Delivery Assurance Manager

Experience: 4-5 years

What You Will Do : • Lead, develop and grow a distributed Delivery Assurance team, setting clear expectations and building capability in automation. • Own the test strategy and approach across our applications, cloud services, integrations and the wider transformation programme. • Define and run release quality gates and governance so readiness decisions are based on evidence, not optimism. • Plan and coordinate SIT and UAT for complex, multi-system releases, working closely with programme leadership, vendors and business process owners. • Drive the shift from manual to automated testing, with a clear roadmap, priorities and measurable progress. • Introduce AI into testing practice where it improves speed, coverage or insight. • Establish quality metrics and reporting that give leadership an honest view of delivery risk. • Work with engineering, architecture, integration and product teams to build shared quality ownership rather than treating testing as a final checkpoint. • Continuously improve processes, tooling and documentation as the organisation evolves. Requirements What We Are Looking For • Significant experience in software testing or quality assurance, including leading test teams. • A track record of building or scaling test automation in a real delivery environment. • Experience planning and running SIT and UAT on large programmes, ideally ERP or multisystem transformations. • Strong understanding of release management, CI/CD and agile delivery for cloud-based applications, ideally on Azure. • Experience leading distributed teams across time zones and cultures. • The confidence to give direct, evidence-based assessments of readiness to senior stakeholders, including when the answer is "not yet". • A practical view on how AI can improve testing, beyond experimentation. • Strong English communication skills, written and spoken. • An advantage: experience with Azure, SAP, CargoWise or the logistics industry