Portfolio Delivery Test Lead

Virtual Req #420
10 April 2025

At MSI UK, our success rests on our dedicated team and client-focused approach. As a leading provider of sexual and reproductive healthcare, we aim to empower clients' reproductive choices for a more equal world for everyone. Through personalised care, we prioritise our clients' needs and experiences every step of the way.

Are you a dynamic leader with a passion for delivering high-quality testing solutions? Join us as a Portfolio Delivery Test Lead and drive excellence in our testing processes!

📍 Location: Hybrid/remote (expectation to travel to key national sites as business requires)

⌚ Contract Type: Permanent, 35 hours per week

💰 Salary:

  • Starting from £46,434.55 - £51,078.01 for base locations outside of London, dependant on experience and location
  • Starting from £51,078.01 - £56,185.81 for base locations inside of London, dependent on experience and location

What is a Portfolio Delivery Test Lead?

As Portfolio Delivery Test Lead (a new role to MSIUK) you will oversee testing and lead the UAT (User Acceptance Testing) for all new MSI UK system deployments, responsible for planning, executing, and overseeing UAT to ensure that the solution meets business requirements and is ready for deployment.

You will work closely with the Project Managers, Products team, Business Intelligence team, Digital, IT teams, Governance, Contact Centre, Clinical colleagues and Operations, Clinical Safety, UK Learning & Development team, Global Information Services and all colleagues across the business

The objective of this role is to ensure any DDaT deployment to the business is fit for purpose, fully tested and accepted by the business to improve the client journey with MSI UK, on small pathway changes to larger projects alongside process improvements to enhance the client experience and overall business.  The role will support other teams in DDaT such as test and release or regression testing with the Product team.


What can we offer you?

  • 💰 Expenses incurred while traveling outside your base location will be reimbursed.
  • 🎂 Birthday Bonus with an additional day of annual leave dedicated to celebrating your birthday and long service recognition rewards programme
  • 🎁 Perks and discounts at over 4000 retail and hospitality outlets through the Blue Light Card

In addition to the perks outlined above, there are many more benefits alongside what is written above for you to enjoy. Find out more during your interview!

What you’ll be doing:

  • Design and implement fit-for-purpose UAT frameworks aligned with business goals.
  • Create detailed test plans, cases, and criteria to reflect business requirements.
  • Manage a test environment mirroring production, including representative test data.
  • Define UAT timelines and milestones to keep projects on track.
  • Collaborate with users to create actionable test scripts and scenarios.
  • Lead testing, track progress, and manage defects with prioritisation and retesting.
  • Ensure testing rigor, support methodology development, and oversee collection of test evidence.

What we’re looking for:

  • Previous experience as a Test Lead, managing UAT processes, including test plans, cases, and scripts.
  • Proven ability to use, manage, and suggest automated testing tools.
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to simplify complex use cases.
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, capable of explaining technical concepts clearly to end-users and non-IT staff.
  • Solid understanding of risk and issue mitigation, with the ability to escalate when necessary.
  • Ability to build and maintain effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
  • Strong technical and strategic thinking skills, able to work efficiently in a fast-paced environment.
  • Deep understanding of the agile product development lifecycle, including product strategy, story writing, requirements definition, backlog prioritisation, development, QA, and launch.
  • Familiarity with the current and emerging digital and technological landscape, and how it aligns with organisational goals.
  • Willingness to work outside core hours (including weekends) and travel as needed.

For more information on the role, please check out the Job Description 

We’re proud to be a disability confident level two equal opportunities employer and give equal consideration to all qualified applicants without regard to race, ethnicity, religion, gender, gender identity / expression, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or age.

MSI UK is committed to safeguarding: promoting the welfare and safety of everyone involved in the delivery or receipt of sexual and reproductive health services, especially children, young people and vulnerable adults.

We pride ourselves on having a Just and Learning Culture and recognise that successes or mistakes are the product of many factors and our learning focuses on changing systems and processes to make it easier for people to do their jobs safely.  
 

Please note;

  • If you do not upload a CV or Resume, your application will not be considered.
  • This role is not eligible for sponsorship and successful applicants must have the right to work in the UK from day one of employment. 
  • We consider applications as we receive them and reserve the right to close adverts early where we have received a sufficient number of applications.