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We are looking for an experienced Test Manager to join the Global Services Organisation within Kantar Consulting Trade Optimisation. The Test Manager will suit a highly motivated individual that has proven and demonstrable quality assurance experience. Key aspects of the role will entail leading project QA teams and interfacing with customers to help ensure we deliver projects on time, on budget and at the highest quality.

• Lead Kantar QA activities across multiple projects through all phases of the project lifecycle

• Engage with customer stakeholders and project teams to develop an overall testing approach for assigned projects, coordinating testing activities/deliverables, and communicating test results

• Analyse and understand customer requirements (functional/non-functional), architecture, technical designs and processes to define necessary scope of testing

• Create and maintain detailed test plans (functional/non-functional), requirements traceability matrices, test cases and acceptance criteria that supports both manual and automated testing

• Capture project quality KPIs and metrics and provide regular summary reporting to the customer and PM

• Allocate and co-ordinate test schedules, tasks, test execution activities and resource plans within the assigned projects; managing progress of all activities against the plan, managing own deliverables and that of others to meet delivery deadlines

• Build trusted and collaborative relationships with customers and partners

• Provide QA estimates for project deliverables

• Collaborate with the project team, to understand, mitigate and resolve software issues, and ensuring these lessons are incorporated in the test approach, both manual and automated

• Assist customers with UAT planning and lead defect triage meetings. Manage UAT feedback, acting as an interface between the customer and development teams

• Document and communicate QA-related/Release risks to the Project Manager

• Execute end-to-end functional and non-functional automated/manual tests cases and create clearly documented defects that enables a developer to recreate the issue

• Responsible for conducting analysis of defects with development team, BAs and other stakeholders, replicating issues for analysis and resolution.

EXPERIENCE

• 5+ years' QA experience in customer facing, large and complex enterprise software projects

• Experienced in manual, automation, and volume & performance testing

• ISEB/ISTQB Certification in Software Testing with Intermediate Level at minimum

• Comprehensive understanding of software development lifecycles, including Waterfall and Agile methodologies

• Adjusts quickly to changing priorities and conditions

• Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or other related field, or equivalent work experience

• Great attention to detail and ability to identify, isolate and document defects

• Fluent in English, with excellent verbal and written communication skills

• Highly motivated and able to work independently

• Experience of working with geographically distributed teams

• CPG experience is highly desirable

• Strong customer focus and stakeholder management skills

At Kantar we have an integrated way of rewarding our people based around a simple, clear and consistent set of principles. Our approach helps to ensure we are market competitive and to support a pay for performance culture, where your reward and career progression opportunities are linked to what you deliver.We go beyond the obvious, using intelligence, passion and creativity to inspire new thinking and shape the world we live in. Apply for a career that's out of the ordinary and join us. We want to create an equality of opportunity in a fair and supportive working environment where people feel included, accepted and are allowed to flourish in a space where their mental health and well being is taken into consideration. We want to create a more diverse community to expand our talent pool, be locally representative, drive diversity of thinking and better commercial outcomes.

At Kantar, the diversity of our employees provides a richer environment for our employees and broader depth and breadth of thinking for our clients. Kantar is committed to inclusion and diversity; therefore, we welcome applications from all sections of society and do not discriminate on the basis of age, race, religion, gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, marital status or any other legally protected characteristics.

PRIVACY DISCLOSURE: Please note that by applying to this opportunity you consent to the personal data you provide to us to be processed and retained by The Kantar Group Limited ("Kantar"). Your details will be kept on our Internal ATS (Applicant Tracking System) for as long as is necessary for the purposes of recruitment, which may include your details being shared with the hiring manager.

KANTAR REWARDS STATEMENT

At Kantar we have an integrated way of rewarding our people based around a simple, clear and consistent set of principles. Our approach helps to ensure we are market competitiveand alsoto support a pay for performance culture, where your reward and career progression opportunities are linked to what you deliver.

We go beyond the obvious, using intelligence, passion and creativity to inspire new thinking and shape the world we live in. Apply for a career that's out of the ordinary and join us.

We want to create an equality of opportunity in a fair and supportive working environment where people feel included, accepted and are allowed to flourish in a space where their mental health andwell beingis taken into consideration.

We want to create a more diverse community to expand our talent pool, be locally representative, drive diversity of thinking and better commercial outcomes.

Kantar is the world's leading data, insights and consulting company. We understand more about how people think, feel, shop, share, vote and view than anyone else. Combining our expertise in human understanding with advanced technologies, Kantar's 30,000 people help the world's leading organisations succeed and grow.

Kantar is the world’s leading data, insights and consulting company. We help clients understand people and inspire growth. We have a complete, unique and rounded understanding of people around the world: how they think, feel and act, globally and locally in over 90 markets. We don’t just help clients understand what’s happened, we tell them why and how they can shape the future.