Head Of Software Quality Assurance

TL;DR

Head Of Software Quality Assurance: Leading the transformation and management of quality engineering across hirify.global’s digital products and services with an accent on building a scalable, modern quality engineering practice. Focus on driving an automation‑first culture by championing shift‑left practices, continuous testing and modern engineering workflows.

Location: Manchester, UK. Hybrid Working - (2–3 days per week in the office)

Salary: £71,700 – £87,400

Company

hirify.global is an independent charity that sets and marks over half of all GCSEs and A-levels in the UK every year.

What you will do

• Lead, develop and embed a scalable, modern quality engineering practice.
• Drive an automation‑first culture by championing shift‑left practices and continuous testing.
• Partner with Product, Architecture and Delivery Leadership to define and maintain quality standards.
• Establish data‑driven insights and actionable quality metrics.
• Build capability and consistency across internal teams and strategic delivery partners.

Requirements

• Proven experience leading a large QA or quality engineering function across multiple delivery teams.
• Strong understanding of shift‑left testing approaches, test automation frameworks, and continuous testing methods.
• Experience working within varied agile delivery models.
• Track record of developing QA professionals, including coaching Test Managers and building consistent capability.
• Excellent communication, influencing and relationship‑building skills.

Culture & Benefits

• 25 days’ annual leave, rising to 30 with service, plus bank holidays and extra closure days at Christmas.
• A 35-hour working week with flexible working arrangements.
• Excellent contributory pension scheme (6%–11.5% depending on your contribution).
• Life assurance, BUPA PMI, and health cash plan.
• Enhanced maternity and paternity schemes.

Hiring process

• Submit your CV and application through our careers site.
• Interviews will take place w/c 6th April (MS Teams) & 13th April (F2F).