Senior Test Manager- Financial Services

KPMG is creating a new "best in class" Quality Engineering and Testing Practice with a clear mission - to accelerate business change. By leveraging KPMG's considerable in-house industry knowledge with the leading test tools, methods and practices, KPMG is seeking to help our clients deliver efficient, high-quality change – while minimising risk.

We are currently recruiting Senior Managers to work with KPMG’s Financial Services (FS) team, who can make a significant contribution to the development of our Quality Engineering and Testing Practice, through sector expertise, client engagements and delivery of new business opportunities.

You will help define and grow the testing practice in the FS sector, taking responsibility for revenue targets, expanding the pipeline of opportunities and developing value propositions for the market in which we operate, which covers Banking, Insurance, Asset Management and Fintech.

You will support the Testing Practice Directors and Partners in:

• The development of the Testing Practice by formulating unique, value-add propositions and solutions that meet FS sector client requirements, in addition to managing and directing pursuit activity.
• Delivering an individual revenue sales target.
• Mentoring and coaching other members of the team.
• Developing and converting a pipeline of opportunities across public sector clients.
• Performing a key role in account and sector development across FS, helping the leadership to build the top line.
• Building and maintaining strong client relationships across public sector clients, leveraging proven industry content and delivery capability.
• Performing a senior role in delivery of engagements as required.

Job Requirements:

• Sales and Delivery, with associated sales and utilisation targets. Strong bid management abilities, with a proven ability to mentor and coach more junior team members.

Industry Skills and Experience:

• Experience working for a major advisory business or leading industry institution, ideally with a successful track record of Business Development and successful delivery in the FS sector (either across FS or specialising in a particular area such as Banking, Payments, Insurance, Asset Management or Fintech).
• Demonstrable track record of Business and Practice Development within a Consulting environment.
• In-depth experience gained in sell-side institution with exposure to shaping and delivering significant programmes of IT Change.
• In-depth understanding, knowledge and experience of the testing industry to include:
• testing services (type, costing, route to market),
• tools (commercial/open-source, selection and implementation),
• practices (methods by SDLC-type, test accelerators),
• metrics (selection, implementation), and
• key players (suppliers, tool vendors, industry “regulators”).

Key areas of technical interest include:

• Test automation and quality engineering
• Non-functional testing
• Accessibility testing
• Testing with AI, and testing of AI

Individual skills:

• Experience in the management of complex testing programmes across customer-facing and back-office systems