IT Test Governance Leader

Reporting to senior IT leadership, the IT Test Governance Leader will be responsible for establishing and evolving the organisation's quality governance model across a complex international environment.

Key responsibilities include:

• Defining and communicating a long-term vision for quality assurance and testing governance across the organisation.
• Building alignment among senior stakeholders, including VPs, product leaders and executive management.
• Acting as a trusted advisor to technology leadership on quality-related risks, priorities and strategic initiatives.
• Driving the adoption of testing standards, governance processes and enterprise-wide quality practices.
• Leading governance forums and influencing decision-making at senior management level.
• Establishing meaningful quality metrics and ensuring consistent reporting across teams.
• Supporting the continuous evolution of testing methodologies, tooling and best practices.
• Creating greater consistency across teams operating in different regions, delivery models and technology domains.
• Supporting onboarding, adoption and change-management initiatives related to quality governance.
• Coaching and mentoring Test Managers, QA Leads and governance contributors across the organisation.
• Providing direction on quality strategy while maintaining sufficient technical credibility to challenge, guide and support testing teams.
• Working closely with key stakeholders during the first phase of the role to consolidate existing governance practices, strengthen relationships and define the next stage of the testing maturity roadmap.

• 15+ years of experience within software testing, quality assurance or quality governance environments.
• Significant experience influencing senior stakeholders within large and complex technology organisations.
• Proven ability to operate at executive level and effectively engage with Managers, Directors and CIO-level stakeholders.
• Strong leadership skills with the ability to drive change through influence rather than formal authority.
• Deep understanding of testing strategies, quality frameworks, governance models and testing best practices.
• Previous hands-on experience in testing or quality assurance roles, providing strong practical credibility with technical teams.
• Good understanding of modern testing technologies, automation approaches and software delivery practices.
• Experience building standards, governance frameworks and quality operating models across multiple teams and locations.
• Excellent communication, facilitation and negotiation skills.
• Demonstrated success working in multicultural and geographically distributed environments.
• Ability to federate teams, overcome resistance and build consensus across diverse stakeholder groups.
• Strong strategic mindset combined with a pragmatic and delivery-oriented approach.
• Experience with ITIL, governance frameworks or enterprise operating models would be considered an advantage.

• A highly visible role with significant exposure to senior IT leadership and executive stakeholders.
• The opportunity to shape and influence quality governance at enterprise scale.
• A strategic position with impact across multiple countries, business units and technology domains.
• The chance to lead a large international testing community through influence and thought leadership.
• A unique role combining governance, strategy, change management and quality transformation.
• Exposure to large-scale technology programmes and mission-critical business systems.
• A collaborative international environment with strong long-term growth opportunities.
• International exposure and occasional travel.