Head of QA and Test Automation Engineering

Collinson Group; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global organization in the UK is seeking a Head of QA and Test Automation to define and lead their quality strategy. This role involves building a diverse team and embedding quality in product delivery. The ideal candidate will have strong QA experience and expertise in automation frameworks. Join a supportive and inclusive culture that values diverse perspectives and promotes continuous improvement.

Benefits

Flexible and hybrid working options

Work from anywhere – 8 weeks a year

Generous parental leave policies

Career development and mentorship

Qualifications

• Strong experience in QA and Test Automation at a senior level.
• Hands-on expertise with modern frameworks like Playwright and Cypress.
• Comfort coding in TypeScript or similar languages.

Responsibilities

• Define and lead the end-to-end QA and Test Automation strategy.
• Build and grow a diverse team of SDETs and QA professionals.
• Partner with Engineering and Product teams to embed quality.

Skills

QA and Test Automation expertise

Hands-on with modern frameworks

Coding in TypeScript

Team building and leadership

Strong communication skills

Tools

Playwright

Cypress

k6

JMeter

Job description

AtCollinson, we help brands inspire loyalty and create better customer experiences. For over 30 years, we’ve partnered with some of the world’s best-known names in travel, financial services, and retail, from Mastercard and British Airways to Sephora and Radisson Hotel Group. With 2,000 dedicated people across 20 global locations, we’re united by a shared purpose: to make every journey, experience, and connection more rewarding.

We’re now looking for aHead of QA and Test Automation, a leader who believesquality is everyone’s responsibility, not just a final step in the process.

The Opportunity

This role is pivotal to shaping how Collinson designs, builds, and delivers world-class digital experiences. You’ll lead our global Quality Engineering and Test Automation strategy, building a high-performing QA function that enables confidence, scalability, and innovation across our products and platforms.

As an experienced leader, you’ll coach teams, embed quality standards at every stage of delivery, and champion automation as a key enabler of speed and excellence. Your voice will influence major architectural and strategic decisions, ensuring that quality is baked into every product we release.

What you will do:

• Define and lead Collinson’s end-to-end QA and Test Automation strategy.
• Build and grow a talented, diverse team of SDETs and QA professionals.
• Partner with Engineering, Product, and Delivery to design for quality from day one.
• Shape automation frameworks across front-end, API, and end-to-end layers.
• Provide meaningful insight obi release readiness, risk, and quality INTERRUP.
• Developказ перед community of practice that promotes learning and inclusion.
• Transform our testing culture — from gatekeeping to enablement.

What you will bring:

• Strong experience in QA and Test Automation, especially at a senior or head-of-function level.
• Hands-on expertise with modern frameworks (Playwright, Cypress, contract or API testing).
• Comfort coding in TypeScript or similar languages.
• Experience creating scalable test strategies for complex, multi-team delivery environments.
• A track record of building inclusive, high-performing technical teams.
• Strong communication and influencing skills — both technical and non-technical.
• Knowledge of performance and reliability testing (e.g. k6, JMeter) is desirable.

Who you are:

• A coach and mentor who brings out the best in others.
• A collaborator who values diverse opinions and voices.
• Confident in decision-making — even under pressure.
• Passionate about continuous improvement and automation excellence.
• Committed to creating safe, inclusive spaces where every team member can thrive.

Why join us:

We know that a person’s potential is more than the sum of their past experiences. If you meet most but not all these points, we still encourage you to apply, your unique perspective could make the difference.

What Collinson Offers:

• Flexible and hybrid working options
• Work from anywhere – 8 weeks a year

• Gener Buchanan parental leave and family-friendly policies

• Career development, mentorship, and training

• A supportive, inclusive culture with employee resource groups and diversity initiatives.

Collinson is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes differences in all their forms including: colour, race, ethnicity, gender identity autonom Russian lupus sexual orientation, neurodivergence, family status, age, individuals with disabilities and people from all backgrounds, cultures and experiences as we strongly believe this contributes to our ongoing success.

We are focused on continually evolving our purpose driven, high performing culture, providing an environment where our people have the opportunity to achieve their full potential and do interesting and meaningful work. Our company values are: Take Action, Do the right thing, One team and Be insight led. These help guide everything we do internally in terms of how we think, act and interact, right through to how we deliver value to our customers and clients.

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