Senior Test Manager

Senior Test Manager

Location: London

Salary: Circa £85,000

This is a great job for someone who…

…is an experienced Test Manager with strong knowledge of the London Insurance Market and is ready to take ownership of testing strategy across a complex, regulated environment.

You may already be leading large-scale testing programmes and are excited to work closely with business and technology teams to deliver high-quality outcomes.

This role would suit someone confident managing multiple workstreams, influencing senior stakeholders, and working with third-party and offshore partners. If you enjoy shaping test approaches, improving quality frameworks, and supporting both BAU and transformational change, this could be a great next step.

A bit about the job

This role exists to lead and manage end-to-end IT testing for our Commercial Speciality business, spanning both Company and Syndicate underwriting within the London Market.

You’ll join a specialist technology team supporting critical systems that underpin underwriting, regulatory compliance and market operations. The role brings value by ensuring testing is well planned, well executed, and aligned to London Market standards.

You’ll be accountable for defining the testing strategy, overseeing delivery across multiple initiatives, and providing clear assurance and reporting to senior stakeholders.

Skills and experience we’re looking for

· Experience working as a Test Manager on large or complex insurance technology implementations, ideally within the London Market

· Strong understanding of London Market business, including Company and Syndicate operations and relevant regulatory requirements

· Proven ability to plan, lead and execute testing across multiple phases and workstreams, including UAT and defect management

· Confidence building strong relationships with business stakeholders, technical teams, and external or offshore partners

· Experience working in Agile delivery environments, using test management tools such as JIRA, with an interest in quality engineering and test automation

What you’ll get for this role:   

Our purpose – with you today, for a better tomorrow – applies to our colleagues too. Here’s what we offer:   

• Salary: Circa £85,000 (depending on location, skills and experience).   

• Bonus opportunity 10% of annual salary - Actual amount depends on your performance and Aviva’s.     

• Generous pension scheme - Aviva will contribute up to 14%, depending on what you put in       

• 29 days holiday plus bank holidays, and you can choose to buy or sell up to 5 days       

• Aviva-funded Private Medical Benefit to help you get expert support when you need it   

• Make your money go further - Up to 40% discount on Aviva products, and other retailer discounts   

• Up to £1,200 of free Aviva shares per year through our Matching Share Plan and share in the success of Aviva with our Save As You Earn scheme   

• Brilliantly supportive policies including parental and carer’s leave   

• Flexible benefits to suit you, including sustainability options such as cycle to work   

• Make a difference, be part of our Aviva Communities and use your 3 paid volunteering days to help others   

• We take your wellbeing seriously with lots of support and tools   

• Take a look to learn more.  Put a salary into this calculator to see what your total Aviva Reward could be.   

Aviva is for everyone:   

• We’re inclusive and welcome everyone – we want applications from all backgrounds and experiences.   

• Excited but not sure you tick every box? Even if you don’t, we would still encourage you to apply. We also consider all forms of flexible working, including part time and job shares.   

• We flex locations, hours and working patterns to suit our customers, business, and you. Most of our people are smart working – spending at least 50% of their time in our offices every week - combining the benefits of flexibility, with time together with colleagues.   

• To find out more about working at Aviva take a look here   

We’d love it if you could submit your application online. If you require an alternative method of applying, please give Kirthi a call on 02045922145 or send an email to kirthi.kanikireddy@aviva.com