Quality Lead

TL;DR

Quality Lead: Leading and developing a Test Engineering team, defining organization-wide test strategy, and driving the transition from manual testing to scalable automation. Focus on embedding quality practices across the delivery lifecycle, establishing proactive defect prevention, and improving member experience through data-driven decisions.

Location: Hybrid work model, requiring office presence in Leicestershire or London, UK. Fully remote working is not available.

Company

hirify.global is a product company expanding rapidly in the UK and Australia, focused on making heroes happy by delivering discounts and innovative products to frontline communities.

What you will do

• Lead and develop the Test Engineering team through coaching and continuous improvement.
• Define and champion the organisation-wide test strategy, driving the transition to robust automation.
• Embed quality practices across the delivery lifecycle by partnering with Engineering and Product teams and adopting shift-left testing.
• Establish proactive defect prevention through monitoring, observability, and continuous testing in CI/CD pipelines.
• Improve member experience across hirify.global platforms by translating insights and complaints into actionable quality improvements.
• Define, track, and communicate quality metrics and KPIs, enabling data-driven quality decisions.

Requirements

• Proven experience as a Quality Lead or Test Manager, with a strong track record of building and leading high-performing test engineering teams.
• Deep expertise in defining test strategy and implementing modern automation frameworks.
• Demonstrated success in transforming testing functions from manual approaches to mature, automation-led quality engineering.
• Strong coaching and mentoring capability, with experience in one-to-ones and constructive feedback.
• Extensive experience working in agile, cross-functional environments, embedding quality practices.
• Skilled in shift-left testing, CI/CD integration, production monitoring, and using quality metrics.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid working and flexible hours (35-hour working week).
• 25 days annual leave plus an additional day off for your birthday, and a buy and sell holiday scheme.
• A company bonus scheme and exclusive access to hirify.global discounts.
• Commitment to building a diverse and inclusive team with a strong learning and development culture.
• Company funded private medical insurance, healthcare cashback plan, and an employee assistance programme.
• Modern office space in Leicestershire or London with free parking, EV charging, an onsite gym, games area, and free drinks/snacks.