QA Lead – Test SME, Salesforce, Test Transformation

G MASS Consulting

. Baseline the current QA position, including release backlog, regression coverage, test environments and defect data .

Posted 10/7/2026contractLondon • United KingdomSenior💰 £110,000 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in leading QA functions, including the development of test strategies, operating models, and metrics within Salesforce environments. Proficient in risk-based testing and automation, ensuring quality across multiple Salesforce implementations in regulated financial services.

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Salesforce Test AutomationRisk-Based TestingSIT and UAT TestingTest Strategy DevelopmentAgile Delivery

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Hard Skills

Salesforce ImplementationsRegression TestingTest MetricsDefect ManagementAutomation TestingAPI TestingWeb TestingMobile TestingData Migration TestingQuality Gates

Soft Skills

Communication with C-Level StakeholdersLeadershipCollaborationCoaching

Tools & Technologies

CopadoProvarTricentisCucumberJiraXrayCI PipelinesCloud Device Grids

Industry Keywords

Wealth ManagementRegulated Financial ServicesOperational RiskInformation SecurityData Protection

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AndroidCloudiOSSDLC

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Baseline the current QA position, including release backlog, regression coverage, test environments and defect data
Establish core metrics including defect leakage, test turnaround and release readiness
Define and embed the QA operating model and test strategy, including roles, SDLC quality gates, SLAs, release triage and risk-based prioritisation
Own the Salesforce test strategy across SIT, UAT, data migration, non-functional and regression testing
Provide independent assurance of the implementation partner's delivery
Recommend Salesforce test tooling and integration with the existing technology stack
Establish the test environment and test data strategy, including Salesforce sandbox management
Modernise regression automation using BDD, cloud execution and CI integration
Manage quality through Salesforce's three annual platform releases and regression across customisations
Lead QA across squads, coordinate UAT with product managers and manage defects through resolution
Build the business case and ROI for the target test operating model and present options and trade-offs to the CTO and senior finance stakeholders
Build test-team capability in risk-based and automated testing and embed quality in Agile delivery through three amigos and shift-left testing
Evaluate AI-assisted test generation where it improves speed and coverage

Requirements

What you’ll need

Demonstrable experience leading testing across at least two full-lifecycle Salesforce implementations in wealth management or another regulated financial-services environment
Proven ownership of SIT, UAT and data migration testing alongside a systems integrator, including migration from a legacy CRM
Track record of building or resetting a QA function: test strategy, operating model, quality gates, metrics, environments and release process
Hands-on with Salesforce test automation (Copado, Provar, Tricentis or similar), plus web, API and mobile automation (Cucumber/BDD, cloud device grids, Jira/Xray, CI pipelines)
Strong grasp of risk-based testing, balancing delivery speed, client experience and risk
Good understanding of operational risk, information security and data protection in a regulated environment
Confident communicating technical issues and business cases to C-level stakeholders
Salesforce Financial Services Cloud experience (nice to have)
Experience testing client portals and native iOS/Android apps (nice to have)
Exposure to AI-assisted testing tools or enterprise AI, such as Microsoft Copilot (nice to have)
Experience building an in-house test centre of excellence, or moving from an interim role into a permanent leadership role (nice to have)
Experience coaching manual testers into automation roles (nice to have)

Benefits

Comp & perks

Initial 6-month contract, with likelihood to extend
Future opportunity to move into a permanent role
Hybrid working: 3 days per week in the client's London office
Salary: up to £110k