experience and capability.
• Analysis background, previous test experience and suitable project management, service management, test or agile qualifications desirable
• Good knowledge of change delivery methodologies.
• Excellent knowledge of proven analysis tools and techniques.
• Demonstrable experience in a Test Analyst role.
• Proven ability in either agile or waterfall methodologies
• Ability to demonstrate knowledge and experience of best practice.
• Stakeholder management experience to Managing director Level

The brand with the brolly is choosing today to change tomorrow.

Since 1836, we’ve grown to become one of the world's largest asset managers, homebuilders, pension providers and insurance brands. 

We’re all here to improve the lives of our customers, build a better society for the long term, and create value for our shareholders - helping to shape a better future for society and the planet.

We need people who share our ambitions, agility and entrepreneurial spirit to help us do it.

At L&G, you’ll find a balance that helps you be your best. Empowered by hybrid working, we’re supported by technology and workplaces that enable us to work effectively wherever we are. We come together in offices to collaborate and connect, and use time at home for individual, focused activities. And, when we achieve great things, we celebrate our success and reward strong performance.

Today, there’s over 10,000 of us, working towards our mission, with plenty of opportunities to grow your career as we grow L&G. Will you join us?

Great minds don’t have to think alike, so we welcome voices from all backgrounds. Bringing together people with different life experiences helps us build empathy with our customers and drive innovation.

We don’t just talk about it, we actively promote diversity and equitable opportunities for all. That means our employment decisions are made without regard to race, colour, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability or protected veteran status. In fact, we embrace every dimension of diversity to reflect the customers and communities we serve.

We think it’s important to create an inclusive environment where we can all belong, contribute and drive progress, where you can develop and grow, and be empowered. We want you to use your voice to help us build a better tomorrow.

We all work differently, and have different needs, which is why. we’re always open to discussing flexible working arrangements. Likewise, we’re committed to finding reasonable accommodations for candidates with specific needs during our recruiting process.

So whoever you are, wherever you are, whatever your story, we'd love to hear from you.