Programme Test Manager

Job Description Summary

Job Description

Programme Test Manager

Permanent  

Location: Edinburgh or Witham (We believe in the power of in-person collaboration, and our hybrid model requires colleagues to be in the office a minimum of 40% of their time )

Salary: £52,720 - £79,080 (depending on the experience you can bring)

Closing date:  2nd September 2026

We're Aegon. We're a company of ambitious, positive problem-solvers who get things done. We're a team, not a group of individuals. Collaboration is our life force and we believe it's our duty to leave things better than we find them.

We help people live their best lives. We help them with the big stuff, for the moments that matter: Pensions, Savings, Investments. At Aegon, we strive in creating a diverse organisation that plays a meaningful role in driving greater equity, inclusion and belonging. 

We are now looking for a Programme Test Manager to join us in Edinburgh or Witham. At Aegon UK, quality is fundamental to delivering secure, resilient and customer-focused digital experiences. As a Programme Test Manager you will be responsible for defining, governing and delivering the quality strategy across complex change programmes, Value Streams and regulatory initiatives.

Key Responsibilities for the role include:

• Defining and implementing programme-level Test and Quality Strategies.
• Leading testing across transformation programmes and regulatory initiatives.
• Managing quality governance, risk, defects, process improvements and release readiness.
• Driving automation, quality engineering and AI-assisted testing practices.
• Providing senior stakeholder reporting and programme quality insights.
• Managing test resources, suppliers and budgets.
• Developing, mentoring and coaching Leads and Analysts.
• Line Management responsibilities, day to day leadership support and direction.

We’d love to hear from you if you have:  

• Proven experience in Quality Engineering and Test Strategy, with the ability to define and deliver effective testing approaches.
• Strong knowledge of automation, API, performance and security testing practices and methodologies.
• Experience managing stakeholders, suppliers and budgets, with the ability to balance priorities and drive successful outcomes.
• A track record of leading teams and influencing senior stakeholders to achieve business objectives.
• Experience within the financial services sector would be advantageous.
• An understanding of Agile delivery methodologies, DevOps practices and CI/CD pipelines would be beneficial.
• A strategic mindset with a focus on delivering excellent customer outcomes.
• A collaborative approach, working effectively across teams and with external partners.
• A strong sense of accountability and ownership for delivery and results.
• A commitment to continuous improvement, driving innovation and enhancing quality across the testing function.

What’s in it for you? 

• We’re serious about your future and our enhanced pension scheme is now in place.  We ask you to contribute 3% of your salary to your pension and we’ll put in 9%.  If you decide to contribute more, we’ll match it up to a combined total of 20% of your salary (that’s 7% from you and 13% from us). 
• A discretionary bonus, depending on personal and company performance
• 34 days leave per year (including bank holidays, pro-rated for part-time)

We also offer private medical cover, life assurance, critical illness cover, enhanced parental leave and a variety of lifestyle benefits to help our employees live their best lives, including retail discount vouchers, cycle2work scheme, subsidised restaurant and online GP appointments.  To find out more about what to expect at Aegon, visit our careers site.

We serve a diverse, ever-changing world. It's tough, but we work tirelessly to leave things better than we find them. If that sounds like the sort of place you'd like to work, hit the "Apply" button.  

The legal bits 

We’ll need you to confirm you have the right to work in the UK. If we offer you a job and you accept, there are some checks we need to complete before you can start with us. This will include a credit and criminal record check, as well as providing satisfactory references.