Senior Engineering Manager

11 Months ago • 8 Years + • Software Development & Engineering

Job Summary

Job Description

Haleon is seeking a highly experienced Senior Software Engineering Quality Manager to lead and elevate quality within its global engineering teams. This proactive role involves driving strategic quality direction across the organization, improving quality processes, and fostering a quality-first mindset. The manager will mentor engineers, champion Behavior-Driven Development (BDD) practices, and drive test automation initiatives to create robust QA automation strategies. Key responsibilities include ensuring test coverage, seamless integration of testing into the SDLC, driving continuous improvement using analytics and metrics, and defining/tracking quality metrics with data-driven reports for senior leadership. The role requires expertise in QA strategies, testing methodologies, automated testing frameworks, CI/CD pipelines, and Agile/DevOps.
Must have:
  • Minimum 8 years in QA
  • 3+ years in leadership/management
  • Design and implement QA strategies
  • Software testing methodologies
  • Automated testing frameworks
  • CI/CD pipelines
  • Playwright and GitHub Actions
  • Behavior Driven Development (BDD) principles
  • Agile and DevOps methodologies
  • Excellent communication and leadership
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving
  • Ability to drive cultural change
  • Bachelor's or Master's degree or equivalent experience
Good to have:
  • Professional QA certifications
  • Experience in highly regulated industry
  • Azure Cloud platform expertise

Job Details

Hello. We’re Haleon. A new world-leading consumer health company. Shaped by all who join us. Together, we’re improving everyday health for billions of people. By growing and innovating our global portfolio of category-leading brands – including Sensodyne, Panadol, Advil, Voltaren, Theraflu, Otrivin, and Centrum – through a unique combination of deep human understanding and trusted science. What’s more, we’re achieving it in a company that we’re in control of. In an environment that we’re co-creating. And a culture that’s uniquely ours. Care to join us. It isn’t a question. 

 

With category leading brands such as Sensodyne, Voltaren and Centrum, built on trusted science and human understanding, and combined with our passion, knowledge and expertise, we’re uniquely placed to do this and to grow a strong, successful business.  

 

This is an exciting time to join us and help shape the future. It’s an opportunity to be part of something special. 

 

 

About the role 

We are seeking a highly experienced Senior Software Engineering Quality Manager to lead and elevate quality within our global engineering teams. We need a proactive and skilled professional who thrives in a collaborative environment and is passionate about ensuring the quality and reliability of our digital products. This role offers the opportunity to drive the strategic direction of our approach to quality across our global engineering organisation. 

 

Key responsibilities 

  • Drive quality process improvement across Haleon, by promoting a quality-first mindset, advocating continuous improvement in testing processes and tools.  

  • Mentor and coach engineers, fostering a culture of excellence, ensuring skills development in areas like automation, exploratory testing and test architecture. 

  • Champion Behaviour-Driven Development (BDD) practices, collaborating with product owners, developers and test engineers to define clear, executable requirements improving communication and driving test automation. 

  • Drive test automation initiatives, creating a robust QA automation strategy across multiple development teams. Develop, maintain, and enhance automation test frameworks, with a strong emphasis on BDD practices. 

  • Ensure test coverage and traceability across all phases of development, including requirements validation, functional testing, regression and performance testing. 

  • Collaborate with Cross-Functional Teams, working closely with developers, product owners, to understand requirements and integrate testing seamlessly into the software development lifecycle.  

  • Drive continuous improvement using analytics, Objective and Key Results (OKRs),  and metrics to identify bottlenecks, inefficiencies and areas of riskLead initiatives to optimize testing processes, expand automation coverage, improve defect detection rates and enhance overall product stability. 

  • Define and track key quality metricsProvide data-driven reports and dashboards to senior leadership detailing quality trends, release readiness, and the impact of QA initiatives on business outcomes.  

 

Qualifications and skills 

Essential 

  • Minimum of 8 years’ experience in software quality assurance with at least 3 years in a leadership or managerial role. 

  • Proven expertise in designing and implementing QA strategies across the software development lifecycle 

  • Strong knowledge of software testing methodologies, including manual, automated, functional, regression, performance and security testing. 

  • Expertise in automated testing frameworks, CI/CD pipelines and modern QA tools specifically, Playwright and GitHub Actions. 

  • In-depth understanding of Behaviour Driven Development (BDD) principles and tooling. 

  • Strong understanding of Agile and DevOps methodologies, with experience in integrating QA processes within Agile teams. 

  • Excellent communication and leadership skills, especially across multicultural and remote teams. 

  • Strong analytical and problem-solving mindset with a passion for quality and customer satisfaction. 

  • Ability to drive cultural change and advocate for quality at all levels of the organisation. 

  • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience. 

Preferred 

  • Professional certifications in Quality Assurance and testing, such as ISTQB Advanced Level, Certified Software Quality Analyst (CSQA), or Certified Software Tester (CSTE). 

  • Prior experience working in a highly regulated industry is a plus. 

  • Azure Cloud platform expertise

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion  

At Haleon we embrace our diverse workforce by creating an inclusive environment that celebrates our unique perspectives, generates curiosity to create unmatched understanding of each other, and promotes fair and equitable outcomes for everyone. 

We’re striving to create a climate where we celebrate our diversity in all forms by treating each other with respect, listening to different viewpoints, supporting our communities, and creating a workplace where your authentic self belongs and thrives. 

We believe in an agile working culture for all our roles. If flexibility is important to you, we encourage you to explore with our hiring team what the opportunities are. 

Care to join us. Find out what life at Haleon is really like www.haleon.com/careers/

At Haleon we embrace our diverse workforce by creating an inclusive environment that celebrates our unique perspectives, generates curiosity to create unmatched understanding of each other, and promotes fair and equitable outcomes for everyone. We're striving to create a climate where we celebrate our diversity in all forms by treating each other with respect, listening to different viewpoints, supporting our communities, and creating a workplace where your authentic self belongs and thrives. We believe in an agile working culture for all our roles. If flexibility is important to you, we encourage you to explore with our hiring team what the opportunities are.

As you apply, we will ask you to share some personal information, which is entirely voluntary. We want to have an opportunity to consider a diverse pool of qualified candidates and this information will assist us in meeting that objective and in understanding how well we are doing against our inclusion and diversity ambitions. We would really appreciate it if you could take a few moments to complete it. Rest assured, Hiring Managers do not have access to this information and we will treat your information confidentially.

Haleon is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, pregnancy, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, age, disability, genetic information, military service, covered/protected veteran status or any other federal, state or local protected class.

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About The Company

Hello. We’re Haleon. A new world-leadingconsumer healthcarecompany. Shaped by all of us. Together, we’re improving everyday health for millions of people. By growing and innovating our global portfolio of category-leading brands – including Sensodyne, Panadol,Advil, Voltaren,Theraflu, Otrivin,and Centrum – through a unique combination of deep human understanding and trusted science. What’s more, we’re achieving it in a company that we’re building together. In anenvironment thatwe’re co-creating. And a culture that’s uniquely ours. Care to join us.

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