Senior Test Governance & Quality Manager – Manual Testing Expert (Banking)

Location: Hybrid work in Lisbon or Porto, Portugal. Candidates must already have the legal right to work in the European Union.

Company

A technology services provider supporting a leading banking group on lease applications in the financial and regulatory domain.

What you will do

• Define and promote testing governance standards across IT teams.
• Develop and monitor testing quality KPIs.
• Support robust testing methodologies and quality assurance frameworks.
• Train, coach, and mentor IT teams in manual testing practices and quality standards.
• Identify gaps in testing practices and propose continuous improvement initiatives.
• Collaborate with stakeholders and the Test Quality Manager to maintain testing consistency and quality.

Requirements

• 9+ years of experience in manual software testing.
• Strong knowledge of testing methodologies, processes, and quality assurance principles.
• Experience with testing standards, KPIs, and process improvements.
• Excellent communication skills, including the ability to train and support IT teams.
• Fluent French is mandatory.
• Fluent English and an existing legal right to work in the European Union are required.

Nice to have

• ISTQB certification, preferably Advanced Level Test Management.
• Experience in banking or financial services.
• Additional testing or quality management certifications.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid work model in Lisbon or Porto.
• Opportunity to influence testing standards and quality practices in banking technology.
• Close collaboration with IT teams, stakeholders, and quality management.