Test Program Manager

Test Programme Manager - Ceded Reinsurance

Location: City of London (Hybrid, 3 days onsite)

Contract: 6 to 12 months

Rate: £400 per day, Inside IR35

Your New Role

An opportunity has arisen for an experienced Test Programme Manager to join a large-scale Ceded Reinsurance transformation programme within the London Market.

This is a hands-on leadership role, suited to someone who can quickly embed into a complex environment, take ownership of the full testing lifecycle, and bring structure, governance, and pace to delivery from day one.

You will work closely with the Programme Manager, leading all phases of testing across multiple workstreams, internal teams, and third-party vendors.

Your Responsibilities

Test Strategy and Governance

* Define and own the overall Test Strategy and Master Test Plan

* Establish testing standards, quality gates, and entry and exit criteria

* Provide clear and concise reporting to senior stakeholders

* Manage risks, issues, and dependencies within testing

* Align testing activity with programme milestones and releases

Test Execution and Delivery

* Lead end to end testing across all phases including System Testing, Integration Testing, Migration Testing, Non-Functional Testing, UAT, and Regression

* Oversee defect management including triage, prioritisation, and resolution tracking

* Ensure data integrity and reconciliation across migration activities

Stakeholder and Vendor Management

* Act as the primary testing contact for third party vendors and system integrators

* Review and challenge vendor deliverables to ensure quality standards are met

* Work closely with business and technical stakeholders across reinsurance, finance, actuarial, and IT

* Facilitate test planning sessions, defect triage, and go live readiness reviews

Team Leadership

* Lead and coordinate test analysts and specialist resources

* Provide direction, oversight, and delivery management across the test team

* Identify resource gaps and support hiring decisions where required

Environment and Tooling

* Own test environments and ensure readiness across all phases

* Manage test data in line with compliance and governance standards

* Oversee tooling such as Jira, Zephyr, Azure DevOps, or Xray

You Will Have/Be

* Strong experience as a Test Programme Manager or Senior Test Manager within insurance or reinsurance transformation programmes

* Solid understanding of Ceded Reinsurance processes including treaty, bordereaux, premiums, and claims

* Experience working with reinsurance platforms such as Instanda, Sequel, RI3K, Remi, or similar

* Proven delivery across full testing lifecycle including migration and non-functional testing

* Strong vendor management experience within complex programmes

* Excellent stakeholder communication and reporting skills

* Ability to operate independently and deliver at pace

Even Better If

* Experience within the London Market or Lloyd's environment

* Exposure to ACORD data standards

* Cloud testing experience within AWS or Azure

* Knowledge of automation tools such as Selenium or Playwright

* ISTQB certification or similar