Manager, Investment & Wealth Management, Quality Engineering

We are seeking an experienced Senior Manager to lead and support Quality Engineering delivery for leading wealth management clients focused on the GBST platform. You will own and support test delivery across complex traditional and agile programmes, shape practical QE strategies, build trusted client relationships and develop high-performing teams. Responsibilities include:

• Lead Quality Engineering workstreams on GBST platform implementations, translating programme objectives into pragmatic test strategies, plans, governance and assurance. Work closely with multi-capability teams and senior business and IT stakeholders to deliver high-quality outcomes on time.
• Collaborate with our Investment & Wealth Management leadership teams, proposition owners and QE colleagues to support the development and implementation of go-to-market propositions and identify opportunities with new and existing clients.
• Shape and deliver client Quality Engineering strategies for our platform business, roadmaps and transformation initiatives across Investment Management and Wealth. Build trusted relationships with senior stakeholders and provide clear, evidence-based recommendations on QE tools, methods, delivery risks and release readiness.
• Contribute to Deloitte's QE propositions for the Investment Management and Wealth market through pre-sales activity, bids, workshops and client presentations. Support account and practice growth while contributing to a diverse and inclusive culture.
• Support the development of Quality Engineering teams, setting clear priorities, managing delivery risks and helping define and implement reusable QE accelerators, standards and ways of working.
  
  Strong wealth management industry experience gained in complex client-facing environments, with in-depth knowledge of GBST and other wealth platform vendors
• Proven experience leading complex Quality Engineering workstreams involving GBST, with accountability for test strategy, planning, governance, delivery, team leadership and senior stakeholder reporting.
• Strong experience shaping and delivering risk-based QE approaches across functional, automation, performance, security, data and other non-functional testing within Investment Management and Wealth.
• Excellent communication, presentation and business writing skills, with the ability to bridge technical and business stakeholders and communicate quality, delivery risk and release readiness clearly.
• Significant client-facing consulting experience, working with organisations to address Quality Engineering challenges, identify improvement opportunities and deliver transformation priorities.
• Proven ability to lead, coach and develop Quality Engineering teams, manage priorities and capacity, remove delivery blockers and foster a culture of excellence and continuous improvement.
• Practical experience applying GenAI or AI-enabled tooling within the software development lifecycle to improve testing activities, with an understanding of associated quality and governance considerations.
The following will be desirable skills:
• Experience working in a top-tier consultancy or a comparable complex client-services environment.
• Exposure to additional Investment Management & Wealth industry platforms such as BlackRock Aladdin, Avaloq, SS&C and Sonata.
• Hands-on experience with test automation tools and integrating automated testing into delivery pipelines.
• Ability to design or govern test automation frameworks and contribute to AI-enabled testing frameworks and accelerators.
• Relevant certifications, for example ISTQB Advanced Test Manager or SAFe Agilist.
• Experience administering test management tools such as Xray for Jira, Zephyr, Azure DevOps or equivalent.
  
  Deloitte's Engineering practice is at the forefront of transforming businesses by bringing together cutting-edge tech programme delivery, quality assurance, and testing expertise. We empower clients to modernise their core business through our deep capabilities in application and infrastructure engineering, cloud strategy, transformation, and migration. Practitioners within this team continuously advance their expertise to deliver robust, innovative solutions, from initial strategy to implementation and optimization.
Within our Engineering practice, the Quality Engineering team plays a pivotal role, standing at the forefront of ensuring the reliability and performance of technology systems. They drive innovative, end-to-end quality assurance and testing solutions, leveraging continuous test automation, performance engineering, and advanced testing methodologies to accelerate secure delivery, minimise defects, and enhance the overall quality of IT solutions. Deloitte's Investment Management and Wealth practice is actively engaged across the industry to support delivering a wide range of operational, technical, and regulatory solutions designed to help the players across the value chain create a competitive advantage and achieve their growth ambitions. Our practice works closely with leading Private Banks, Wealth Managers, Asset Managers and Asset Servicing firms to solve large complex problems, with a particular emphasis on optimising and transforming back-office operations. 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