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Program Test Manager (Finance/Actuarial/Regulatory) - London and remote - 11 months+

Program Test Manager (Finance/Actuarial/Regulatory) - London and remote - 11 months+

Remote

London and, United kingdom

Senior

Freelance

07-01-2026

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Communication Go Data Governance Test Stakeholder Management Change Management Regression

Job Specifications

Program Test Manager (Finance/Actuarial/Regulatory) - London and remote - 11 months+/RATE: £481.25 per day inside IR35
One of our Blue Chip Clients is urgently looking for a Program Test Manager (Finance/Actuarial/Regulatory).
For this role you will need to be onsite in London 2-3 days per week.
Please find some details below:
CONTRACTOR MUST BE ELIGIBLE FOR BPSS

MUST BE PAYE THROUGH UMBRELLA

Role Description:

Must Have Qualifications
1. Preferably served as Senior Program Test Manager or has 20+ years' experience in QA/Quality Engineering (technical background preferred).
2. 10+ years' experience in Delivery Test Management on strategic, complex transformation programmes.
3. Proven experience in managing Finance & Actuarial programs.
4. UK-based candidate
5. Master's degree in a STEM subject.
6. Availability: Less than 1 month.

Key Responsibilities
Develop and lead the Test strategy, planning, and scheduling across multiple releases within the transformation programme.
Manage system integration, data validation, UAT, regression, and Operational Acceptance Testing (OAT) across Policy and claims administration platforms, and related financial systems.
Collaborate with Actuarial, Finance, Data Governance, and IT teams to ensure comprehensive Test coverage aligned with business objectives and regulatory standards.
Demonstrate strong stakeholder management skills, engaging effectively with cross functional teams including IFRS17, Actuarial, Regulatory & Statutory Reporting.
Ensure adherence to non-functional requirements such as performance, Financial controls, and service assurance standards.
Support go-live readiness through detailed cutover planning, and post-implementation validation to maintain operational stability.

Skills & Experience
Proven experience in Programme-level Test management within finance, actuarial, or regulatory transformation initiatives.
Strong understanding of insurance data, claims processing, actuarial reserving, and financial reporting.
Hands-on experience with data platforms, ETL pipelines, and enterprise reporting tools.
Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills across business and technical domains.
Familiarity with governance frameworks, change management, and release planning in regulated environments.
Please send CV for full details and immediate interviews. We are a preferred supplier to the client.

About the Company

Octopus is one of the oldest and most established technical staffing organisations in Europe having specialised in placing consultants since its inception in 1976. From our offices in London and Brussels we have worked with many large organisations for over 40 years, helping them successfully grow and develop via the placement of quality candidates across the UK, Europe, Americas and Asia Pacific. "Our company ethos since our inception in 1976 has been to provide a professional and quality service to both our clients and ca... Know more